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9702 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright%20infringement | Copyright infringement | Copyright infringement (or copyright violation) is the use of material which is covered by copyright law, in a way that violates one of the original copyright owner's "exclusive rights", such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works that build upon it. The slang term bootle... |
9706 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Women%27s%20Day | International Women's Day | International Women's Day is celebrated every year on March 8. International Women's Day has been observed since 1909 in the United States. After a while the people of United States stopped celebrating this holiday. In the 1920s Soviet Union, and then some other Communist countries like China and Cuba, started celebr... |
9707 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/May%20Day | May Day | May 1 is known in many countries as May Day or International Labor Day for human rights of workers. This day is a holiday in most countries, including UK,China, Cuba, Czech republic, France, Russia, Brazil, Austria, Germany, Serbia, Hungary, North Macedonia, Romania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kenya, Slovenia,... |
9709 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut | Beirut | Beirut is the capital of Lebanon. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities of the world. It is on a hilly promontory on the eastern Mediterranean surrounded to the east by the snow-capped mountains of Lebanon. Before the civil war it was a cultural center of the Arab World, a major international financial,... |
9710 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy%20Ajram | Nancy Ajram | Nancy Ajram or Nancy Agram (, born May 16, 1983) is a popular Arab singer from Lebanon. Her musical videos, directed by Nadine Labaki, also Lebanese, revolutionized the Arab music industry.
She had quite a normal childhood with her small family that consisted of her parents, her sister and brother and herself. But whe... |
9711 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairuz | Fairuz | Fairuz (born Nouhad Haddad (, November 21, 1935) is a Lebanese singer. She is a living legend who has been performing for over 50 years all over the world. Her vocal range is contralto. Her first album was released in 1952. She has released 98 more albums since then.
Fairuz was born Nuhad Haddad in 1933 in Beirut, Leb... |
9713 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword | Sword | A sword is a hand-held weapon made for cutting. It is often made of metal. It has a long blade, and a handle called a hilt. Often there is some form of hand protection, such as a cross-guard or a basket. It can be used either for cutting, slashing or stabbing, depending on the type of sword.
Swords were first create... |
9714 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses | Moses | Moses (; in both the Septuagint and the New Testament; , ) is a person in Abrahamic religions. He was a religious leader, lawgiver, and prophet according to the Hebrew Bible. Generally, he is also seen as the author of the Torah.
He is often called Moshe Rabbenu in Hebrew (, Lit. "Moses our Teacher/Rabbi") and seen a... |
9715 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canaan | Canaan | Canaan was an ancient country in the Levant. In the Bible, it was the land promised to Abraham and his children by God. The Canaanite people lived in this area from about 2000 BCE until the time of the Bible. It covers part of the area that is now Israel, Palestine, Syria and Lebanon.
Ancient Israel and Judah
Former c... |
9716 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophet | Prophet | Prophets are people who said that God or gods talked to them. They freely teach other people what they learned. Most of them warn people that something very good will happen if they change their lives.
There are prophets in Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Mormonism, Sanamahism, Zoroastrianism, and in other religions.
... |
9718 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotopaxi | Cotopaxi | Mount Cotopaxi is a volcano in Ecuador. The mountain's altitude (height) is . That is high enough for snow to fall on it, even though it is near the equator (a very warm part of the world). If the volcano erupted, it would be very bad for the people living around it because of the destruction and damage it could cause.... |
9720 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israelites | Israelites | Israelites were a Semitic people of the ancient Middle East. They lived in part of what was Canaan during the time of the Bible. This area came to be called the Land of Israel. It usually refers to a member of one of the Tribes of Israel. The term Children of Israel is also used, especially when talking about the perio... |
9724 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/January%2011 | January 11 |
Events
Up to 1900
314 – Pope Miltiades ends his reign as the Catholic Pope.
532 – Nika riots in Constantinople.
1158 – Vladislav II becomes King of Bohemia.
1569 – First recorded lottery in England.
1571 – Austrian nobility is granted freedom of religion.
1693 – Mount Etna erupts in Sicily, Italy.
