Events 70 – Titus ends the siege of Jerusalem after destroying Herod’s Temple. 1282 – Peter III of Aragon lands at Trapani to intervene in the War of the Sicilian Vespers. 1363 – The five-week Battle of Lake Poyang begins, in which the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders (Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang) meet… Read More

Events 870 – The city of Melite surrenders to an Aghlabid army following a siege, putting an end to Byzantine Malta. 1315 – Battle of Montecatini: The army of the Republic of Pisa, commanded by Uguccione della Faggiuola, wins a decisive victory against the joint forces of the Kingdom of Naples and the Republic of… Read More

Events 475 – The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna. 489 – Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy. 663 – Silla-Tang armies crush the Baekje restoration attempt and force Yamato Japan to withdraw from Korea… Read More

Events 410 – The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days. 1557 – The Battle of St. Quentin results in Emmanuel Philibert becoming Duke of Savoy. 1689 – The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar). 1776 – American War of Independence: Battle of Long Island:… Read More

Events 683 – Yazid I’s army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah. 1071 – The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most of Anatolia. 1278 – Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolf I of Germany defeat Ottokar II of… Read More

Events 19 – 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. 1248 – The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights… Read More