Israel officially hands over Jericho to Palestinian control.

Pope John Paul II asks God for forgiveness for the inactivity and silence of some Roman Catholics during the Holocaust.

Mississippi formally ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was officially ratified in 1865.

Halabja poison gas attack: The Kurdish town of Halabjah in Iraq is attacked with a mix of poison gas and nerve agents, killing 5000 people and injuring about 10000 people.

Iran-Contra Affair: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States.

Associated Press newsman Terry Anderson is taken hostage in Beirut. He is released on December 4, 1991.

William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Beirut, Lebanon, is kidnapped by Islamic fundamentalists and later dies in captivity.

Demolition of the radio tower Ismaning, the last wooden radio tower in Germany.

Supertanker ''Amoco Cadiz'' splits in two after running aground on the Portsall Rocks, three miles off the coast of Brittany, resulting in the 5th-largest oil spill in history.

Former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro is kidnapped and is later killed by his captors.

Assassination of Kamal Jumblatt the main leader of the anti-government forces in the Lebanese Civil War.

British Prime Minister Harold Wilson resigns, citing personal reasons.

Government of Trygve Bratteli in Norway.

General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado.

Vietnam War: In the My Lai massacre, between 350 and 500 Vietnamese villagers (men, women, and children) are killed by American troops.

Launch of Gemini 8, the 12th manned American space flight and first space docking with the Agena Target Vehicle.

Mount Agung erupts on Bali killing 11,000.

A Flying Tiger Line Super Constellation disappears in the western Pacific Ocean, with 107 missing.

EUROAVIA, the European Association of Aerospace students is founded, which is the very first initiative towards European cooperation in Aerospace.

The Ford Motor Company produces its 50 millionth automobile, the Thunderbird, averaging almost a million cars a year since the company's founding.

In Cilaos, Réunion, {{convert|1870|mm|in}} of rain falls in one day, setting a new world record.

Communist Czechoslovakia's ministry of foreign affairs asks nuncios of Vatican to leave the country.

World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends but small pockets of Japanese resistance persist.

Ninety percent of Würzburg, Germany is destroyed in only 20 minutes by British bombers. 5,000 are killed.

The first V-2 rocket test launch. It explodes at lift-off.

Marriage of Princess Fawzia of Egypt to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran.

From Prague Castle, Hitler proclaims Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate.

Adolf Hitler orders Germany to rearm herself in violation of the Versailles Treaty. Conscription is reintroduced to form the Wehrmacht.

History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.

In accordance with the Treaty of Rome, Fiume becomes annexed as part of Italy.

The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the US-Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa.

Lawrence Oates, an ill member of Scott's South Pole expedition leaves the tent saying, "I am just going outside and may be some time."

Sir Arthur Evans purchases the land around the ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete.

The Wanderers F.C. wins the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1-0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.

American Civil War: The Battle of Averasborough begins as Confederate forces suffer irreplaceable casualties in the final months of the war.

Edward Clark becomes Governor of Texas, replacing Sam Houston, who was evicted from the office for refusing to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy.

Second Battle of Cancha Rayada

Prince Willem of the House of Orange-Nassau proclaims himself King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, the first constitutional monarch in the Netherlands.

Battle of Badajoz (March 16 – April 6) – British and Portuguese forces besiege and defeat French garrison during Peninsular War.

The Army Corps of Engineers is established to found and operate the United States Military Academy at West Point.

King Gustav III of Sweden is shot; he dies on March 29.

The 23rd Regiment of Foot or Royal Welch Fusiliers is founded.

The Long Parliament disbands.

Samoset, a Mohegan, visits the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."

Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Philippines.

The Battle of Boroughbridge takes place in the Despenser Wars.

Massacre of Jews at Clifford's Tower, York.

Caligula becomes Roman Emperor after the death of his great uncle, Tiberius.