2015 Lithuania changes its currency from litas to euros as it becomes the 19th member of the eurozone currency union 2014 Former President Bill Clinton swears in New York's 109th Mayor, Bill de Blasio, the city's first Democratic mayor since 1993 2014 Colorado's recreational marijuana stores open for business; voters approved the landmark law to legalize the sale of marijuana in 2012 2013 The 1950's American pop singer Patti Page, known for the songs, '(How Much Is That) Doggie In The Window' and "Tennessee Waltz', dies in Encinitas, California at 85 years old 2013 The 'fiscal cliff deal' is approved in the U.S. House of Representatives 2012 Queen Elizabeth II appoints John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, and artist David Hockney, to the Order of Merit 2012 NASA's second Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory spacecraft is in orbit around the moon 2011 Brazil swears in Dilma Rousseff, its first female president 2011 Hungary takes over the position of the presidency of the European Union 2010 A suicide bomber kills 95 people, injures over 100, and destroys 20 houses at a volleyball game in Lakki Marwat, Pakistan 2009 Czech Republic assumes EU presidency 2009 Slovakia replaces its national currency, the Slovak koruna, with the Euro 2008 Cyprus replaces it's currency with the Euro 2008 Malta replaces it's currency with the Euro 2007 Bulgaria joins the European Union 2007 Romania joins the European Union 2007 Slovenia begins using the Euro as it's currency 2004 Rose Bowl, USC Trojans beat Michigan Wolverines 28 - 14 2003 Rose Bowl, Oklahoma Sooners beat Washington State Cougars 34 - 14 2002 Rose Bowl, Miami Hurricanes beat Nebraska Cornhuskers 37 - 14 2002 The Euro becomes the official currency for most of Europe 2001 Rose Bowl, Washington Huskies beat Purdue Boilermakers 34 - 24 2000 Rose Bowl, Wisconsin Badgers beat Stanford Cardinals 17 - 9 2000 After years of preparation for Y2K, only minor computer-related problems were reported (a problem with Hotmail, with a nuclear power plant in Japan and with apartment heating in Korea) 2000 Millennial celebrations occurred worldwide without terrorist incidents 1999 International Year of Elderly 1999 Rose Bowl, Wisconsin Badgers beat UCLA Bruins 38 - 31 1998 All California bars, clubs and card rooms must be smoke-free 1998 Mongolia switches from a 46 hour to 40 hour work week 1998 U.S. Census Bureau estimates population at 268,921,733 1998 Rose Bowl, Michigan Wolverines beat Washington State Cougars 21 - 16 1997 Rose Bowl, Ohio State Buckeyes beat Arizona State Sun Devils 20 - 17 1996 After 27 years, Betty Rubble debuts as a Flintstone vitamin 1996 Curaeao gains limited form of self rule (Status Aparte) 1995 "Glass Menagerie" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 57 performances 1995 "Shadow Box" closes at Circle in Square Theater New York City after 49 performances 1995 Austria, Finland and Sweden act to join European Union 1995 Centennial of Canadian Mounties presence in Canada's Yukon Territory 1995 Fernando Henrique Cardoso installed as president of Brazil 1995 International Year of Tolerance 1995 Last "Far Side" by cartoonist Gary Larson started in 1980 1995 Raman Lamba and Ravi Sehgal score 464 for 1st wicket for Delhi 1995 "Tuna Christmas" closes at Booth Theater New York City 20 performances 1994 "Flying Karamzov Brothers" closes at Helen Hayes New York City after 50 performances 1994 "Grand Night after Singing" closes at Criterion New York City after 52 performances 1994 Aleksandr Popov swims world record 100m free style (47.83) 1994 Carquest Bowl 4: Boston College beats Virginia, 32-13 1994 Howard Stern's New Year's Eve Beauty Pageant 1994 International Year of Family 1994 Jacobs Field opens with "Gateway's New Year's Eve Countdown to '94" 1994 Microsoft CEO Bill Gates (38) marries Melinda French (29) 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect 1993 12 member European Economic Community sets up vast free trade zone 1993 Blockbuster Bowl 3: Stanford beats Penn State, 24-3 1993 Cigarette advertisements are banned in New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority 1993 Czechoslovakia separates into Czech Republic (Bohemia) and Slovakia 1993 Harry Connick, Jr. arrested at a New York airport for gun possession 1992 Bush is 1st U.S. President to address Australian Parliament 1992 Curaeao becomes 1st in Dutch Antilles to have compulsory education 1992 Europe breaks down trade barriers 1992 International Space Year begins 1992 New York City transit fare increases from $1.15 to $1.25 1991 5% sales tax on consumer goods and services goes into effect in U.S.S.R. 1991 Iraq rejects peace proposal from Egyptian President Hosi Mubarak 1991 Les Miserables opens at Festival Theatre, Adelaide 1990 David Dinkins sworn in as 1st black mayor of New York City 1990 Mitsuko Nishiwaki beats Nakano to become Japan Women wrestling champ 1990 New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority stops token redemption at subway stations 1990 Sports News Network begins operation on cable TV 1990 FCC implements "SYNDEX" giving independent stations more rights over cable TV outlets for exclusive syndicated programs 1989 Actress Kelly McGillis gets married 1989 New York City transit fare rises from $1.00 to $1.15 1989 Year of the Young Reader begins 1988 Czechoslovakian born tennis star Hana Mandikova becomes an Australian Citizen 1988 Miami beats Oklahoma for college football championship 1988 Year of the Reader begins 1987 60 bodies recovered in Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in Puerto Rico 1987 China's rudimentary civil code in effect 1987 International Year of Shelter for Homeless begins 1986 Aruba becomes independent from neighbor island Curaeao 1986 Barbra Striesand and Jon Peters relationship breaks up 1986 International Peace Year begins 1986 New York City transit fare rises from 90 cents to $1.00 1986 Oklahoma wins Orange Bowl for college football championship 1986 Spain and Portugal are 11th and 12th to join European Economic Community 1986 Iowa's All-American running back, Ronnie Harmon, fumbles the ball 4 times in his last game at the Rose Bowl 1985 Actress Judith Licht (Who's the Boss) marries Robert Desiderio (One Life to Live) 1985 International Youth Year begins 1985 U.S.'s 1st manadatory seat belt law goes into effect in New York 1985 VH-1 made its broadcasting debut 1984 AT&T's 22 owned Bell system companies divests into 8 companies 1984 Brunei becomes independent of U.K. 1984 New York City transit fare rises from 75 cents to 90 cents 1983 PGA inaugurates all-exempt tour 1983 Penn State beats Georgia in Sugar Bowl for college football title 1983 World Communications Year begins 1982 30 Something stars Ken Olin and Patricia Wettig meet, later they marry 1982 Clemson wins the Orange Bowl for college football championship 1982 Javier Perez de Cuellar becomes Secretary-General of UN 1982 Metropolitan Transportation Authority launches a 5 year plan to upgrade the New York City subway system 1982 Pope John Paul II prays for an end to martial law in Poland 1982 TA launches 5 year capital program to overhaul New York City subway system 1981 Georgia beats Notre Dame in Sugar Bowl for college football title 1981 Greece is 10th country to join European Economic Community 1981 International Year for the Disabled begins 1981 Palau, Trust Territory of Pacific Islands, becomes self-governing 1981 Roger Smith becomes CEO of General Motors 1980 54th Australian Womens Tennis: Barbara Jordan beats S Walsh (63 63) 1980 Alabama beats Arkansas in Sugar Bowl for college football championship 1980 Chrysler U.K. renamed Talbot 1980 International Decade of Water and Sanitation begins 1980 Mob storms Russian embassy in Teheran 1980 Premier Adbou Diouf becomes president of Senegal 1980 Sweden changes order of succession to throne 1979 International Year of the Child begins 1979 Jura, 26th canton of Switzerland, established 1979 U.S. and China (Peoples Republic) begin diplomatic relations 1978 "Your Arm's Too Short..." closes at Lyceum New York City after 429 performances 1978 Air India B747 explodes near Bombay killing 213 1978 President Ford signs 1st major revision of copyright law since 1909 1977 1st woman formally ordained an Episcopal priest (Jacqueline Means) 1977 Belgium reapportions 2,359 communities into 596 1977 Czechoslovakian intellects begin Human Rights