335 Church of Holy Sepulchre consecrated in Jerusalem 1224 Francis of Assisi is afflicted with stigmata after a vision praying on Mount Verna 1501 Michelangelo begins work on his Statue of David, a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture 1845 English chemist Michael Faraday discovers the 'Faraday effect', the influence of a magnetic field on polarized light 1847 American-Mexican war: US General Winfield Scott captures Mexico City 1993 Public unveiling of the Oslo Accords, an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement initiated by Norway, signed by Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Shimon Peres and PLO official Mahmoud Abbas | 
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