A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History Klassic Studios

A Daily Dose of History (26 Jun 2024)
Today's historical events:
Roman emperor Elagabalus adopts his cousin Alexander Severus as his heir and receives the title of Caesar.
Roman emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sasanian Empire.
Pope Benedict II is chosen.
En no Ozuno, a Japanese mystic and apothecary who will later be regarded as the founder of a folk religion Shugendō, is banished to Izu Ōshima.
Mongols defeat the Seljuk Turks at the Battle of Köse Dağ.
Przemysł II crowned king of Poland, following Ducal period. The white eagle is added to the Polish coat of arms.
Ulrich von Jungingen becomes Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights.
Western Schism: The Roman 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.
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, and Edward, Earl of March, land in England with a rebel army and march on London.
Richard III becomes King of England.
Ottomans begin the second Siege of Rhodes.
Francisco Pizarro is assassinated in Lima by the son of his former companion and later antagonist, Diego de Almagro the younger. Almagro is later caught and executed.
Livonian campaign of Stephen Báthory begins.
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A Daily Dose of History (25 Jun 2024)
Today's historical events:
The Franks are defeated by the Burgundians in the Battle of Vézeronce.
In the Battle of Fontenay-en-Puisaye, forces led by Charles the Bald and Louis the German defeat the armies of Lothair I of Italy and Pepin II of Aquitaine.
At the Diet of Augsburg the Augsburg Confession is presented to the Holy Roman Emperor by the Lutheran princes and Electors of Germany.
Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Rio Nuevo during the Anglo-Spanish War.
Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is the first woman awarded a doctorate of philosophy when she graduates from the University of Padua.
Maria Theresa is crowned Queen of Hungary.
Gavriil Pribylov discovers St. George Island of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea.
Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
A photograph of the June Days uprising becomes the first known instance of photojournalism.
Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
The United States Congress passes the Mann Act, which prohibits interstate transport of women or girls for “immoral purposes”; the ambiguous language would be used to selectively prosecute people for years to come.
Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird is premiered in Paris, bringing him to prominence as a composer.
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A Daily Dose of History (24 Jun 2024)
Today's historical events:
Roman emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from Lake Bracciano, 40 kilometres (25 miles) northwest of Rome.
Julius Nepos forces Roman usurper Glycerius to abdicate the throne and proclaims himself Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
The Battle of Moira is fought between the High King of Ireland and the Kings of Ulster and Dál Riata. It is claimed to be the largest battle in the history of Ireland.
The Vikings sack French city of Nantes.
Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, takes place.
Battle of São Mamede, near Guimarães: Forces led by Afonso I defeat forces led by his mother Teresa of León and her lover Fernando Pérez de Traba.
The Siege of Jaén begins, in the context of the Spanish Reconquista.
First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce.
Hundred Years' War: Battle of Sluys: The French fleet is almost completely destroyed by the English fleet commanded in person by King Edward III.
A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion.
John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings.
Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon are crowned King and Queen of England.
The Anabaptist state of Münster is conquered and disbanded.
English King Henry VIII commands his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves, to leave the court.
Miguel López de Legazpi founds Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
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A Daily Dose of History (23 Jun 2024)
Today's historical events:
Sun Quan proclaims himself emperor of Eastern Wu.
War of Saint Sabas: In the Battle of Trapani, the Venetians defeat a larger Genoese fleet, capturing all its ships.
The Spanish Reconquista: In the Battle of Moclín the Emirate of Granada ambush a superior pursuing force, killing most of them in a military disaster for the Kingdom of Castile.
A peace treaty between the Flemish and the French is signed at Athis-sur-Orge.
First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn (south of Stirling) begins.
Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France sign the "Treaty of Closer Amity With France" (also known as the Pommeraye treaty), pledging mutual aid against Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
Dragut, commander of the Ottoman navy, dies during the Great Siege of Malta.
The Action of Faial, Azores. The Portuguese carrack Cinco Chagas, loaded with slaves and treasure, is attacked and sunk by English ships with only 13 survivors out of over 700 on board.
The mutinous crew of Henry Hudson's fourth voyage sets Henry, his son and seven loyal crew members adrift in an open boat in what is now Hudson Bay; they are never heard from again.
William Penn signs a friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania.
The French residents of Acadia are given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia, Canada.
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A Daily Dose of History (22 Jun 2024)
Today's historical events:
Battle of Versinikia: The Bulgars led by Krum defeat the Byzantine army near Edirne. Emperor Michael I is forced to abdicate in favor of Leo V the Armenian.
The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army near the Rednitz River, killing its leader Gebhard, Duke of Lotharingia (Lorraine).
Fatahillah expels Portuguese forces from Sunda Kelapa, now regarded as the foundation of Jakarta.
Battle of Sisak: Allied Christian troops defeat the Ottomans.
The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe in the form he presented it in, after heated controversy.
The British pass the Quebec Act, setting out rules of governance for the colony of Quebec in British North America.
A poisonous cloud caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano in Iceland reaches Le Havre in France.
In the Chesapeake-Leopard affair, the British warship HMS Leopard attacks and boards the American frigate USS Chesapeake.
War of 1812: After learning of American plans for a surprise attack on Beaver Dams in Ontario, Laura Secord sets out on a 30 kilometer journey on foot to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon.
Cherokee leaders Major Ridge, John Ridge, and Elias Boudinot are assassinated for signing the Treaty of New Echota, which had resulted in the Trail of Tears.
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A Daily Dose of History (21 Jun 2024)
Today's historical events:
A Byzantine expeditionary fleet under Belisarius sails from Constantinople to attack the Vandals in Africa, via Greece and Sicily (approximate date).
Külüg Khan is enthroned as Khagan of the Mongols and Wuzong of the Yuan.
French forces are driven out of northern Italy by Spain at the Battle of Landriano during the War of the League of Cognac.
Sengoku period: Oda Nobunaga, the most powerful of the Japanese daimyōs, is forced to commit suicide by his own general Akechi Mitsuhide.
Execution of 27 Czech noblemen on the Old Town Square in Prague as a consequence of the Battle of White Mountain.
In Montreal in New France, a slave known by the French name of Marie-Joseph Angélique is put to death, having been convicted of setting the fire that destroyed much of the city.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, is founded.
James Otis Jr. offends the King and Parliament in a speech to the Massachusetts General Court.
New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
King Louis XVI of France and his immediate family begin the Flight to Varennes during the French Revolution.
Irish Rebellion of 1798: The British Army defeats Irish rebels at the Battle of Vinegar Hill.
Peninsular War: Wellington defeats Joseph Bonaparte at the Battle of Vitoria.
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