Group Chapter 77 1977 Tony Dorsett runs for record 202 yards in the Sugar Bowl 1976 "Musical Jubilee" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 92 performances 1976 Liberty Bell moves to new home behind Independence Hall 1976 NBC replaces the peacock logo 1976 Venezuela nationalizes oil fields 1975 Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell and Mardian convicted of Watergate crime 1975 International Women's Year begins 1975 Sweden adopts constitution 1974 Lee MacPhail takes over as AL president, succeeding Joe Cronin 1974 NBC radio begins on the hour news 24 hours a day (following CBS lead) 1974 World Population Year begins 1973 47th Australian Women's Tennis: Margaret Court beats Goolagong (64 75) 1973 Britain, Ireland and Denmark become 7th - 9th members of Common Market 1973 West African Economic Community formed (Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Upper Volta) 1972 "Company" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 690 performances 1972 "On the Town" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 65 performances 1972 "Promises Promises" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 1281 performances 1972 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1972 International Book Year begins 1972 KDSD TV channel 16 in Aberdeen, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 Cigarette advertisements banned on television 1970 "The Epoch" (Time 0 for UNIX systems, Midnight GMT) 1970 Afro-American Historical Calendar Series Established 1970 Charles "Chub" Feeney becomes president of baseball's National League 1970 Netherlands Christian Workers Union (NCW) forms 1970 Revised calendar for Western (RC) Church goes into effect 1969 Jack Kent Cooke, owner of NHL's Los Angeles Kings, fines each player $100 for "NOT" arguing with the referee 1968 ABC radio splits into 4 networks (Info, Entertainment, Contemp and FM) 1968 Evel Knievel fails in his attempt to jump Caesar's Palace Fountain 1968 Netherlands gets color TV 1968 WDCO TV channel 15 in Cochran, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 CRU becomes the CAFA and turns over the Grey Cup trophy to the CFL 1967 Day's play in the Calcutta Test vs. West Indies cancelled by riots 1967 FCC requires AM-FM sister stations to be at least 50% different 1967 Green Bay Packers beat Dallas Cowboys 34-27 in NFL championship game 1967 Kansas City Chiefs beat Buffalo Bills 31-7 in AFL championship game 1967 St. Helena adopts constitution 1967 Tonga revises constitution 1967 WABW TV channel 14 in Pelham, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 12 day transit worker strike shuts down New York City subway 1966 Military coup by Col Jean-Bedel Bokassa in Central African Republic 1966 Simon and Garfunkel's "Sounds of Silence" reaches #1 1966 All U.S. cigarette packs have to carry "Caution Cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health" 1965 International Cooperation Year begins 1965 Palestinian al-Fatah organization forms 1964 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland dissolved 1964 KNMT TV channel 12 in Walker, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1964 KTVS TV channel 3 in Sterling, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1963 G Woods succeeds Eugene Black as president of the World Bank 1963 WTEV (now WLNE) TV channel 6 in Providence RI begins broadcasting 1962 Beatles' Decca audition is unsuccessful 1962 Rwanda granted internal self-government by Belgium 1962 Western Samoa gains independence from New Zealand, Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II becomes co-chief of Western Samoa 1961 Briggs Stadium is renamed Tigers Stadium 1961 Houston Oilers beat LA Chargers 24-16 in AFL championship game 1961 Largest check issued, National Bank of Chicago to Sears ($960.242 billion) 1961 Russia introduces a new ruble worth $1.11 1960 Bank of France issues new franc, worth 20 cents 1960 French Cameroon gains independence from France 1960 Johnny Cash plays 1st of many free concerts behind bars 1960 Montserrat adopts constitution 1960 U.S. census at 179,245,000 1959 Castro leads Cuba to victory as Fulgencio Batista flees to Dom Rep 1959 Chad becomes autonomous