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

A Daily Dose of History (17 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Highest Galician nobility led by Pedro Fróilaz de Traba and the bishop Diego Gelmírez crown Alfonso VII as "King of Galicia". The Battle of Myriokephalon is the last attempt by the Byzantine Empire to recover central Anatolia from the Seljuk Turks. Louis the Great's daughter, Mary, is crowned "king" of Hungary. Thirteen Years' War: A...

A Daily Dose of History (16 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Pope Honorius I is posthumously excommunicated by the Sixth Ecumenical Council. Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers. A determined band of 35 religious dissenters - Pilgrims set sail for Virginia from Plymouth, England in the Mayflower, jubilant at the prospect of practicing their unorthodox brand of worship in...

A Daily Dose of History (15 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Major Fatimid victory over the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of the Orontes. Gilles de Rais, one of the earliest known serial killers, is taken into custody upon an accusation brought against him by Jean de Malestroit, Bishop of Nantes. Departing from Vlissingen, ex-Holy Roman Emperor Charles V returns to Spain. The so-called "Invin...

A Daily Dose of History (14 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Emperor Heraclius enters Constantinople in triumph after his victory over the Persian Empire. Battle of Islandbridge: High King Niall Glúndub is killed while leading an Irish coalition against the Vikings of Uí Ímair, led by King Sitric Cáech. Genpei Wa...

A Daily Dose of History (13 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimum, near Carthage, North Africa. Ögedei Khan is proclaimed Khagan of the Mongol Empire in Kodoe Aral, Khentii: Mongolia. Battle of Tangier: a Portuguese expeditionary force initiates a failed attempt to seize the Moroccan citadel of Tangier. I...

A Daily Dose of History (12 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Battle of Muret. Battle of Portopí: The Aragonese army under the command of James I of Aragon disembarks at Santa Ponça, Majorca, with the purpose of conquering the island. The First Siege of Gibraltar takes place in the context of the Sp...

A Daily Dose of History (11 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends: The Roman Empire suffers the greatest defeat of its history and the Rhine is established as the border between the Empire and the so-called barbarians for the next four hundred years. Isaac II Angelos kills Stephen Hagiochristophorites and then appeals to the people, resulting in the revolt th...

A Daily Dose of History (10 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: The bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy is assassinated by adherents of the Dauphin, the future Charles VII of France. An earthquake known as "The Lesser Judgment Day" hits Constantinople. Thomas Wolsey is invested as a Cardinal. The Battle of Pinkie, the last full-scale militar...

A Daily Dose of History (09 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Arminius' alliance of six Germanic tribes ambushes and annihilates three Roman legions of Publius Quinctilius Varus in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans succeed their father Constantine I as co-emperors. The Roman Empire is divided between the three Augusti. A Byzantine army of 15,000 me...

A Daily Dose of History (08 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Battle of Huoyi: Li Yuan defeats a Sui dynasty army, opening the path to his capture of the imperial capital Chang'an and the eventual establishment of the Tang dynasty. Philip of Swabia, Prince of Hohenstaufen, is crowned King of Germany (King of the Romans) Pope Innocent IV canonises Stanislaus of Szczepanów, killed by king Bolesła...

A Daily Dose of History (07 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: A Roman army under Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem. Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia by Pope John VIII. Pope Alexander III is chosen. Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf: Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf. Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II lands in Acre, Israel, and starts the Sixth Crusade, which res...

A Daily Dose of History (06 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Battle of the Frigidus: Roman emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills Eugenius the usurper. His Frankish magister militum Arbogast escapes but commits suicide two days later. Christopher Columbus sails from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time. The Victoria retur...

A Daily Dose of History (05 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Liu Yan declares himself emperor, establishing the Southern Han state in southern China, at his capital of Panyu. Swa Saw Ke becomes king of Ava Alexander Farnese's army forces Henry IV of France to lift the siege of Paris. A hurricane has overrun a Spanish fleet bound from Havana to Cadiz and sunk the price galleon Atocha. Only 5 me...

A Daily Dose of History (04 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Romulus Augustulus is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the Western Roman Empire. Li Shimin, posthumously known as Emperor Taizong of Tang, assumes the throne over the Tang dynasty of China. Battle of Lenzen: Slavic forces (the Redarii and the Obotrites) are defeated by a Saxon army near the fortifie...

A Daily Dose of History (03 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, is founded by Saint Marinus. King Wamba of the Visigoths puts down a revolt by Hilderic, governor of Nîmes (France) and rival for the throne. Major Byzantine victory at the Battle of Lalakaon against an Arab raid. Richard I of Eng...

A Daily Dose of History (02 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: The Treaty of Jaffa is signed between Richard I of England and Saladin, leading to the end of the Third Crusade. Entry of Mary, Queen of Scots into Edinburgh, a spectacular civic celebration for the Queen of Scotland, marred by religious controversy. The Italian city of Castro is completely destroyed by the forces of Pope Innocent X,...

A Daily Dose of History (01 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: The main altar of Lund Cathedral, at the time seat of the archiepiscopal see of all the Nordic countries, is consecrated. King Tvrtko I of Bosnia writes In castro nostro Vizoka vocatum from the Old town of Visoki. Tumu Crisis: The Mongols capture the Emperor of China. The Spanish fort of Sancti Spiritu, the first one built in modern...

A Daily Dose of History (31 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: After a sudden illness a few days previously, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus ending the Macedonian dynasty. Abdication of Byzantine Emperor Michael VI Bringas after just one year. Al-Kamil becomes sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty. King Haakon V of Norway moves the capital from Bergen to Oslo. King Henry V of England die...

A Daily Dose of History (30 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Titus ends the siege of Jerusalem after destroying Herod's Temple. Peter III of Aragon lands at Trapani to intervene in the War of the Sicilian Vespers. The five-week Battle of Lake Poyang begins, in which the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders (Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang) meet to decide who will supplant the Yuan dynasty. Pope...

A Daily Dose of History (29 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: The city of Melite surrenders to an Aghlabid army following a siege, putting an end to Byzantine Malta. Mainz Cathedral suffers extensive damage from a fire, which destroys the building on the day of its inauguration. Pope Urban IV succeeds Pope Alexander IV, becoming the 182nd pope. Battle of Montecatini: The army of the Republic of...

A Daily Dose of History (28 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna. Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy. Fatimah, daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, dies, with her cause of death being a controversial topic among the Sunni Mus...

A Daily Dose of History (27 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days. Henry the Young King and Margaret of France are crowned junior king and queen of England. The Battle of St. Quentin results in Emmanuel Philibert becoming Duke of Savoy. Pierre Barrière failed an attempt to assassinate Henry IV of France. The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by...

A Daily Dose of History (26 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Yazid I's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah. The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most of Anatolia. Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolf I of Germany defeat Ottokar II of Bohemia in the Battle on the Marchfeld near Dürnkrut in (...

A Daily Dose of History (25 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: The Roman general Germanicus dies near Antioch. He was convinced that the mysterious illness that ended in his death was a result of poisoning by the Syrian governor Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso, whom he had ordered to leave the province. Emperor Constantine V humiliates nineteen high-ranking officials, after discovering a plot against him...

A Daily Dose of History (24 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Gratian, son of Roman Emperor Valentinian I, is named co-Augustus at the age of eight by his father. The Visigoths under king Alaric I begin to pillage Rome. Sack of Thessalonica by the Normans. King John of England, signer of the first Magna Carta, marries Isabella of Angoulême in Angoulême Cathedral. Six thousand Jews are killed in...