1177 – The Cham people conquer the Khmer city of Angkor in present-day Cambodia, where the Angkor Wat temple is located. They came over the Tonle Sap lake on their way there.
1276 – While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Song Dynasty court hold the coronation ceremony for the young prince, Zhao Shi, making Emperor Duanzong of Song.
1285 – Forces led by Prince Tran Quang Khai of Vietnam's Tran Dynasty destroys most of the invading Mongol naval fleet in the Battle of Chuong Duong.
1846 – Not knowing of the Mexican-American War, 22 American settlers found the Republic of California, which is annexed by the United States soon after.
2015 – The Philae spacecraft, which made the first successful landing on a comet in November2014, wakes up. It had gone into hibernation a few days after landing.
2015 – Flooding in Tbilisi, Georgia, kills 12 people and results in several zoo animals either being killed or escaping onto the streets.