republic in French Community 1959 Rohan Kanhai completes 256 vs. India at Calcutta 1958 BOAC Britannia flies London to New York in a record 7h57m 1958 European Economic Community, known as the Common Market, starts operation 1958 Sammy Davis, Jr. marries Loray White 1958 WMBD TV channel 31 in Peoria, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 Benjamin Britten's ballet "Prince and the Pauper," premieres in London 1957 France returns Saar to becomes the 10th state of German Federal Rep 1956 Elvis Presley records Heartbreak Hotel for RCA in Nashville 1956 KHAS TV channel 5 in Hastings, NB (NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 KOSA TV channel 7 in Odessa, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian Sudan) declares independence from Egypt and U.K. 1956 WREC (now WREG) TV channel 3 in Memphis, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Bhutan issues its 1st postage stamps 1955 WEAT (now WPEC) TV channel 12 in West Palm Beach, Florida (CBS) begins 1954 KSLA TV channel 12 in Shreveport, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Rose and Cotton Bowl are 1st sports colorcasts 1954 WWTV TV channel 9 in Cadillac-Traverse City, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 Yugoslav parliament chairman/Vice President Milovan Djilas criticize communism 1953 Ernest Blochs "Suite Hebraique," premieres 1953 WBRE TV channel 28 in Wilkes-Barre Scranton, Pennsylvania (NBC) 1st broadcast 1952 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 5th string quartet 1951 Massive Chinese/North Korean assault on UN-lines 1950 Ho Chi Minh begins offensive against French troops in Indo China 1949 KPRC TV channel 2 in Houston, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 KTTV TV channel 11 in Los Angeles, California (MET) begins broadcasting 1949 Tokelau (Union) Islands declared part of New Zealand 1948 1st color newsreel filmed in Pasadena, California 1948 Bradman scores 132 in the 1st innings of the 3rd Test vs. India 1948 Britain nationalizes its railways 1948 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade effective 1948 Italy adopts constitution 1948 Orissa province accedes to India 1947 Benelux agress to work related issues 1947 Britain nationalizes its coal industry 1947 WTTG TV channel 5 in Washington, D.C. (MET) begins broadcasting 1946 ENIAC, U.S. 1st computer finished by Mauchly/Eckert 1946 Emperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god 1946 National Assembly proclaims Hungary a republic 1945 France joins the UN 1945 German air raid on allied airports at Eindhoven/Saint-Trond/Brussels 1944 1st feature-length foreign movie, African Journey, shown on TV, New York City 1944 Army defeats Navy 10-7 in football "Arab Bowl," Oran, North Africa 1944 General Clark replaces General Patton as commander of 7th Army 1943 Count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to Lt-colonel 1942 Rose Bowl played in North Carolina due to Japanese threat, Oregon - 20, Duke - 16 1942 U.S. and 25 other countries sign a united declaration against the Axis 1941 Netherlands begins taxing wages 1941 Russian general Zhukov appointed chief of general staff 1937 Anastasio Somoza becomes president of Nicaragua 1937 Count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to captain 1937 U.S. Army Air Corps physiological research laboratory completed, Ohio 1936 1st newspaper to microfilm its current issues, New York Herald Tribune 1935 1st Sugar Bowl and 1st Orange Bowl 1935 Associated Press inaugurates Wirephoto 1935 Eastern Airlines hires Eddie Rickenbacker as General Manager 1935 President Mustapha Kemal Pasha names himself "Ataturk: Father of Turkey" 1934 Alcatraz officially becomes a federal prison 1934 Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, FDIC, U.S. bank guarantor, effective 1934 International Telecommunication Union established 1932 Jacob Cocey Sr chosen as mayor of Massillon Ohio 1932 Rasse und Siedlungshauptamt publishes Himmler's wedding laws 1930 Earl Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to 2nd lieutenant 1930 Jurgens and Van den Berg merge with Lever Brothers to form Unilever 1929 Roy Riegels runs 60 yards the wrong way with Rose Bowl fumble