Events 1749 – Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont. 1777 – American General George Washington defeats British General Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton. 1815 – Austria, the United Kingdom, and France form a secret defensive alliance against Prussia and Russia. 1833 – Captain… Read More

Events AD 69 – The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor. 366 – The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire. 1492 – Reconquista: The Emirate of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, surrenders. 1680 – Trunajaya… Read More

Events Early Julian Calendar (before Augustus’ leap year correction): 42 BC – The Roman Senate posthumously deifies Julius Caesar. Julian Calendar: 193 – The Senate chooses Pertinax against his will to succeed Commodus as Roman emperor. 404 – Saint Telemachus tries to stop a gladiatorial fight in a Roman amphitheatre, and is stoned to death… Read More

Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gaul. 535 – Byzantine general Belisarius completes the conquest of Sicily, defeating the Gothic garrison of Palermo (Panormos), and ending his consulship for the year. 870 – Battle of Englefield: The Vikings clash with ealdorman Æthelwulf of Berkshire. The invaders are… Read More

Events 999 – Battle of Glenmama: The combined forces of Munster and Meath under king Brian Boru inflict a crushing defeat on the allied armies of Leinster and Dublin near Lyons Hill in Ireland. 1066 – Granada massacre: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela and massacres… Read More

Events 875 – Charles the Bald, King of the Franks, is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor Charles II. 1170 – Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II.H He subsequently becomes a saint and martyr in the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church. 1503 – The Battle… Read More

Events 457 – Majorian is acclaimed emperor of the Western Roman Empire and recognised by Emperor Leo I the Thracian. 484 – Alaric II succeeds his father Euric and becomes king of the Visigoths. He establishes his capital at Aire-sur-l’Adour (Southern Gaul). 1659 – The Marathas defeat the Adilshahi forces in the Battle of Kolhapur.… Read More