1214 The University of Oxford receives its charter
1397 – The Union of Kalmar united Denmark, Sweden, and Norway under one monarch.
1756 Black Hole of Calcutta – 146 British soldiers imprisoned in small dungeon in Calcutta, India where most die
1837 – Queen Victoria ascended the British throne following the death of her uncle, King William IV.
1895 1st female PhD from an American University, earned by Caroline Willard Baldwin (in Science) at Cornell University
By: Archa Dave
