Historical event

- The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Maxentius and Licinius to be Augusti, while rival contender Constantine I is declared Caesar of Britain and Gaul. 887 - Parliament in Tribur: King Charles III resigns 1158 - Emperor Frederik I Barbarossa declares himself ruler of North Italy 1208 - Otto van Wittelsbach chosen German king 1215 - 4th Lateran Council (12th ecumenical council) opens in Rome 1417 - Oddo Colonna elected as Pope Martinus V 1493 - Explorer Christopher Columbus discovers Saba 1500 - Treaty of Granada: France & Aragon divide Naples 1503 - Pope Julius II elected 1572 - Duke of Alva's son Don Fredrik begins siege for Haarlem 1606 - Turkey & Austria sign Treaty of Zsitva-Torok 1634 - Following pressure from Anglican bishop John Atherton, the Irish House of Commons passes "An Act for the Punishment for the Vice of Buggery". 1640 - Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, impeached by the House of Lords on the evidence of John Pym, and imprisoned in the Tower of London; he was later executed. 1647 - Massachusetts passes 1st US compulsory school attendance law 1648 - Dutch & French agree to divide St Maarten, Leeward Islands 1671 - Dutch States-General forbids importation of French wine 1673 - Second Battle of Khotyn in the Ukraine, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Jan Sobieski. defeat the Ottoman army. In this battle, rockets of Kazimierz Siemienowicz were successfully used.