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| On this day in History - Aug. 09 | | 2008-08-09 02:08:00 | | 48 BC - Roman Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt.0117 - Trajan dies (b. 53). Roman emperor 0378 - Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople - A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths in present-day Turkey. Valens is killed along with ⅔ of his army. 0378 - Valens dies killed in battle (b. 328). Roman emperor. 0681 - Bulgaria is founded as a Khanate on the south bank of the Danube, after defeating the Byzantine armies of Emperor Constantine IV south of the Danube delta. 0803 - Byzantine Empress Irene dies (b. 752). 1048 - Pope Damasus II dies in Rome, after reigning for only 23 days. 1107 - Emperor Horikawa of Japan dies (b. 1079). 1173 - Construction of the (Leaning) Tower of Pisa begins, and it takes two centuries to complete. 1173 - Najm ad-Din Ayyub dies. Father of Saladin. 1201 - Arnold Fitz Thedmar was born (d. 1274). English chronicler.1250 - King Eric IV of Denmark dies (b. 1216). 1... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Aug. 08 | | 2008-08-07 19:33:00 | | 0869 - Lothair II of Lotharingia dies (b. 0825) 0936 - German king Otto I the Great, crowned 0939 - Forças do rei Ramiro II de Leão vencem tropas mouras em Simancas, perto de Valladolid.1079 - Emperor Horikawa of Japan was born (d. 1107). 1220 - Sweden was defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. 1445 - Oswald von Wolkenstein dies. Austrian composer 1509 - The Emperor Krishnadeva Raya is coronated in the town of Chittoor in the present-day state of Andhra Pradesh, India. His accession marks the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire after a period of internal strife. 1518 - Conrad Lycosthenes was born (d. 1561). Humanist and encyclopedist.1553 - Girolamo Fracastoro dies (b. 1478). Italian physician.1555 - Oronce Finé dies (b. 1494). French mathematician.1576 - The cornerstone for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory is laid on Hven. 1583 - Fernão Mendes Pinto dies. Portuguese navigator and writer.1585 - John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in quest for th... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Aug 04 | | 2008-08-03 19:07:00 | | 0070 - The destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. 0946 - Pope Martin III dies1060 - King Henry I of France (1027-60) dies (b. 1008) and Philip I becomes King of France. 1113 - Gertrude of Saxony dies (b. 1030). 1222 - Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford was born (d. 1262). English soldier.1265 - Second Barons' War: Battle of Evesham - The army of Prince Edward (future Edward I of England) defeated the forces of rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester; killing de Montfort and many of his allies. (This is sometimes considered the end of the age of chivalry in England.) 1265 - Simon de Montfort dies killed at battle of Evesham (b. 1208). 6th Earl of Leicester. 1265 - Hugh le Despencer dies. 1st Baron le Despencer. 1265 - Henry de Montfort dies (b. 1238). 1290 - Duke Leopold I of Austria was born (d. 1326). 1306 - Wenceslaus III of Bohemia dies (b. 1289). 1338 - Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk dies (b. 1300). Son of Edward I of E... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
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| On this day in History - Aug 03 | | 2008-08-02 19:51:00 | | 0008 - Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. 0435 - Deposed Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, was exiled by Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt. 0881 - Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu, where Louis III of France defeated the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied. 1181 - Pope Alexander III dies.1460 - King James II of Scotland dies (b. 1430). 1492 - Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain. 1492 - The Jews of Spain are expelled by the Catholic Monarchs. 1509 - Étienne Golet was born (d. 1546). French scholar and printer. 1527 - First known letter was sent from North America by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland. 1527 - Scaramuccia Trivulzio dies. Italian cardinal.1546 - Antonio da Sangallo the Younger dies (b. 1484). Italian architect.1546 - Étienne Dolet dies hanged and burned at the stake (b. 1509). French scholar and printer. 1604 - John Eli... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Aug. 02 | | 2008-08-01 19:39:00 | | 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean. 216 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of Cannae - The Carthaginian army lead by Hannibal defeats a numerically superior Roman army under command of consuls Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro / O chefe cartaginês Haníbal (247 a.C.-183 a.C.), tendo atravessado os Alpes, e invadido a Itália com o seu exército, derrota um exército romano em Cannae. Morreram 50.000 legionários, um consul, 29 tribunos e 80 senadores, naquele que foi o maior desastre militar da história de Roma. 0461 - Majorian resigns as Western Roman Emperor; shortly afterwards Libius Severus is declared western Roman emperor by Ricimer 0640 - Severinus dies. Italian Pope. 0686 - Pope John V dies. 0924 - Ælfweard of Essex dies.0932 - O califa omíada Abd al-Rahman III (891-961), fundador do Califado de Córdova, reocupou Toledo. 11... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jul 31 | | 2008-07-30 19:12:00 | | 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian's forces, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading to his suicide. 0431 - Election of Pope Sixtus III. 0781 - The oldest recorded eruption of Mt. Fuji (Traditional Japanese date: July 6, 781). 0855 - Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal dies (b. 0780). Muslim Jurisprudent.0904 - Thessalonica falls to the Arabs, who destroy the city. 1009 - Pietro Boccapecora becomes Pope Sergius IV. 1099 - El Cid dies (b. 1044). Spanish warrior. 1108 - King Philip I of France dies.1143 - Emperor Nijo of Japan was born (d. 1165). 1396 - Philip III, Duke of Burgundy was born (d. 1467) 1396 - William Courtenay dies (b. 1342). Archbishop of Canterbury. 1423 - Hundred Years War: Battle of Cravant - The French army is defeated at Cravant on the banks of the river Yonne. 1451 - Jacques Cœur is arrested by order of Charles VII of France. 1498 - On his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus becomes the first Europ... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
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| On this day in History - Jul 28 | | 2008-07-27 19:08:00 | | 0450 - Theodosius II dies (b. 0401). Emperor of the East (408–50), son and successor of Arcadius.1057 - Pope Victor II dies (b. 1018).1128 - William Clito was born (d. 1102). Count of Flanders.1148 - Crusaders outside of Damascus retreat - end of the 2nd Crusade.1165 - Ibn al-'Arabi was born. Muslim mystic, philosopher.1230 - Duke Leopold VI of Austria dies (b. 1176).1285 - Queen Keran of Armenia dies. Consort of Leo III of Armenia. 1330 - Serbians defeat Bulgarians, and kill Czar Michael Sisman of Bulgaria.1347 - Margherita of Durazzo was born (d. 1412). Queen of Naples.1458 - Jacopo Sannazaro was born. Italian poet (Arcadia).1480 - Turks make a sneak attack on Rhodes.1491 - Henry VIII, was born. King of England.1493 - Great fire in Moscow.1527 - Rodrigo de Bastidas dies. Spanish conquistador. 1540 - One of the most important political figures of the reign of Henry VIII of England, Thomas Cromwell, is executed on order from the king on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wif... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jul 27 | | 2008-07-27 09:03:00 | | 1061 - Pope Nicholas II dies (or July 19) 1101 - Conrad dies (b. 1074). King of Germany and Italy.1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. 1276 - King James I of Aragon dies (b. 1208) 1365 - Duke Rudolf IV of Austria dies 1451 - Hernán Pérez del Pulgar was born. Spanish soldier and historian1452 - Ludovico Sforza was born (d. 1508). Duke of Milan. 1469 - Battle of Edgecote Moor 1549 - Jesuit priest Francis Xavier's ship reached Japan. 1564 - Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor dies (b. 1503)1656 - Salomo Glassius dies (b. 1593). German theologian. 1663 - The British Parliament passes the second Navigation Act requiring that all goods bound for the American colonies have to be sent in English ships from English ports. 1667 - Johann Bernoulli was born (d. 1748). Swiss mathematician 1675 - Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne dies (b.1611). Vicomte de Turenne, Marshal of France.1689 - Glorious Revolution: Battle of Killiecrankie ends. 1694 - A Royal Charter ... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jul 23 | | 2008-07-22 19:30:00 | | 0645 - Yazid I was born (d. 0683). Sixth caliph of Islam.0685 - John V begins his reign as Catholic Pope. 1227 - Qiu Chuji dies (b. 1148). Chinese Taoist.1301 - Otto the Merry was born(d. 1339). Duke of Austria. 1339 - King Louis I of Naples was born (d. 1384). 1373 - Saint Birgitta dies b. 1303). Swedish saint.1403 - Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester dies executed (b. 1643). English rebel.1415 - Partida da expedição portuguesa (30 mil marinheiros e 50 mil soldados) para a conquista do Ceuta1503 - Anna Jagello was born (d. 1547). Queen of the Romans.1508 - El militar español Pedro Navarro toma Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, importante núcleo de piratas del Mediterráneo. 1531 - Louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet dies. Marshal of Normandy and husband of Diane de Poitiers 1584 - John Day dies (b. 1522). English printer.1588 - Battle of the Armada 1626 - Sabbatai Zevi was born (d. 1676). Jewish false Messiah. 1632 - 300 colonists bound for New France depart Dieppe, France. 1649 - Po... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jul 22 | | 2008-07-21 19:20:00 | | 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon elected first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem. 1210 - Joan of England, Queen consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II of Scotland, was born (d. 1238) 1298 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Falkirk - King Edward I of England and his longbowmen defeats William Wallace and his Scottish schiltrons outside the town.1362 - Louis of Durazzo dies (b. 1324). Italian soldier.1387 - Franz Ackerman dies (b. 1330). Flemish statesman.1456 - Ottoman Wars in Europe: Siege of Belgrade - John Hunyadi, Regent of Kingdom of Hungary defeats Mehmet II of Ottoman Empire 1461 - Charles VII of France dies (b. 1403). King of France (1422-61) 1478 - King Philip I of Castile was born (d. 1506). 1484 - Battle of Lochmaben Fair - A 500-man raiding party led by Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany and James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas defeated by Scots forces loyal to Albany's brother James III of Scotland; Douglas captured.1499 - Battle of... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jul 17 | | 2008-07-16 19:43:00 | | 0180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa, executed for being Christians. This is the earliest record of Christianity in that part of the world. 0521 - Magnus Felix Ennodius dies (b. 0474). Bishop and Latin poet.0656 - Uthman ibn Affan dies assassinated. Third Caliph0924 - King Edward the Elder of England dies.1048 - Damasus II appointed Pope. 1070 - Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders dies (b. 1030) 1105 - Rashi dies (b. 1040). French rabbi and commentator.1203 - Fourth Crusade captures Constantinople by assault; the Byzantine emperor Alexius III Angelus flees from his capital into exile. 