1759 – In ... |
9725 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/January%2012 | January 12 |
Events
Up to 1900
475 - Basiliscus becomes Emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
1528 – Gustav Vasa becomes King of Sweden.
1539 - The Treaty of Toledo is signed by King Francis I of France and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
1554 - Bayinnaung is crowned King of Burma.
1616 - The city of Belem, in the present-day st... |
9726 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/January%2013 | January 13 |
Events
Up to 1900
888 - Odo, Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks.
1328 – Edward III of England marries Philippa of Hainault.
1733 – James Oglethorpe and 130 colonists arrive at Charleston, South Carolina.
1750 - Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Madrid to agree on their colonial policy.
1822 – The de... |
9727 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/January%2014 | January 14 | January 14 is celebrated as New Year's Day by those still following the Julian calendar.
Events
Up to 1900
1301 - Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Arpad Dynasty in Hungary.
1343 - Arnost of Barbudice becomes the last Bishop of Prague.
1539 – Spain annexes Cuba.
1639 - "Fundamental Orders": The first writte... |
9728 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/January%2016 | January 16 |
Events
Up to 1900
27 BC – Octavian Caesar given the title Augustus by the Roman Senate (people who were in charge of the Roman Empire).
378 - General Sijay K'ak' conquers Tikal in present-day Guatemala.
550 - Gothic Wars: The Ostrogoths, under King Totila, conquer Rome after a long siege, by bribing the Isaurian... |
9729 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/January%2018 | January 18 |
Events
Up to 1900
350 - General Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor.
1126 - Song Dynasty China: Emperor Huizong of Song decides to leave the throne to his son, Emperor Qinzong of Song.
1486 - King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth of York.
1535 - Spanish conquistador Fra... |
9730 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/January%2019 | January 19 |
Events
Up to 1900
1419 – Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England in England's reconquest of Normandy.
1520 - Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden, is injured in the Battle of Bogesund, leading to his death on February 3.
1607 - The San Agustin Church in Manila is completed. It is the oldes... |
9731 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/January%2020 | January 20 |
Events
Up to 1900
250 - Emperor Decius begins widespread persecution of Christians in Rome
1265 – The English Parliament conducts its first meeting.
1320 - Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes King of Poland.
1356 – Edward Balliol abdicates as King of Scotland.
1523 – Christian III is forced to abdicate the thrones... |
9735 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/January%2021 | January 21 |
Events
Up to 1900
1189 – Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade.
1276 – Innocent V becomes Pope.
1525 – The Swiss Anabaptist Movement was born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptized each other in the home of Manz... |
9736 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/January%2022 | January 22 |
Events
Up to 1900
565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus.
1462 - The Portuguese reach Sao Vicente, Cape Verde.
1506 - The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrive in Vatican City.
1517 - The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and captures the are... |
9737 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/January%2023 | January 23 |
Events
Up to 1900
393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I announces that his eight-year-old son Honorius will be co-Emperor.
1556 – A magnitude 9.0 earthquake hits Shaanxi and Kansu, China. It is estimated that up to 830,000 people are killed in the quake.
1570 - James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, regent for James VI of... |
9740 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali | Bali | Bali () is an island and a province in Indonesia. The province includes the island of Bali and a few other islands. About 4,300,00 people live in Bali. Bali's most important city is Denpasar. Hinduism is Bali's largest religion. More than 90% of its people are Hindus. Textiles and garments are 45% of their exports. The... |
9741 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag%20of%20the%20People%27s%20Republic%20of%20China | Flag of the People's Republic of China | The Flag of China has one big star and four small stars on a red background. The big star stands for the communist government, and the four small stars stand for the workers, peasants, middle-class citizens and soldiers. The red background stands for the blood lost while the history of China was made.
China
People's R... |
9743 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Prince | The Prince | The Prince is a book written by Niccolò Machiavelli, who lived in the city of Florence in the country of Italy. The book was published in 1513.
