Oldest
A passenger train plunges into a ravine in Ethiopia, killing 428 in the worst railroad disaster in Africa.
On his way to be burned at the stake for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, the philosopher Giordano Bruno has a wooden vise put on his tongue to prevent him continuing to speak.
Princess Mary Stuart becomes Queen of Scots at the age of one week on the death of her father, James V of Scotland.
Newest
Proud of your result? Share your genius with the world!