1381 - Batalha Naval de Saltes entre frota portuguesa e castelhana1453 - Hundred Years' War: The French under Jean Bureau utterly defeat the English under the Earl of Shrewsbury, who is killed in the Battle of Castillon at Gascony1453- John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury dies. English military leader. 1487 - Ismail I was born (d. 1524). Shah of Persia.1531 - Hosokawa Takakuni (b. 1484). Japanes... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jul 15 | | 2008-07-14 20:00:00 | | 0518 - Roman Emperor Anastasius I dies0668 - Constantine II dies at 37. Emperor of Byzantium 1024 - Death of St. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor 1085 - Robert Guiscard dies French adventurer. 1099 - Christian soldiers take Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after a difficult siege during First Crusade. 1162 - Ladislaus II of Hungary declared King of Hungary. 1207 - John of England expels Canterbury monks for supporting Archbishop of Canterbury Stephen Langton 1240 - A Novgorodian army led by Alexander Nevsky defeats the Swedes in the Battle of the Neva. 1262 - Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford dies. 1273 - Ewostatewos was born (d. 1352). Ethiopian monk and religious leader.1274 - Bonaventure dies (b. 1221). Italian theologian and saint.1291 - Rudolph I of Germany dies (b. 1218). Holy Roman Emperor 1353 - Vladimir the Bold was born (d. 1410). Russian prince.1381 - John Ball, English priest, veteran of Peasants' Revolt, dies executed in the presence of Richard II of England 1406... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jul 13 | | 2008-07-12 20:18:00 | | 100 BC - Gaius Julius Caesar was born (either July 13 or July 12) (d. 44 BC). Roman soldier and politician.0040 - Gnaeus Julius Agricola was born (d. 0093). Roman Governor of Britain.0574 - Pope John III dies. 0939 - Pope Leo VII dies. 0982 - Otto II is defeated in Calabria by the Saracens, Pandulf II of Salerno and Landulf IV of Benevento killed in battle. 1024 - Emperor Henry II dies. 1174 - William the Lion of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England. 1189 - Matilda of England dies (b. 1156). Daughter of Henry II of England1205 - Hubert Walter dies. Archbishop of Canterbury and Justicier of England 1357 - Bartolus de Saxoferrato dies (b. 1313). Italian jurist.1399 - Peter Parler dies (b. 1330). German architect.1402 - Jianwen Emperor of China dies (b. 1377). 1491 - Príncipe Afonso de Portugal, herdeiro do rei João II 1527 - John Dee was born (d. 1609). English alchemist, astrologer, and mathematician who contri... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jul 12 | | 2008-07-12 07:27:00 | | 100 BC - Gaius Julius Caesar was born (d. 44 BC). Roman soldier and politician. 0526 - St Felix IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope 0783 - Bertrada dies (b. 720). Wife of Pippin III. 1191 - Saladin's garrison surrenders, ending the two-year siege of Acre. Conrad of Montferrat, who has negotiated the surrender, raises the banners of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and of the Third Crusade leaders Richard I of England, Philip II of France, and Leopold V of Austria on the city's walls and towers. 1394 - Ashikaga Yoshinori was born (d. 1441). Japanese shogun. 1441 - Ashikaga Yoshinori dies (b. 1394). Japanese shogun. 1468 - Juan del Encina was born. Spanish poet and composer 1536 - Erasmus dies in Basel, Switzerland. Dutch writer, humanist and philosopher . 1537 - Robert Aske dies executed (b. 1500). English lawyer who became the leader of rebellion in York. He led the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536 and was executed by Henry VIII for treason in 1537.1537 - Battle of Abancay in Peru / Batalha de Aba... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jul 11 | | 2008-07-10 19:11:00 | | 0472 - Anthemius dies. Emperor of the Western Empire (legal murder) 0911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy.0937 - King Rudolph II of Burgundy dies.0969 - Olga of Kiev dies.1156 - Siege of Shirakawa-den in Japan. 1174 - King Amalric I of Jerusalem dies (b. 1136)1183 - Otto I Wittelsbach dies. Duke of Bavaria1216 - Hendrik of Constantinople dies. Emperor of Constantinople (1206-16).1274 - Robert the Bruce was born in Turnberry, Scotland (d. 1329). King of Scotland (1306-1329).1276 - Início do pontificado do Papa Adriano V1302 - Battle of the Golden Spurs (Guldensporenslag in Dutch) - the Flemish cities beat the king of France. 1302 - Robert II of Artois dies (b. 1250). French soldier.1346 - Charles IV of Luxembourg elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. 1366 - Anne of Bohemia was born (d. 1394). Consort of Richard II of England.1405 - Chinese fleet commander Zheng He set sail to explore the world for the first time.1476 -... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jul 10 | | 2008-07-09 19:01:00 | | 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. 0138 - Hadrian dies (b. 76). Roman Emperor. 0649 - Li Shimin dies (b. 599). Emperor of China.0988 - The City of Dublin is founded on the banks of the river Liffey.1086 - Kanute IV (Saint) dies (b. c. 1043). King of Denmark (1080-1086)1099 - Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (El Cid) dies (b. 1043). Spanish heroe.1103 - King Eric I of Denmark dies.1212 - The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground. 1217 - 200 navios de cruzados alemães e húngaros entram nos rios Douro e Tejo (Portugal)1290 - King Ladislaus IV of Hungary dies (b. 1262). 1372 - Treaty of Tagilde - John of Gaunt (Duke of Lancaster, England) makes a claim to the throne of Castile being married to Dona Constanza (daughter of Dom Pedro I of Castile and León), and makes an accord with Dom Fernando I of Portugal against Spain and France / Assinatura do Tratado de Tagilde entre o rei D. Fernando de ... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jul 09 | | 2008-07-08 19:00:00 | | 0455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 0518 - Anastasius I dies (b. 0430). Byzantine emperor. 1228 - Stephen Langton dies. Archbishop of Canterbury. 1249 - Emperor Kameyama of Japan was born (d. 1305). 1386 - Leopold III of Austria dies (b. 1351). 1357 - 5:31 AM - Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor assisted laying the foundation stone of Charles Bridge in Prague 1386 - Duke Leopold III of Austria dies (killed in battle) (b. 1351) 1511 - Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg was born (d. 1571). Queen of Denmark and Norway.1540 - Henry VIII of England annulled his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. 1541 - Estevão da Gama departs Massawa, leaving behind 400 matchlock men and 150 slaves under his brother Christovão da Gama, with orders to assist the Emperor of Ethiopia defeat Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi who has invaded his Empire. 1553 - Maurice, Elector of Saxony dies (b. 1521).1577 - Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr was born (d. 1618). Engl... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jul 07 | | 2008-07-06 19:00:00 | | 0175 - Commodus is proclaimed emperor in Rome. 1053 - Emperor Shirakawa of Japan was born (d. 1129). 1119 - Emperor Sutoku of Japan was born (d. 1164) 1304 - Pope Benedict XI dies (possibly poisoned) (b. 1240) 1307 - Edward I dies (b. 1239). King of England (1272-1307). 1415 - John Huss dies burned at Constance.1438 - King Charles VII of France issued the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges, restricting the rights of the pope and in many cases making his jurisdiction subject to the will of the king.1456 - Joan of Arc is acquitted of heresy even though she had already been burnt at the stake on May 30, 1431 1497 - Sai de Lisboa a frota comandada por Vasco da Gama, que chegará a Índia depois de dois anos de navegação. 1528 - Anna of Austria, Duchess of Bavaria was born (d. 1590). Daughter of Ferdinand I.1534 - European colonization of the Americas: First known exchange between Europeans and natives of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in New Brunswick. 1537 - Madeleine de Valois dies (b. 1520). Qu... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jul 04 | | 2008-07-03 19:19:00 | | 0836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples 0907 - Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria dies. 0943 - Taejo of Goryeo dies (b. 0877). Ruler of Korea.0965 - Pope Benedict V dies 0973 - Ulrich of Augsburg dies (b. 0890). German bishop.0993 - Saint Ulrich of Augsburg canonized. 1054 - A supernova is observed by the Chinese and Amerindians near the star ζ Tauri. For several months it remains bright enough to be seen during the day. Its remnants form the Crab Nebla. 1120 - Jordan II of Capua Jordan II of Capua anointed as prince after his infant nephew's death 1187 - The Crusades: Battle of Hattin - Saladin defeats Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem. 1187 - Raynald of Chatillon dies executed. Prince of Antioch. 1253 - Battle of West-Capelle: John I of Avesnes defeats Guy of Dampierre. 1330 - Ashikaga Yoshiakira was born (d. 1367). Ashikaga shogun. 1336 - A Rainha Isabel de Aragão, viúva de D. Dinis, morre em Estremoz, sendo o seu corpo transladado p... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jul 03 | | 2008-07-02 18:05:00 | | 0324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine the Great defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium Byzantium 0533 - Battle of the Tenth Milestone: Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals near Carthage. 0683 - St. Leo II dies. Pope. 0987 - Hugh Capet was crowned King of France, the first of the Capetian dynasty which ruled France till the French Revolution in 1792. 1187 - Saladino, Sultão do Egipto e da Síria, comandando 60.000 soldados turcos derrota os cruzados perto do Mar da Galileia. É o começo do fim dos reinos francos na Síria 1250 - Louis IX of France is captured by Baibars' Mamluk army at the Battle of Fariskur while he is in Egypt conducting the Seventh Crusade; he later has to ransom himself. 1423 - King Louis XI of France was born (d. 1483).1442 - Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan was born (d. 1500). 1530 - Claude Fauchet was born (d. 1601). French historian.1567 - Samuel de Champlain was born (d. 1635). French explorer.1570 - Aonio Paleario dies. Italian humanist. 1573... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jul 02 | | 2008-07-01 19:20:00 | | 0419 - Valentinian III was born (d. 0455). Roman Emperor. 0626 - In fear of assassination, Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng in the Incident at Xuanwu Gate. On September 4, Shimin's father abdicated to him, and so Shimin became Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor of China. 0706 - In China, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang had the remains of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, his wife and recently-deceased ruling empress Wu Zetian, her son Li Xian, her grandson Li Chongrun, and granddaughter Li Xianhui all interred in a new tomb complex outside Chang'an known as the Qianling Mausoleum, located on Mount Liang. 0862 - St. Swithun dies (b. 0789). Bishop of Winchester.0963 - The imperial army proclaims Nicephorus Phocas to be Emperor of the Romans on the plains outside Cappadocian Caesarea. 1029 - Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo was born (d. 1094).1262 - Arthur II, Duke of Brittany was born (d. 1312). 