recovery 1928 1st U.S. air-conditioned office building opens, San Antonio 1928 Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) begins broadcasting (Netherlands) 1927 Communist uprising in West Java 1927 Dodgers announce release of future Hall of Fame Zack Wheat 1926 Flood in Rhine strikes Cologne 1925 Norway's capital Christiania changes name to Oslo 1924 Grossdeutsche Volksgemeinschaft/Volkische Block replaces NSDAP 1923 Union of Socialist Soviet Republics established 1922 Vancouver, BC starts driving on the right side of road 1919 Belorussian SSR established 1918 Last day of the Julian calendar in Finland 1916 1st football game in Rose Bowl, Washington State vs. Brown 1915 DW Griffith shows "Clansman" at a sneak preview 1915 Jews of Laibach Austria expelled 1914 1st scheduled airline flight, St. Petersburg-Tampa (Tony Jannus pilot) 1914 Klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands 1st socialist mayor (Zaandam) 1914 Northern and Southern Nigeria united in British colony of Nigeria 1913 Post office begins parcel post deliveries 1912 1st running of San Francisco's famed "Bay to Breakers" race, 7.63 miles / 12.3 km 1912 Sun Yat-sen forms Chinese Republic 1911 Belgian Mining law introduces 9 -hour work day 1911 South Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government 1910 Simpson-Hayward (England) takes 6-43 on debut with underarm lobs 1909 Robert Fowler runs then world record marathon (2:52:45.4) 1908 1st time, ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square 1908 Jack Hobbs makes his Test debut at the MCG (83 and 28) 1907 President Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day 1906 Dutch law makes driver's license mandatory 1905 9 hour work day for diamond miners 1904 Netherlands Indies colony begins opium production 1902 1st Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, California, University of Michigan - 49, Sanford - 0 1902 Nathan Stubblefield makes 1st public demonstration of radio, Penn 1901 Australia declares independence from federation of U.K. colonies 1901 Commonwealth of Australia established 1900 1st date in John dos Passos' USA trilogy (The 42nd Parallel) 1900 British protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria established 1900 Compulsory education in Netherlands goes into effect 1899 Cuba liberated from Spain by U.S., known as National Day, U.S. occupies until 1902 1898 Lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of San Francisco Bay 1898 d'Annunzio's "Sogno d'un mattino di primavera," premieres in Rome 1897 1st football game between black colleges-Atlanta U 10, Tuskegee 0 1897 Brooklyn merges with New York to form present City of New York 1896 Wilhelm Rontgen announces his discovery of x-rays 1895 Norway adopts Mid-European time 1894 Denmark adopts Mid-European time 1894 Manchester Ship Canal in England opens to traffic 1893 1st U.S. college extension courses for credit, University of Chicago 1893 Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar 1892 Ellis Island becomes reception center for new immigrants 1891 French troops occupy Nioro, West-Sudan, 3000 killed 1891 King Pakketvaart sails to Netherlands Indies 1886 1st Tournament of Roses (Pasadena California) 1881 Dr. John H Watson is introduced to Sherlock Holmes 1880 Building of Panama Canal, begins 1879 John Brahms' Violin Concerto in D major premieres in Leipzig 1877 England's Queen Victoria proclaimed empress of India 1874 New York City annexes the Bronx 1873 Origin of Japanese Era 1871 Belgium disbands salt tax 1863 President Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful 1863 1st homestead under the Homestead Act claimed, near Beatrice, Nebr 1863 Battle of Galveston, Texas-Confederates recapture the city 1863 Battle of Helena, AK 1863 Emancipation Proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln 1863 Franz Schuberts "Missa Solemnis," premieres in Leipzig 1862 1st U.S. income tax (3% of incomes > $600, 5% of incomes > $10,000) 1862 Battle of Ft. McRee, Florida Battle of Port Royal, South Carolina (Port Royal Ferry) 1861 Porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City 1860 Slavery ends of in Netherlands Indies 1858 Canada begins using decimal currency