1298 - The Battle of Göllheim is fought between Albert I of Habsburg an... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jun 28 | | 2008-06-28 08:01:00 | | 0548 - Theodora dies. Byzantine empress 0572 - Alboin dies probably poisened by his wife Rosamunda. King of the Lombards 0767 - Pope Paul I dies 0928 - Louis the Blind dies. King of Provence 1061 - Floris I, Count of Holland dies. 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. 1175 - Andrei Bogolyubsky dies. Russian prince 1194 - Emperor Xiaozong of Song China dies (b. 1127). 1243 - Sinibaldo Fieschi is nominated Pope Innocent IV . 1385 - Andronicus IV Palaeologus was born (d. 1348). Eastern Roman Emperor 1389 - Ottoman and Serbian armies fight the bloody battle of Kosovo, opening the way for the Ottoman conquest of Southeastern Europe (see Vidovdan). 1389 - Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović of Serbia dies (b. 1329) 1461 - Edward IV ( Duke of York) is crowned king of England, after deposing of Henry VI of England. 1476 - Pope Paul IV was born (d. 1559) 1490 - Albert of Mainz was born (d. 1545). Bishop and elector of Mainz. 1491 - Henry VIII was born (d. 1547). King of England... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jun 27 | | 2008-06-26 19:00:00 | | 0444 - Cyrillus van Alexandria dies. Patriarch of Alexandria.0678 - Saint Agatho begins his reign as a Catholic Pope. 1040 - King Ladislaus I of Hungary was born (d. 1095). 1137 - Guigo de Castro [Venerabilis] dies. 5th prior of Grande Chartreuse 1149 - Raymond of Poitiers dies (b. 1099). Prince of Antioch. 1162 - Eudes II, Duke of Burgundy dies (b. 1118) 1194 - Sancho VI of Navarre was born. 1350 - Manuel II Palaiologos was born. Eastern Roman Emperor 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik founded 1458 - Alfonso V of Aragon dies (b. 1396) 1462 - King Louis XII of France was born (d. 1515). 1542 - Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo claims California for Spain. 1550 - King Charles IX of France was born (d. 1574). 1574 - Giorgio Vasari dies (b. 30 Jul 1511). Italian Mannerist writer and painter. ( The Prophet Elisha — The Holy Family with the Infant, St. John the Baptist — The Annonciation — Toeletta Venere).1603 - Jan Dymitr Solikowski dies (b. 1539). Polish archbishop, writer, and diplomat 1627 - Joh... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jun 26 | | 2008-06-25 19:23:00 | | 0363 - Julian dies killed in battle. Roman Emperor. 0684 - Benedict II becomes Pope. 1284 - According to legend, the Pied Piper lures 130 children of Hamelin away. 1291 - Eleanor of Provence dies. Queen of Henry III of England 1409 - Western Schism: The Catholic church is led into a double schism as Petros Philargos is crowned Pope Alexander V after the Council of Pisa, joining Pope Gregory XII in Rome and Pope Benedict XII in Avignon. 1483 - Richard III becomes king of England. 1541 - Francisco Pizarro is assassinated in Lima by the son of his former companion and later antagonist, Diego Almagro the younger. Diego is later caught and executed. 1575 - Anne Catherine of Brandenburg was born (d. 1612). Queen of Denmark and Norway.1653 - Cardinal André-Hercule de Fleury was born. Bishop of Fréjus, chief minister of France under Louis XV 1662 - Portugal - Golpe de Estado palaciano que põe termo à regência da rainha D. Luísa de Gusmão. O governo é entregue a D. Afonso VI, tendo D. L... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jun 25 | | 2008-06-24 19:00:00 | | 0524 - Battle of Vézeronce, Franks defeat Burgundians. 0635 - Emperor Gaozu dies (b. 0566). First emperor of the Chinese Tang Dynasty.0841 - Battle of Fontenay 1134 - King Niels of Denmark dies.1218 - Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester dies (b. 1160). French crusader. 1242 - Beatrice of England was born (d. 1275). Duchess of Brittanny.1328 - William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury was born (d. 1397). English military leader.1483 - Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers dies. English writer. 1522 - Franchinus Gaffurius dies (b. 1451). Italian composer.1530 - The Augsburg Confession is presented at the Diet of Augsburg to the Holy Roman Emperor by the Lutheran princes and Electors of Germany. 1533 - Mary Tudor dies (b. 1496). Queen consort of Louis XII of France.1535 - Sebastián Belalcázar funda Guayaquil, a segunda cidade mais importante de Equador atualmente. 1560 - Wilhelm Fabry was born (d. 1634). German surgeon.1579 - Hatano Hideharu dies (b. 1541) Japanese warlord and samurai... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jun 24 | | 2008-06-23 19:15:00 | | 0972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces. 1128 - Battle of São Mamede near Guimarães. Portuguese forces led by Afonso I (D. Afonso Henriiques) defeat his mother D.Teresa and D.Fernão Peres de Trava. After this battle, the future king calls himself "Prince of Portugal", the first step towards "official independence" in 1143. 1158 - Portugueses tomam Alcácer do Sal dos mouros.1244 - Henry I of Hesse was born (d. 1308). 1288 - Casamento do rei português D. Dinis com D. Isabel, a Rainha Santa.1314 - End of the Battle of Bannockburn. Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeat Edward II of England. Scotland regains its independence. 1340 - Hundred Years' War: Battle of Sluys The French fleet was almost totally destroyed by the English Fleet commanded in person by Edward III of England. 1343 - Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre was born (d. 1473). 1374 - A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aix-la-Chapelle, Prussia, to e... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jun 22 | | 2008-06-22 06:48:00 | | 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom 168 BC - Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat and capture Macedonian King Perseus, ending the Third Macedonian War 0431 - Primeira sessão do Concílio de Éfeso. A cristandade divide-se em relação à expressão «Mãe de Deus». 0431 - Paulinus of Nola dies. Latin poet 1276 - Pope Innocent V dies. 1429 - Ghiyath al-Kashi dies (b. 1380). Persian astronomer and mathematician.1535 - John Fisher dies executed on Tower Hill. Bishop of Rochester1593 - Battle of Sisak: Slovene - Croat troops defeat the Turks 1632 - James Whitelocke dies (b. 1570). English judge.1633 - The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his scientific view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe. 1634 - Johann Graf von Aldringen dies (b. 1588). Austrian soldier1660 - Morreu o primeiro diplomata de carreira português, o embaixador Francisco de Sousa Coutinho1... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jun 21 | | 2008-06-21 07:11:00 | | 0524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vezerone. 1002 - Pope Leo IX was born (d. 1054). He brought the conflict between Rome and the eastern Church to a head in 1054, ending with the Patriarch of Constantinople being excommunicated and the creation of the Schism. 1226 - King Boleslaus V of Poland was born (d. 1279). 1305 - King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland dies (b. 1271) 1377 - King Edward III of England dies. 1527 - Niccolò Machiavelli dies (b. 1469). Italian historian and political author (The Prince) “When the effect is good... it will always excuse the deed.” 1535 - Leonhard Rauwolf was born (d. 1596). German physician and botanist.1582 - Incident at Honnōji in Kyoto, Japan. 1582 - Oda Nobunaga dies (b. 1534). Japanese warlord. 1586 - Martín de Azpilicueta dies. Spanish intelectual. 1596 - Mikhail Feodorovich Romanov was born (d.1645). 1st Romanov Tsar of Russia (1613-45). 1621 - an execution of 27 Czech lords on the Old Town Squar... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jun 14 | | 2008-06-13 19:43:00 | | 0775 - Saint Ciarán of Disert-Kieran dies. Irish saint and writer 1161 - Emperor Qinzong of China dies (b. 1100). 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 him Emperor Duanzong of Song. 1381 - King Richard II of England meets the leaders of Peasants Revolt. 1381 - Simon Sudbury dies. Archbishop of Canterbury 1444 (O.S.) - Nilakantha Somayaji was born (d. 1544). Indian mathematician.1479 (O.S.) - Giglio Gregorio Giraldi was born (d. 1522). Italian poet.1497 - Giovanni Borgia dies assassinated. Duke of Borgia.1529 (O.S.) - Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria was born (d. 1595). Regent of Tyrol and Further Austria 1544 - Antoine, Duke of Lorraine dies (b. 1489) 1548 - Carpentras dies. French composer 1594 - Orlande de Lassus dies. Flemish composer 1662 - Henry Vane the Younger dies (b. 1613). British Governor of Massachusetts.1642 - ... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jun 11 | | 2008-06-10 19:07:00 | | 1184 BC - According to the calculations of Eratosthenes, the date that Troy was sacked and burned. 0631 - Emperor Taizong of Tang, the Emperor of China, sent envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk in order to persuade the release of enslaved Chinese prisoners who were captured during the transition from Sui to Tang from the northern frontier; this embassy succeeded in freeing 80,000 Chinese men and women who were then returned to China. 0758 - Abbasid Arabs and Uyghur Turks arrive simultaneously at Chang'an, the Tang Chinese capital, in order to offer tribute to the imperial court. The Arabs and Turks bicker and fight over diplomatic prominence at the gate, in order to present tribute before the other. A settlement was reached when both were allowed to enter at the same time, but through two different gates to the palace. 1183 - Henry the Young King dies (b. 1155). Son of Henry II of England.1216 - Henry of Flanders dies (b. c. 1174). Emperor of the Latin Empire. 1403 - John IV,... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jun 8 | | 2008-06-08 08:53:00 | | 0068 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 0218 - Macrinus dies (b. c. 0165). Roman Emperor . 0536 - St. Silverius becomes Pope (probable date). 0632 - Muhammad dies (b. c. 570). Founder of Islam. 0793 - The first Viking raid on British soil at Lindisfarne where a set date for the raid is known 1042 - Harthacanute dies (b. 1018). King of England. 1191 - Richard I arrives in Acre thus beginning his crusade. 1376 - Edward, the Black Prince dies (b. 1330). Son of Edward III of England1383 - Thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros dies (b. 1338). English Crusader1384 - Kanami dies (b. 1333). Japanese actor.1405 - Richard le Scrope, Archbishop of York and Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Norfolk, executed in York on Henry IV's orders. 1476 - George Neville dies. English archbishop and statesman 1505 - Hongzhi dies (b. 1470). Emperor of China.1611 - Jean Bertaut dies (b. 1552). French poet.1612 - Hans Leo Hassler dies (b. 1562). German composer.1621 - Anne de Xainctonge dies (b. 1567). French saint.1624 ... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jun 7 | | 2008-06-06 19:12:00 | | 1099 - Beginning of Siege of Jerusalem. 1329 - Robert the Bruce dies (b. 1274). King of Scotland. 1358 - Ashikaga Takauji dies (b. 1305). Ashikaga shogun. 1491 - Jacques Cartier was born (d. 1557). Explorer. 1494 - Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the two countries. Portugal was to have all lands east of a line north and south drawn 370 leagues west of Cape Verde, Spain to have the rest. 1497 - English king Henry VII defeated the Cornish rebels under Lord Audley at Blackheath, London. 1502 - Gregory XIII was born. Pope, introduced Gregorian calendar in 1582 1529 - Étienne Pasquier was born (d. 1615). French lawyer and man of letters.1535 - John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, was tried for treason (he was executed on 22 June). 1654 - Louis XIV is crowned King of France. 1672 - Dutch Admiral de Ruyter was successful in action against the combined English and French fleets in Southwold Bay. 1692 - Port Royal, Jamaica is hit by a catastro... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jun. 5 | | 2008-06-04 19:05:00 | | 469 B.C - Socrates was born. Greek philosopher. 0070 - Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem. 0535 - Epiphanius of Constantinople dies. Patriarch of Constantinople. 1017 - Sanjo dies (b. 0976). Emperor of Japan.1118 - Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester dies. 1257 - Kraków, Poland received city rights. 1296 - Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster, dies (b. 1245) 1305 - Pope Clement V elected 1316 - King Louis X of France dies (b. 1289) .1341 - Edmund of Langley was born (d. 1402). A younger son of King Edward III of England1383 - Dmitry Konstantinovich dies (b. 1324), Russian prince. 1443 - Fernando de Portugal dies in Fez (b. 1442). Portuguese Prince (Infante Santo) 1493 - Justus Jonas was born (d. 1555). German protestant reformer.1523 - Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry was born (d. 1573). 1553 - Bernardino Baldi was born (d. 1617). Italian mathematician.1554 - Elisabeth of Austria was born (d. 1592). Queen consort of France.1568 - Lamoral, Cou... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jun. 4 | | 2008-06-03 19:04:00 | | 0470 BC - Socrates was born (d. 399 BC). Greek philosopher. 0781 BC - The first historic solar eclipse is recorded in China. 1039 - Henry III becomes Holy Roman Emperor. 1039 - Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor dies (b. c. 990) 1098 - Kerbogh of the Seljuk Turks lays siege to the newly captured Crusader city of Antioch. 1135 - Emperor Huizong of China dies (b. 1082) 1206 - Adèle of Champagne dies. Wife of Louis VII of France 1257 - Duke Przemysl I of Poland dies 1394 - Philippa of England was born (d. 1430). Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.1394 - Mary de Bohun dies. Wife of Henry IV of England. 1463 - Flavio Biondo dies (b. 1392). Italian humanist. 1489 - Antoine, Duke of Lorraine was born (d. 1544). 'Il Buono', Duke of Lorraine 1584 - Sir Walter Raleigh establishes first English colony on Roanoke Island, old Virginia (now North Carolina). 1585 - Muretus dies (b. 1526). French humanist.1615 - Forces under the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu take Osaka Castle in Japan. 1624 - Portugal: Carta r... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jun. 3 | | 2008-06-02 19:02:00 | | 0350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators. 1098 - Crusaders take Antioch, Turkey.1140 - French scholar, Peter Abelard found guilty of heresy.1326 - Treaty of Novgorod delineates borders between Russia and Norway in Finnmark. 1395 - Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria dies.1397 - William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury dies (b. 1328). English military leader.1411 - Duke Leopold IV dies (b. 1371). Regent of Tyrol and Further Austria. 1539 - Hernando de Soto claims Florida for Spain. 1539 - Capitão Martín Galeano funda a cidade de Vélez - Colômbia.1540 - Archduke Charles II of Austria was born (d. 1590). Regent of Inner Austria.1548 - Juan de Zumárraga dies (b. 1468). Spanish Catholic bishop of Mexico.1553 - University of Mexico is founded.1594 - John Aylmer dies (b. 1521). English political theorist. 1608 - Samuel de Champlain completes his third voyage to New France at Tadoussac, Quebec.... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jun. 2 | | 2008-06-01 19:01:00 | | 0455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks. They depart with countless valuables, spoils of the Temple in Jerusalem brought to Rome by Titus, and the Empress Eudoxia and her daughters Eudocia and Placidia. 0575 - Benedict I becomes Pope.0657 - St. Eugene I becomes Pope. 0829 - Saint Nicephorus dies (b. 0758). Patriarch of Constantinople.0910 - Richilde of Provence dies. Queen of Western Francia 0926 - Murakami was born (d. 0967). Emperor of Japan.1098 - Crusader forces breach the city walls of Antioch. 1418 - Katherine of Lancaster dies. Wife of Henry III of Castile 1535 - Pope Leo XI was born (d. 1605) . 1567 - Shane O'Neill dies. Irish chieftain 1572 - Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk, is executed (Tower of London); 1581 - James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton dies. Regent of Scotland 1615 - First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France. 1692 - Bridget Bishop is the first person to go to trial in the Salem witch trials in Salem, Massachuse... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Jun. 1 | | 2008-05-31 20:40:00 | | 0195 BC - Gaozu of Han of China dies (b. 256 BC or 247 BC) 0193 - Roman Emperor Marcus Didius is assassinated in his palace.0987 - Hugh Capet is elected king of France. 1076 - Prince Mstislav of Kiev was born (d. 1132). 1204 - King Philip Augustus of France conquers Rouen. 1215 - Beijing, then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Beijing. 1252 - Alfonso X is elected King of Castile and León. 1283 - Treaty of Rheinfelden - Duke Rudolph II of Austria has to waive his right to the Duchies of Austria and Styria. 1300 - Thomas of Brotherton was born (d. 1338). 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England1480 - Tiedemann Giese was born (d. 1550). Polish Catholic bishop.1485 - Matthias of Hungary took Vienna in his conquest of Austria (from Frederick III) and made the city his capital. 1495 - Friar John Cor records the first known batch of scotch whisky. 1503 - Wilhelm von Grumbach was born (d. ... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - May 30 | | 2008-05-29 19:31:00 | | 1010 - Emperor Renzong of China was born (d. 1063). 1159 - Wladislaus II the Exile of Poland dies (b. 1105). 1252 - King Ferdinand III of Castile and Leon dies (b. 1198/1199?) 1416 - The Catholic Church burns Jerome of Prague (b. 1379) as a heretic. 1423 - Georg Purbach was born (d. 1461). German mathematician and astronomer.1431 - Hundred Years' War: In Rouen, France, 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by a pro-English tribunal. 1431 - Joan of Arc dies (burned at the stake by a pro-English tribunal) (b. 1412) . French commander and saint. 1434 - Taborite forces led by Prokop the Great were defeated and almost annihilated in the Battle of Lipany, effectively ending the Hussite Wars.1469 - Lope de Barrientos dies (b. 1382). A powerful bishop in Castile 1527 - The University of Marburg was founded in Germany. 1536 - King Henry VIII of England marries Jane Seymour, a lady-in-waiting to his first two wives. 1539 - In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldier... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - May 29 | | 2008-05-28 20:28:00 | | 0363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sassanid capital, but is unable to take the city. 0757 - Paul I succeeds Stephen III as pope 1167 - Battle of Monte Porzio - A Roman army supporting Pope Alexander III is defeated by Christian of Buch and Rainald of Dassel 1176 - Battle of Legnano, in which the Lombard League defeats Emperor Frederick I. 1259 - King Christopher I of Denmark dies (b. 1219) 1379 - King Henry II of Castile dies (b. 1334) 1405 - Philippe de Mézières dies. Advisor to Charles V of France 1414 - Council of Constance. 1425 - Hongxi Emperor of China dies (b. 1378) 1453 - Ottoman armies under Sultan Mehmed II Fatih capture Constantinople after a siege, ending the Byzantine empire. 1453 - Constantine XI Palaeologus dies (b. 1404). Last Byzantine emperor. 1453 - Constantinopla é conquistada pelos Turcos, que lhe dão o nome de Istambul. É o fim do Império Bizantino. Marca, na cronologia histórica, a passa... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - May 25 | | 2008-05-24 19:11:00 | | 0709 - Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborne dies (b. c. 639). 0735 - Bede dies. English historian and monk. 0967 - Murakami dies (b. 0926). Emperor of Japan.0992 - Mieszko I first lord and knight of Poland dies (b. c. 935).1048 - Emperor Shenzong of China was born (d. 1085). 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo back from the Moors. 1085 - Pope Gregory VII dies. 1234 - Os Mongóis tomam Kaifeng e derrubam a dinastia Chin. 1261 - Pope Alexander IV dies. 1334 - Emperor Suko of Japan was born (d. 1398) 1420 - Henry the Navigator is appointed governor of the Order of Christ. 1452 - John Stafford dies. Archbishop of Canterbury.1458 - Mahmud Begada was born (d. 1511). Sultan of Gujarat.1521 - The Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw. 1555 - Gemma Frisius dies (b. 1508). Dutch mathematician and cartographer.1555 - Henry II of Navarre dies (b. 1503). 1595 - Valens Acidalius dies (b. 1567). German critic and poet.1604 - C... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - May 24 | | 2008-05-24 07:55:00 | | 15 BC - Julius Caesar Germanicus was born (d. 19). Roman commander.1153 - Malcolm IV becomes King of Scotland. 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås crowned King of Sweden in Uppsala Cathedral. 1487 - Imposter Lambert Simnel is crowned as "King Edward VI" at Dublin. 1494 - Pontormo was born (d. 1557). Italian painter.1522 - John Jewel was born (d. 1571). English bishop.1543 - Nicolaus Copernicus dies (b. 19 Fev 1473). Astronomer (Heliocentric theory) and mathematicien. 1544 - William Gilbert was born (d. 1603). English natural philosopher 1595 - Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library. 1616 - John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale was born (d. 1682) 1619 - Philips Wouwerman was baptised (d. 1668). Dutch painter. 1621 - Protestant Union formally dissolved. 1626 - Peter Minuit buys Manhattan. 1668 - Glen Cove, New York is founded. 1671 - Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany was born (d. ... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - May 23 | | 2008-05-22 18:03:00 | | 0230 - Pope Urban I dies. 1052 - King Philip I of France was born (d. 1108) 1100 - Emperor Qinzong of China was born (d. 1161) 1125 - Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor dies (b. 1081) 1179 - O papa Alexandre III, através da bula Manifestis Probatum reconhece D. Afonso Henriques como rei de Portugal.1304 - Jehan de Lescurel dies. Poet and composer. 1421 - Government officials in Austria began imprisoning and expelling Jews. 1423 - Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), died. He had been elected by the Avignon cardinals during the Great Western Schism. 1430 - Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne 1498 - Girolamo Savonarola dies executed on the orders of Pope Alexander VI (b. 1452). Priest and ruler of Florence. 1523 - Ashikaga Yoshitane dies (b. 1466). Japanese shogun. 1524 - Ismail I dies (b. 1487). Shah of Persia.1533 - The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void.1536 - Pope Paul III ins... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - May 22 | | 2008-05-22 05:56:00 | | 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. 0337 - Eusebius of Caesaria Constantine the Great dies (b. 0272). Roman emperor. 0748 - Empress Genshō of Japan dies (b. 680). 1068 - Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan dies (b. 1025) 1176 - Murder attempt by the Hashshashin (Assassins) on Saladin near Aleppo. 1370 - Início da construção da Bastilha (França) 1377 - Pope Gregory XI issues five papal bulls to denounce the doctrines of English theologian John Wycliffe. 