system 1854 Lincoln University, a black college, chartered (Oxford, Penn) 1853 1st practical fire engine (horse-drawn) in U.S. enters service 1852 1st U.S. public bath opens, in New York City 1852 Netherlands begins issuing postage stamps 1851 City of Glasgow steamer inaugurates Philadelphia-Liverpool line 1848 Britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua 1847 Michigan is 1st state to abolish capital punishment 1847 Netherlands Haarlem's Current newspaper starts publishing 1846 Yucatan declares independence from Mexico 1844 1st edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week) 1842 1st illustrated weekly magazine in U.S. publishes 1st issue, New York City 1840 1st recorded bowling match in U.S., Knickerbocker Alleys, New York City 1838 1st official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide 1834 German Tolunie goes into effect 1833 British government demands Falkland islands 1833 Curaeao census: 2,602 whites, 6,531 free people and 5,894 slaves 1831 William Lloyd Garrison publishes 1st issue of abolitionist journal 1827 Dutch Trade Company NHM gets opium monopoly on Java 1826 Baron Van der Capellen resigns as governor of Dutch-Indies 1818 Official reopening of the White House 1814 Field marshal Blucher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub 1809 Holland Brigade under Brigadier General Chasse reaches Madrid 1808 African Benevolent Society (education) forms 1808 Congress prohibits importation of slaves 1808 Sierra Leone becomes a British colony 1807 Curacao is taken by English, until March, 1816 1804 Haiti gains independence from France (National Day) 1801 Ireland and Great Britain, England and Scotland, form United Kingdom 1801 Giuseppe Piazzi discovers 1st asteroid, which is named Ceres later 1801 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland established 1800 Dutch East Indies Company dissolves 1798 Russia appoints 1st Jewish censor to censor Hebrew books 1797 Albany replaces New York City as capital of NY 1788 London's Daily Universal Registrar becomes the Times 1788 Quakers in Pennsylvania emancipate their slaves 1785 "Daily Universal Register" (Times of London) publishes 1st issue 1776 General George Washington hoists Continental Union Flag 1772 1st traveller's checks issued (London) 1770 Date of action in the opera "Madeleine" 1739 J B C Bouvet de Lozier discovers Bouvet Island, near Antarctica 1707 Jacob V succeeds his father Pedro II as king of Portugal 1701 Great Britain and Ireland union is in effect, creating United Kingdom 1700 Protestant West-Europe (except England) begin using Gregorian calendar 1700 Russia replaces Byzantines with Julian calendar 1689 Pro-James II-earl of Danby occupies York 1675 Don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragon becomes Spanish land guardian of S Netherlands 1673 Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston 1672 Jean Racine's "Bajazet," premieres in Paris 1660 1st entry in Samuel Pepys' diary 1660 General Moncks army battles with the Tweed on way to London 1660 Thomas Fairfax' New Model-army occupies York 1651 Charles II Stuart crowned king of Scotland 1622 Papal Chancery adopts Jan 1 as beginning of the year (was Mar 25) 1610 German astronomer Simon Marius 1st discovers the Jupiter moons, but does not officially report it, Galileo does on July 1 1610 1583 1st day of the Gregorian calendar in Holland and Flanders 1573 Geuzen sets fire to Woudrichem 1515 Francois, Duke of Angoulame succeeds Louis XII as Francois I of France 1515 Jews are expelled from Laibach Austria 1504 King Louis XII loses last bulwark in Naples, Caeta 1502 Portuguese navigators discover Rio de Janeiro 1494 Juw Dekama elected potentate of Frisia 1438 Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Hungary 1430 Jews of Sicily are no longer required to attend conversionist services 990 Russia adopts Julian calendar 722 Hofmeier Charles Martel flees from bishop Willibrord 414 King Ataulf of Narbonne marries emperor Honorius sister Galle Placidia 404 Last gladiator competition in Rome 313 Start of Roman (Pontifical) Indiction 89 Governor Lucius Antonius Saturninus of Germany becomes emperor of Rome 69 Roman garrison of Mainz uprising