1381 - Saint Rita of Cascia was born (d. 1457). Italian Saint.1455 - Wars of the Roses: At the First Battle of St Albans, Richard, Duke of York, defeats and captures King Henry VI of England. 1455 - Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland dies kilçled in battle. English politician.1455 - Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset dies killed in battle (b. 1406). English commander1457 - Saint Rita of Cascia dies (b. 1381). Italian saint.1538 - John Forrest dies martyred (b. 14... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - May 20 | | 2008-05-19 19:35:00 | | 0325 - The First Council of Nicaea is held; the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church. 0526 - An Earthquake kills about 300,000 people in Syria and Antiochia. 0685 - The Battle of Nechtansmere is fought between a Pictish army under King Bridei III and the invading Northumbrians under King Ecgfrith, who are decisively defeated. 0685 - Ecgfrith dies (b. 0645). King of Northumbria. 1217 - The Second Battle of Lincoln is fought near Lincoln, England, resulting in the defeat of Prince Louis of France by William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke. 1232 - Canonização de Santo Antonio de Pádua 1277 - Pope John XXI (Pedro Hispano) dies. Portuguese philosopher and Pope.1285 - John II of Jerusalem dies (b. 1259). King of Cyprus.1293 - King Sancho IV of Castile creates the Study of General Schools of Alcalá. 1315 - Bonne of Luxembourg was born (d. 1349). Wife of John II of France.1444 - Saint Bernardino of Siena dies (b. 1380). Italian Franciscan missionary.1449 - Batalha de Alfarrobeira... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - May 18 | | 2008-05-17 19:32:00 | | 0526 - St. John I, Catholic Pope (523-526), dies. 1048 - Omar Khayyam was born (d. 1131). Persian poet, mathematician and astronomer .1152 - Henry II marries Eleanor of Aquitaine / Casamento de Henrique II de Inglaterra com Leonor, Duquesa da Aquitânia.1186 - Konstantin of Rostov was born (d. 1218). Prince of Novgorod.1268 - The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Battle of Antioch. 1302 - Bruges Matins, the nocturnal massacre of the French garrison in Bruges by members of the local Flemish militia. 1401 - Władysław Opolczyk dies. Count palatine of Hungary 1367-1372, governor of Halych-Volhynia 1372 - 1378, count palatine of Poland 1450 - Sejong the Great of Joseon dies (b. 1397). Ruler of Korea.1474 - Isabella d'Este was born (d. 1539). Marquise of Mantua.1475 - Nascimento do príncipe Afonso de Portugal (m. 1491). 1498 - Vasco da Gama reaches the port of Calicut, India 1541 - Fundación de la ciudad de Valladolid en la Nueva España... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - May 17 | | 2008-05-16 19:24:00 | | 0352 - Liberius began his reign as Catholic Pope replacing Julius I. 0884 - St. Adrian III began his reign as Catholic Pope. 1155 - Jien was born (d. 1225). Japanese poet and historian.1189 - Minamoto no Yoshitsune dies (b. 1159). Japanese general.1336 - Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan dies (b. 1288). 1365 - Louis VI the Roman dies (b. 1328). Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg.1383 - Casamento da herdeira Beatriz de Portugal com o rei João I de Castela. 1395 - Constantine Dragas dies. Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm 1443 - Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England.1464 - Thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros dies executed (b. 1427). English politician.1498 - Vasco da Gama desembarca en la India, a donde llega circunnavegando África. 1510 - Sandro Botticelli dies (b. 1445). Italian painter (Birth of Venus).1521 - Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason. 1525 - Battle at Zabern: duke of Lutherans beats re... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - May 15 | | 2008-05-14 19:18:00 | | 0913 - Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz dies.1036 - Emperor Go-Ichijo of Japan dies (b. 1008). 1048 - Omar Khayyam was born (d. 1123). Poet. 1157 - Yury Dolgoruky dies. Russian prince. 1174 - Nur ad-Din dies (b. 1118). Ruler of Syria.1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull ad extirpanda, which authorizes the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition. Torture quickly gains widespread usage across Catholic Europe. 1381 - Eppelein von Gailingen dies. German robber baron.1470 - Charles VIII of Sweden dies (b. 1409). 1492 - Em Lisboa, D. João II fundou o Hospital de Todos os Santos. 1514 - Jodocus Badius Ascensius publishes Christiern Pedersen's Latin version of Saxo’s Gesta Danorum, the oldest known version of that work. 1525 - The battle of Frankenhausen ends the Peasants' War. 1567 - Mary Queen of Scots weds James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell, her third husband. 1567 - Date of baptism of Claudio Monteverdi (d. 1643). Italian composer. 1585 - Niwa Nagahide dies (b. 1535). Japanese... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - May 14 | | 2008-05-13 19:10:00 | | 0649 - Theodore I ends his reign as Catholic Pope.0964 - Pope John XII, [Octavianus], Pope (955-64), dies (b. circa 0937) .1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the de facto ruler of England. 1265 - Dante Alighieri was born (d. 1321). Italian poet. 1316 - Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor was born (d. 1378). 1470 - Charles VIII of Sweden dies (b. 1409). 1483 - Coronation of Charles VIII of France (The Kind). 1493 - Início da construção da Catedral do Funchal.1509 - Battle of Agnadello: In northern Italy, French forces defeat the Venetians. 1553 - Margaret of Valois was born (d. 1615). Queen of Henry IV of France. 1574 - Guru Amar Das dies (b. 1479). Third Sikh Guru.1607 - Jamestown, Virginia is settled as an English colony. Three very small ships, Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery, sailed across the ocean blue from Plymouth, England to a place the ship’s crew and passengers called Jamestown. Jamestown was the first permanent ... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - May 12 | | 2008-05-11 19:05:00 | | 0254 - St. Stephen I [Papa Estêvão I] began his reign as the 23rd Catholic Pope. According to the "Liber Pontificalis" he instituted the rule that clerics should wear special clothes at their ministrations. 1003 - Pope Silvester II dies. 1012 - Pope Sergius IV dies. 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. 1264 - The Battle of Lewes, between King Henry III of England and the rebel Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, begins. 1328 - Antipope Nicholas V, a claimant to the papacy, is consecrated in Rome by the Bishop of Venice. 1364 - Jagiellonian University in Kraków, the oldest university in Poland, was founded in Kraków, Poland. 1382 - Queen Joan I of Naples dies (b. 1327).1399 - Demetrius I Starshiy dies killed in battle (b. 1327). 1401 - Emperor Shoko of Japan was born (d. 1428).1465 - Thomas Palaeologus dies. Despot of the Despotate of Morea 1490 - Santa Joana, filha de D. Afonso V, falece no convento de Aveiro (n. 6 Fev 1452). Princesa de Portugal. 1496 -... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - May 10 | | 2008-05-09 19:35:00 | | 0946 - Pope Agapito II begins his Papacy. 1034 - Mieszko II of Poland dies (b. 0990). 1265 - Emperor Fushimi of Japan was born (d. 1317). 1290 - Duke Rudolph II of Austria dies. 1291 - Scottish nobles recognize the authority of King Edward I of England. 1424 - Go-Kameyama dies. Emperor of Japan.1482 - Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli dies (b. 1397). Italian mathematician and astronomer.1493 - Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll dies. Scottish politician. 1497 - Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World. 1503 - Christopher Columbus discovers the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous sea turtles there. 1508 - Miguel Ángel Buonarotti comienza a pintar en el Vaticano los frescos de la capilla Sixtina. 1521 - Sebastian Brant dies (b. 1457). German writer, author ("Narrenschiff," or "Ship of Fools" ) 1534 - Jacques Cartier discovers Newfoundland. 1566 - Leonhard Fuchs dies (b. 17 Jan 1501). German botanist. 1604 - Jean Mairet was born (d... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - May 9 | | 2008-05-08 19:19:00 | | 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC) between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Kadesh. It is the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail. 0328 - Athanasius elected bishop of Alexandria. 1092 - Lincoln Cathedral is consecrated. 1147 - Minamoto no Yoritomo was born (d. 1199). Japanese shogun. 1315 - Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy dies (b. 1282). 1386 - Treaty of Windsor is signed by Richard II (England) and John I (Portugal) / Assinada a Aliança Luso-Britânica, a mais antiga existente. Ratificação do Tratado de Windsor, entre D. João I de Portugal e Ricardo II de Inglaterra. 1429 - Joan of Arc defeats the English troops besieging Orléans. 1439 - Pope Pius III was born (d. 1503). 1446 - Mary of Enghien dies (b. 1368). Queen of Naples.1450 - 'Abd al-Latif Mirza (Timurid monarch) assassinated. 1502 - Christopher Columbus leaves Spain for his fourth and final journey to the "New World". 1657 - William Bradford... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - May 6 | | 2008-05-05 18:10:00 | | 0680 - Muawiyah I dies (b. 0602). Umayyad caliph.1397 - Sejong the Great of Joseon was born (d. 1450). Ruler of Korea.1447 - D. Afonso V, King of Portugal, and D. Isabel de Aviz wedding1501 - Pope Marcellus II was born (d. 1555) .1502 - James Tyrrell, who was supposed to have confessed to murdering the Princes in the Tower, was executed (b. c. 1450).1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance.1536 - King Henry VIII orders translated Bibles be placed in every church.1540 - Juan Luis Vives dies in Valencia (b. 6 Mar 1540). Spanish philosopher.1542 - Francis Xavier reached Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time. 1555 - Pope Marcellus II dies (b. 1501) .1574 - Pope Innocent X was born (d. 1655) .1596 - Giaches de Wert dies (b. 1535). Flemish composer.1604 - Leon VII Spanish poet's first poem is published: La Cocina 1620 - Hayyim ben Joseph Vital dies (b. 1543). Palestinian-born Kabbalist.1631 - Robert Bruce Cotton dies. English po... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - May 5 | | 2008-05-04 18:34:00 | | 0200 - Sun Ce dies (b. 0175). Warlord of the Han Dynasty.0311 - Galerius dies. Roman Emperor 0553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins. 0867 - Uda was born (d. 0931). Emperor of Japan. 0984 - Gerberga of Saxony dies. Queen of Western Francia 1028 - Alfonso V dies. King of León and Galicia.1192 - Duke Ottokar IV of Styria dies. Last independent ruler of Styria, which is henceforth under common rule with Austria.1194 - King Casimir II of Poland dies (b. 1138).1210 - King Afonso III of Portugal ("O Bolonhês") was born in Coimbra (d. 16 Feb 1279 in Lisbon).1219 - King Leo II of Armenia dies (b. 1150). 1260 - Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire. 1309 - King Charles II of Naples dies (b. c. 1248). King of Naples. 1455 - D. João II was born in Lisbon (d. 25 Oct 1495, in Alvor). King of Portugal (1481-1495).1479 - Guru Amar Das was born (d. 1574). Third Sikh Guru.1494 - Christopher Columbus discovers the island of Jamaica and claims it for Spain. 1512 - Geradus Mercator ... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in history - May 3 | | 2008-05-03 09:27:10 | | On this day in history - May 3
1802 Washington D.C. was incorporated as a city.
1855 Macon B. Allen became the first African American to be admitted to the Bar in Massachusetts.
1859 France declared war on Austria.
1921 West Virginia imposed the first state sales tax.
1945 Indian forces captured Rangoon, Burma, from the Japanese.
1948 The U.S. Supreme [...]... | | By: TexasFred's | | |
| | On this day in History - May 2 | | 2008-05-01 19:01:00 | | 0373 - Athanasius dies (b. 0298). Patriarch of Alexandria 0756 - Emperor Shōmu dies (b. 0701). Emperor of Japan.0907 - Boris I of Bulgaria 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. 1230 - William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny dies (b. c. 1197) .1300 - Blanche of Artois dies. Regent of Navarre, Countess of Lancaster .1335 - Otto the Merry, Duke of Austria, becomes Duke of Carinthia .1360 - Yongle was born (d. 1424). Emperor of China.1450 - William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk dies (b. 1396).1451 - René II, Duke of Lorraine was born (d. 1508). 1458 - Leonor of Viseu was born (d. 1525). Queen of Portugal. 1500 - Pedro Álvares Cabral parte para as Índias.1519 - Leonardo da Vinci dies (b. 15 Apr 1452). Italian painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect, and engineer. Da Vinci was a great engineer and inventor who designed buildings, bridges, canals, forts and war machines. His greater fame lies in being one of the greatest painters of all times, best kn... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - May 1 | | 2008-04-30 20:07:00 | | 0305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. 0408 - Arcadius dies. Roman emperor 1045 - Gregory VI appointed Pope. 1118 - Edith of Scotland dies (b.c. 1080). First wife of Henry I of England.1218 - John I, Count of Hainaut was born (d. 1257) 1218 - Rudolph I of Germany was born (d. 1291). Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1240 - Jacques de Vitry was born. Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals 1285 - Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel was born (d. 1326). English politician. 1308 - Albert I of Habsburg dies murdered (b. 1255) 1328 - Wars of Scottish Independence end: Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton – England recognises Scotland as an independent nation. 1500 - Pedro Álvares Cabral toma posse da "Ilha de Vera Cruz" (hoje: Brasil) em nome do rei de Portugal 1539 - Isabella of Portugal dies (b. 503). Queen of Spain and empress of Germany.1555 - Pope Marcellus II dies (b. 1501). 1572 - Pope Pius V dies (b. 1504) 1576 - Stefan B... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Apr. 30 | | 2008-04-29 19:20:00 | | ● 0065 - Lucan dies (b. 0039). Roman poet.● 0311 - Galerius Valerius Maximianus lança um edito sob o qual os cristãos são reconhecidos legalmente no Império Romano.● 0313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule.● 0418 - Roman Emperor Honorius (who ruled 395-423) issued a decree denouncing Pelagianism, which taught that humanity can take the initial and fundamental steps toward salvation by its own efforts, apart from divine grace.● 0711 - Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus).● 1006 - Supernova SN 1006, the brightest supernova in recorded history, appears in the constellation Lupus.● 1063 - Emperor Renzong of China dies (b. 1010).● 1064 - German King Henry IV gives away Utrecht county of West Friesland● 1245 - King Philip III of France was born (d. 1285).● 1250 - King Louis IX of France was ransomed for one million... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Apr. 28 | | 2008-04-27 18:15:00 | | 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title to the throne is confirmed by election. The killing is carried out by Hashshashin. 1253 - Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, propounds Nam Myoho Renge Kyo for the first time and declares it to be the essence of Buddhism, in effect founding Nichiren Buddhism. 1442 - King Edward IV of England was born (d. 1483) .1498 - Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland dies. English politician.1526 - O famoso padre e escritor Francisco Álvares, deixa Maçuá, nas Terras do Preste João. 1533 - Nicholas West dies (b. 1461). English bishop and diplomat.1545 - Yi Sun-sin was born (d. 1598). Korean admiral.1611 - Establishment of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, the oldest existing university in Asia and the largest Catholic university in the world. 1630 - Charles Cotton was born (d. 1687). English poet.1669 - Canonização de San... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Apr. 27 | | 2008-04-26 20:05:00 | | 0399 BC - Socrates dies (poison via hemlock) (b. 470 bc). Philosopher.0630 - Ardashir III dies. King of Persia (King the Sassanid dynasty). 1076 - Willem bishop of Utrecht (1054-76), murderer of earl Floris I, dies. 1124 - David becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England. 1386 - D. Leoner Teles dies (b. 1350). Queen of Portugal (1372 - 1383).1404 - Philip the Bold dies (b. 1342). Duke of Burgundy.1494 - Sûleyman, llamado el Magnífico, was born. Sultán otomano .1509 - Pope Julius II places the Italian state of Venice under interdict. 1521 - Battle of Mactan: Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães) is killed by natives in the Philippines led by chief Lapu-Lapu. 1530 - Jacopo Sannazaro dies (b. 1458). Italian poet. 1539 - Re-founding of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (nowadays Colombia), by Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar. 1554 - Naufrágio do galeão português São Bento. 1565 - Cebu is es... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Apr. 26 | | 2008-04-25 18:20:00 | | 0121 - Marcus Aurelius was born (d. 0180). Roman Emperor 0570 - Muhammed was born. Founder of Islam, according to the Shi'a sect. Other sources suggest April 20. 1192 - Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan dies (b. 1127). 1444 - Robert Campin dies (b. 1378). Flemish painter.1467 - The miraculous image of Our Lady of Good Counsel appears in Genazzano, Italy. 1476 - Simonetta Vespucci dies (b. 1453). Inspiration of Botticelli.1478 - The Pazzi attack Lorenzo de' Medici and kill his brother Giuliano during High Mass in the Florence Cathedral. 1478 - Giuliano di Piero de' Medici dies assassinated (b. 1453). Ruler of Florence.1489 - Ashikaga Yoshihisa dies (b. 1465). Japanese shogun. 1538 - Gian Paolo Lomazzo was born (d. 1600). Italian painter.1558 - Jean François Fernel dies (b. 1497 ?). French physician who in his historic career in medicine and physiology introduced dissection to clinical practice. 1564 - Shakespeare was christened (baptized: this is not his birthdate). 1573 - Marie de' Medici... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Apr. 20 | | 2008-04-19 18:57:00 | | 0121 - Marcus Aurelius was born (d. 0180). 16th Roman emperor, philosopher. He authored the “Meditations.” 0571 - Muhammad was born (d. 0634) Founder of Islam / Data em que algumas tradições islâmicas fixam o nascimento do profeta Maomé 0702 - Jafar Sadiq was born (d. 0765). Muslim scholar.1176 - Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke dies (b. 1130). English soldier.1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. 1314 - Pope Clement V [Bertrand Got] dies (b. 1264). Pope (1305- 1314) who moved papacy to Avignon. 1317 - Agnes van Montepulciano dies. Italian mystic and saint1442 - Edward IV was born. King of England (1461-83).1494 - Johannes Agricola was born (d. 1566). German protestant reformer1521 - Zhengde dies (b. 1491). Emperor of China.1534 - Jacques Cartier begins his voyage, in which he will discover Canada and Labrador. 1534 - Elizabeth Barton, the mystical "Nun of Kent", is executed at Tyburn. Christian prophet, visionary (b. 1506) . 1558 ... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Apr. 17 | | 2008-04-16 18:57:00 | | o0069 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. 0326 - Alexander dies. Patriarch of Alexandria 0485 - Proclus dies (b. 0412). Greek philosopher.0593 - Emperor Jomei was born. Emperor of Japan.0617 - Donnán of Eigg dies. Celtic Christian martyr, patron saint of Eigg 1080 - King Harald III of Denmark dies (b. 1041).1278 - Michael IX Palaeologus was born (d. 1320). Co-ruling Eastern Roman Emperor.1397 - Geoffrey Chaucer tells the Canterbury Tales for the first time at the court of Richard II. Chaucer scholars have also identified this date (in 1387) as when the book's pilgrimage to Canterbury starts. 1427 - John IV, Duke of Brabant dies (b. 1403) 1492 - Spain and Christopher Columbus sign a contract for him to sail to Asia to get spices. / O navegador Cristóvão Colombo obteve financiamento do Rei Fernando de Espanha para a sua célebre viagem.1498 - Vasco da Gama avista Calicute e com isso descobre o caminho marítimo para a Índia. 1521 - Martin Luther sp... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Apr. 14 | | 2008-04-13 18:37:00 | | 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum. Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Mutina, defeats the forces of the consul Pansa, who is killed. 0069 - Vitellius, commander of the Rhine armies, defeats Emperor Otho in the Battle of Bedriacum and seizes the throne. 0193 - Lucius Septimus Severus é coroado imperador de Roma. 1028 - Henry III, son of Conrad, is elected king of the Germans / Imperador Alemão Conrad II, o Navegante, coroa rei seu filho Henry III. 1132 - Mstislav of Kiev dies (b. 1076).1191 - Giacinto Bobo at the age of 85 becomes Pope Celestinus III1205 - Battle of Adrianople between Bulgars and Crusaders. 1279 - Boleslaus of Greater Poland dies.1322 - Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere dies (b. 1275). English soldier.1336 - Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan was born (d. 1374) 1341 - Sack of Saluzzo (Italy) by Italian-Angevine troops under Manfred V of Saluzzo 1345 - Richard Aungerville dies (b. 1287). English bishop and writer.1433 - Liduina ... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Apr. 12 | | 2008-04-11 18:19:00 | | 599 BC - Mahavira was born (d. 0527 BC). Founder of Jainism. 0065 - Lucius Annaeus Seneca dies (b. c.3 BC). Philosopher, dramatist, statesman. 0238 - Roman emperor Gordian I dies (suicide) .0238 - Roman emperor Gordian II, heir to the Roman Empire, dies killed in battle. 0352 - St Julius I dies. Pope (0337-0352).0467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire .0812 - Muhammad at-Taqi was born (d. 0835). Shia Imam. 1167 - Karl Sverkersson dies. King of Sweden.1204 - Alexius V, the last Greek emperor of a united Byzantium, fled Constantinople in the face of the Fourth Crusade. / A Quarta Cruzada saqueia Constantinopla.1372 - Renovação do Tratado de comércio de Portugal com a Inglaterra1443 - Henry Chichele dies. Archbishop of Canterbury. 1484 - Antonio da Sangallo the Younger was born (d. 1546). Italian architect.1500 - Joachim Camerarius was born (d. 1574). German classical scholar.1526 - Muretus was born (d. 1585). French humanist.1539 - Garcilaso de la Vega, El ... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Apr. 08 | | 2008-04-07 19:14:00 | | 0563 BC - Gautama Buddha was born (d. 483 BC). Religious leader. 0217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is assassinated (and succeeded) by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus. 0956 - Gilbert of Chalon dies. Duke of Burgundy 1093 - The new Winchester Cathedral is dedicated by Walkelin. 1139 - Roger II of Sicily is excommunicated. 1141 - Matilde de Inglaterra, emperatriz consorte del Sacro Imperio, es reconocida como "dama de Inglaterra y de Normandía". 1143 - John II Comnenus dies (b. 1087). Byzantine Emperor 1149 - Pope Eugene III takes refuge in the castle of Ptolemy II of Tusculum. 1271 - In Syria, sultan Baybars conquers the Krak of Chevaliers. 1320 - King Peter I of Portugal was born (d. 1367) .1336 - Tamerlán was born. Soberano mongol .1341 - Francesco Petrarca crowned in Rome.1364 - King John II of France dies (b. 1319).1378 - Bartolomeo Prignano elected as Pope Urban VI.1378 - La elección de dos papas provoca el cisma de occidente que durará 39 años. 1455 - Se el... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Apr. 03 | | 2008-04-02 19:15:00 | | 0033 - Crucifixion of Jesus (traditional date) 0963 - William III, Duke of Aquitaine dies (b. 0915) 1043 - Eduardo o Confessor é coroado rei de Inglaterra na Catedral de Winchester. 1077 - Creation of the first Parliament of Friuli 1151 - Igor Svyatoslavich was born (d. 1202). Russian prince.1189 - Conflict between Emperor Frederick Barbarossa of Germany and Pope Clement III were settled when the Peace of Strasbourg was signed. 1245 - King Philip III of France was born (d. 1285). 1287 - Pope Honorius IV [Giacomo Savelli] dies (b. c. 1210). Italian Pope (1285-87).1350 - Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy dies (b. 1295). 1367 - King Henry IV of England was born (d. 1413) 1376 - Battle of Navarrete (Najera), English beat France. 1493 - Los Reyes Católicos reciben en Barcelona a Cristóbal Colón, a su regreso del descubrimiento de América. 1507 - Martin Luther was ordained as a priest in the Roman Catholic Church. 1528 - German reformer Adolf Clarenbach was arrested in Cologne, Germany, for te... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Apr. 01 | | 2008-03-31 19:11:00 | | 0527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne. 0705 - Greek pope John VII chosen as successor to John VI 1085 - Emperor Shenzong of China dies (b. 1048) 1132 - St-Hugues dies (b. 1053). Bishop of Guenette.1204 - Eleanor of Aquitaine dies (b. c. 122). Wife of Henry II of England. 1205 - King Amalric II of Jerusalem dies (b. 1145). 1220 - Emperor Go-Saga of Japan was born (d. 1272). 1318 - Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from the English. 1340 - Niels Ebbesen kills Gerhard III of Holstein in his bedroom, ending the 1332-1340 interregnum in Denmark. 1389 - Pacto de no agresión entre la Confederación Suiza y Austria. 1431 - Portugal: D. Nuno Álvares Pereira ("O Santo Condestável") dies.1528 - Francisco de Peñalosa dies. Spanish composer.1543 - François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières was born (d. 1626). Constable of France 1572 - in the Eighty Years' War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Spaniards, gaining... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | This Day In History - March 30th | | 2008-03-30 11:41:00 | | Figured this is a good of a Sunday post as any so here we go.1842 - Anesthesia was used for the first time during an operation.1858 - The pencil with an eraser on top of it was patented. 1867 - The sale of Alaska from Russia to the USA was submitted to congress for 2 cents an acre.1870 - The fifteenth amendment to the US Constitution allowing every one to vote regardless of race.1964 - Jeopardy first appeared on television1981 - President Regan was shot and wounded.2002 - The Queen's mother died at 101Birthdays1853 - Vincent Van Gogh1937 - Warren Beatty1945 - Eric Clapton 1962 - MC Hammer1968 - Celine Dion1970 - Secretariat (yes the horse)1974 - meWell that was what took place on March 30th for the past couple of hundred of years. Obviously this is not a complete list but what can you do. Take careSubscribe to RSS headline updates from: Powered by FeedBurner
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| | On this day in History - Mar. 29 | | 2008-03-28 19:54:00 | | 0537 - Vigilius was consecrated and enthroned as Pope, replacing Silverius. 1058 - Pope Stephen X dies. 1249 - A cidade de Faro foi conquistada aos Mouros pelo Rei D. Afonso III . 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England. Margarida de Anjou run away from England and Henrique VI is made prisioner in Tower of London . 1549 - The city of Salvador da Bahia, first capital of Brazil, is founded. 1553 - Vitsentzos Kornaros wa or (d.1613 or 1614). Greek Renaissance poet.1561 - Santorio Santorio was born (d. 22 Feb 1636). Italian physician who made the first systematic study of basal metabolism. In his research, he was also the first to employ instruments of precision and to apply quantitative experimental research techniques in the practice of medicine. 1584 - Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron was born (d. 1648). English general.1602 - John Lightfoot was born (d. 1675). English churchman.1629 - Jacob (o... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Mar. 26 | | 2008-03-25 19:04:00 | | 0304 - Saint Emmanuel dies. Christian martyr killed under Diocletian 0752 - Pope Stephen_II (sometimes called Stephen III) begins his Papacy, twelve days after Pope Zachary death. 0922 - Al-Hallaj dies (b. ca. 0858). Persian Sufi teacher and writer.1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. 1130 - King Sigurd I of Norway dies (b. ca. 1090). 1199 - Richard the Lionheart is fatally wounded by a crossbow bolt during a siege in France, he dies eleven days later. The marksman, a French noble named Pierre Basile, is executed. 1212 - King Sancho I of Portugal dies (b. 1154) 1350 - Alfonso XI of Castile dies in Gibraltar (b. 13 Aug 1311). King of Castile and Leon.1484 - William Caxton printed his translation of Aesop's Fables. 1516 - Conrad Gessner was born (d. 1565). Swiss naturalist.1517 - Heinrich Isaac dies (b. c. 1450). Flemish composer.1535 - Georg Tannstetter dies (b. 1482). Austrian scientist.1546 - Thomas Elyot dies (b. c. 1490). English diplomat. 1552 - Guru Amar Da... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Mar. 25 | | 2008-03-24 19:15:00 | | 0031 - 1st Easter, according to calendar-maker Dionysius Exiguus 0708 - Constantine is consecrated Pope. 0752 - Pope-elected Stephen dies before taking office.1005 - King Kenneth III of Scotland dies in battle.1133 - Henrique II of England was born.1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. 1204 - Takanobu Fujiwara dies. Japanese painter.1223 - King Afonso II of Portugal dies (b. 1185).1252 - Conradin was born (d. 1268) 1259 - Andronikos II Palaiologos was born (d. 1332). Byzantine emperor.1297 - Andronicus III Palaeologus was born (d. 1341). Eastern Roman Emperor.1297 - Arnost of Pardubice was born (d. 1364). Archbishop of Prague.1300 - Dante descends to the Inferno in The Divine Comedy 1305 - The Arena Chapel, containing frescoes by Giotto, was consecrated in Padua, Italy. 1306 - Robert the Bruce becomes King of Scotland, freed Scotland from English rule, winning the decisive Battle of Bannockburn (1314) and confirming Sc... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Mar. 23 | | 2008-03-22 20:50:00 | | 0337 - Constantine, Emperor of Rome, died at the age of 47. 0625 - Battle of Uhud takes place between Muslims and Pagans in Arabia 0752 - Stephan II becomes Pope but on the third day after his election, he died before his consecration1103 - Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy dies (b. 1058). 1153 - Treaty of Konstanz between Frederik I "Barbarossa" and Pope Eugene III.1169 - Shirkuh dies. Kurd General, vizier of Cairo, Saladin's uncle. 1174 - Jocelin, abbot of Melrose, is elected bishop of Glasgow 1237 - Jan of Brienne dies. King of Jerusalem, Emperor of Constantinople.1312 - The Order of the Knights Templar is officially suppressed 1361 - Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster dies (b. c. 1310) 1369 - King Pedro of Castile dies (b. 1334) 1429 - Margaret of Anjou was born (d. 1482). Queen of Henry VI of England 1490 - Primera publicación impresa de la "Mishna Torah" de Maimónides. 1548 - Itagaki Nobukata dies. A retainer of Takeda Shingen.1555 - Pope Julius III (Giovanni M. del Monte) dies (... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Mar. 21 | | 2008-03-20 20:28:00 | | 0630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. 0717 - Battle of Vincy between Charles Martel and Ragenfrid. 1076 - Robert I, Duke of Burgundy dies (b. 1011) 1098 - The monastery in Citeaux, France was founded by St. Robert, marking the beginning of the Roman Catholic Cistercian religious order.1181 - Taira Kiyomori dies (b. 1118). Japanese Feudal general.1188 - Accession to the throne of Japan by emperor Antoku. 1306 - Robert II, Duke of Burgundy dies (b. 1248) 1349 - 3,000 Jews were killed in Black Death riots in Efurt Germany. 1413 - Henry V becomes King of England. 1487 - Nicholas of Flue dies (b. 1417). Swiss hermit and saint.1521 - Maurice, Elector of Saxony was born (d. 1553)1527 - Hermann Finck was born (d. 1558). German composer.1542 - Henry VIII issued a a statute against witchcraft. 1556 - Thomas Cranmer, the first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury was burned at the stake for violating heresy laws revised under the Roman Catholic queen Mary I, know... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Mar. 20 | | 2008-03-19 19:30:00 | | 0043 BC - Ovid was born in what is now Sulmona, Italy. Roman poet. 0141 - 6th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet 0687 - St. Cuthbert dies (b. c. 634). Patron saint of Northumbria. 1191 - Pope Clement III dies. 1191 - Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia dies (b. 1167) 1239 - Hermann von Salza dies. Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights 1413 - King Henry IV of England dies (b. 1367). He is succeed by his son Henry V.1469 - Princess Cecily of York was born (d. 1507). 1477 - Jerome Emser was born (d. 1527). German theologian.1502 - Pierino Belli was born (d. 1575). Italian soldier and jurist.1549 - Lord High Admiral Thomas Seymour dies executed (b. 1508). 4th. husband of Queen Catherine Parr.1568 - Duke Albert of Prussia dies (b. 1490). First duke of Prussia.1586 - Richard Maitland dies (b. 1496). Scottish statesman and historian.1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. 1602 - The Dutch East India Company is established. 1616 - Sir Walter Ral... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Mar. 19 | | 2008-03-18 20:16:00 | | 1238 - Duke Henry I of Poland dies (b. 1163) 1263 - Hugh of St Cher dies. French cardinal. 1279 - Emperor Bing of Song China dies (b. 1271).1279 - Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. 1286 - King Alexander III of Scotland dies (b. 1241) .1313 - Execução de Jacques de Molay, Grão-Mestre da Ordem dos Templários, em França. 1330 - Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent dies executed (b. 1301). English politician.1406 - Ibn Khaldun dies (b. 1332). Arab historian.1413 - King Henry IV of England dies.1434 - Ashikaga Yoshikatsu was born (b. 1443). Japanese shogun.1452 - Frederick III became the last Holy Roman emperor to be crowned by a pope, Nicholas V.1488 - Johannes Magnus was born (d. 1544). Last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden.1534 - José de Anchieta was born (d. 1597). Spanish Jesuit missionary to Brazil / Nascimento do Padre José de Anchieta, em San Cristóbal de La Laguna-Canárias, fundador da cidade de São Paulo, no Brasil. Ficou conhecido co... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Mar. 17 | | 2008-03-16 20:01:00 | | 0045 BC - In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda. 0045 BC - Titus Labienus dies in battle (b. c. 100 BC). Roman leader.0045 BC - Gnaeus Pompeius dies executed.0180 - Marcus Aurelius dies (b. 0121). Roman emperor.0493 - Saint Patrick dies (b. c. 387). Patron saint of Ireland.0624 - A key victory by Muhammad over his Meccan adversaries in the Battle of Badr. 0659 - Gertrude of Nivelles dies. Belgian abbess. 1040 - Harold Harefoot dies (b. c. 1016). King of England.1058 - King Lulach I of Scotland dies (b. c. 1029). 1199 - Jocelin dies. Bishop of Glasgow. 1231 - Emperor Shijo of Japan was born (d. 1242) 1272 - Emperor Go-Saga of Japan dies (b. 1220). 1337 - Edward the Black Prince becomes Duke of Cornwall, the first ever British 'Duke' .1425 - Ashikaga Yoshikazu dies (b. 1407). Ashikaga shogun.1473 - King James IV of Scotland was born (d. 1513) .1516 - Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici dies (b. 1478). Rul... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Mar. 15 | | 2008-03-15 07:37:00 | | 44 BC - Ides of March: Julius Caesar (b. 100 BC) General of the Roman Republic, is assassinated by a group of Roman senatorsby a group of nobles, among whom were Cassius and Brutus. 0076 - Hadrian, was born, Roman Emperor (builder of Hadrian's Wall) .0220 - Cao Cao King of the Kingdom of Wei dies .0221 - Liu Bei, a Chinese warlord and member of the Han royal house, declares himself emperor of Shu-Han, claiming his legitimate succession to the Han dynasty. 0351 - Constantius II elevates his cousin Gallus to Caesar, and puts him in charge of the Eastern part of the Roman Empire. 0493 - Odoacer dies (murdered by Theoderic the Great) (b. 435). King of Italy.0624 - At the Battle of Abdr, Muhammad and his followers defeated an army from Mecca. 0752 - Pope Zacharias died. 0933 - After a ten-year truce, German King Henry I defeats a Hungarian army at the Battle of Riade near the river Unstrut. 0938 - Romanos II was born (d. 0963). Byzantine emperor.0963 - Romanus II dies at 25. Byzantine emper... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Mar. 12 | | 2008-03-11 19:45:00 | | 515 BC - Construction is completed on the Temple in Jerusalem. 0222 - Un grupo de soldados asesina al emperador Heliogábalo. 0417 - Innocent I dies. Italian Pope (401-417).0538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman general, Belisarius. 0604 - Gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604) dies at 64.1270 - Charles of Valois was born (d. 1325). Son of Philip III of France 1289 - King Demetre II of Georgia dies (b. 1259) 1365 - University of Vienna founded .1374 - Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan dies (b. 1336). 1386 - Ashikaga Yoshimochi was born (d. 1428). Ashikaga shogun.1447 - Shah Rukh dies (b. 1377). Ruler of Persia and Transoxonia.1478 - Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici was born (d. 1516). Ruler of Florence. 1507 - Cesare Borgia dies (b. 1475). Cardinal, son of Pope Alexander VI.1535 - El capitán Francisco Pacheco funda la ciudad de Puerto Viejo, la primera que se erigió en la costa de Ecuador. 1551 -... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Mar. 11 | | 2008-03-10 20:05:00 | | 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (According to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty). 0222 - Roman emperor Heliogabalus (b. c. 203) and his mother Julia Soaemias (b. 180), die, killed by the Praetorian Guard .0859 - Eulogius of Cordoba dies. Spanish Bishop and Christian Martyr 0928 - Trpimir II succeedes to the Croatian throne 1198 - Marie de Champagne dies (b. 1145). Daughter of Louis VII of France 1387 - Battle of Castagnaro 1482 - Tomás Torquemada es nombrado Inquisidor de España. 1486 - Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg dies (b. 1414). 1502 - Persia: Ismail I Safi funda la dinastía safaví. 1513 - Leo X is elected Pope. 1514 - hBramante (Donato D'Angelo) dies (b. 14). Italian architect, the greatest architect of the High Renaissance.1526 - Carlos I de España contrae matrimonio en Sevilla con Isabel de Portugal. 1537 - Fernão Mendes Pinto partiu para a Índia 1539 - Os reis de Portugal e do Guzurate assinaram um contrato de paz .1542 - Alvar Núñez Cabeza de ... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
| | On this day in History - Mar. 09 | | 2008-03-09 19:35:00 | | 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sinks the Carthaginian fleet; end of First Punic War.0037 - Tiberius Claudius Nero dies at 78. Roman emperor (14-37).0483 - Simplicius dies. Italian Pope (468-83).1291 - Arghun dies. Persian ruler 1415 - Vasili II of Russia was born (d. 1462).1452 - Ferdinand II of Aragon was born (d. 1516). 1452 - King Fernando II of Aragon was born.1496 - Christopher Columbus leaves Hispaniola for Spain, ending his second visit to the Western Hemisphere. 1503 - Ferdinand I was born. Holy Roman Emperor (1558–1564) and king of Bohemia and Hungary from 1526. 1510 - Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg dies (b. 1445). Swiss-born preacher.1513 - John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford dies (b. 1443). English commander.1526 - Emperor Charles V marries princess Isabella of Portugal.1536 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk was born (d. 1572). English politician.1543 - Guatemala: los españoles fundan el pueblo de Antigua, que fungió como capital de ... | | By: Nothingandall | | |
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