The book talks about politics and government. During his life, Machiavelli saw many changes in the government of Florence. He thought a lot about what a king or prince should... |
9744 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round | Round | Round or rounds may refer to:
Mathematics and science
The contour of a closed curve or surface with no sharp corners, such as an ellipse, circle, rounded rectangle, or sphere
Rounding, the shortening of a number to reduce the number of significant figures it contains
Round number, a number that ends with one or mor... |
9747 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/512 | 512 |
Events
Roman (Byzantine) Emperor Anastasius I ends a period of moderate ecclestical policy, and starts strongly favoring his own monophysitist beliefs.
Flavian II, Patriarch of Antioch, is deposed and replaced with Severus.
The island nation of Usan-guk is conquered by the Korean Silla Dynasty general Lee Sabu.
... |
9750 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/February%209 | February 9 |
Events
Up to 1900
474 - Zeno crowned as co-Emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
1555 - Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake.
1621 – Gregory XV becomes Pope.
1775 - American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts to be in rebellion.
1788 - The Habsburg Empire joins the R... |
9779 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20Russia | United Russia | United Russia (Russian: Единая Россия) is a Russian political party, which usually labels itself centrist and conservationist. Dmitry Medvedev is leader of this party.
The party has most of the seats in the State Duma and in the Regional Parliaments. Because of this, United Russia is the most powerful political party ... |
9791 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/August%205 | August 5 |
Events
Up to 1900
25 - Gwangwu claims the throne as Emperor during political turmoil, restoring China's Han Dynasty after the collapse of the short-lived Xin Dynasty.
642 – Battle of Maserfeld - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia.
910 - The last major Danish army to raid England is defeated at the... |
9793 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/February%2017 | February 17 |
Events
Up to 1900
364 – Roman Emperor Jovian dies under suspicious circumstances, after a short reign of eight months.
1164 – A major flood on what is now Germany's North Sea coast, kills 20,000 people.
1370 – The Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau.
1400 - The body of ... |
9795 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/October%2030 | October 30 |
Events
Up to 1900
758 - Guangzhou is sacked by Arab and Persian pirates.
1226 - Tran Thu Do, head of the Tran clan of Vietnam, forces Ly Hue Tong, the last emperor of the Ly Dynasty, to commit suicide.
1270 - The Eighth Crusade and Siege of Tunis end by an agreement between Charles I of Sicily and the Sultan of ... |
9796 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger | Tiger | The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest living member of the cat family, the Felidae. It feeds by hunting. It lives in Asia, mainly India, Bhutan, China, Korea and Siberian Russia. Tigers are solitary animals.
Appearance
Tigers have orange [[flakes to
]] with black stripes, and a white belly. The black stripes u... |
9797 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1735 | 1735 | 1735 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar.
Events
January 8 – George Frideric Handel's opera Ariodante plays at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.
February 14 – The Order of St. Anna is started in Russia. It is in honour of the daughter of Peter the Great.
April 13 – Emperor... |
9798 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard | Leopard | A leopard (Panthera pardus) is a big feline of the genus Panthera. It lives in Africa and Asia.
Unlike lions, it does not live in groups. The adult males live separately, and the females live only with their cubs. Leopards live in habitats where there are some trees. They climb trees well, and do so regularly. They ca... |
9799 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar | Jaguar | The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a big cat (feline) which lives in South America and Central America.
The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion. It is also the largest and most powerful feline in the Western Hemisphere.
Because of its spots, jaguars look like leopards, though it is usually larg... |
9800 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheetah | Cheetah | A cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is a medium large cat which lives in Africa. It is the fastest land animal and can run up to 112 kilometers per hour for a short time. Most cheetahs live in the savannas of Africa. There are a few in Asia. Cheetahs are active during the day, and hunt in the early morning or late evening.
C... |
9807 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/January%2028 | January 28 |
Events
Up to 1900
98 - Trajan becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire.
814 - Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne dies.
1393 - King Charles VI of France narrowly escapes death when several dancers' costumes catch fire during a masquerade ball.
1521 - The Diet of Worms begins.
1547 – As a nine-year-old, Edward VI becomes... |
9808 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/October%2016 | October 16 |
Events
Up to 1950
456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the Western Roman Empire.
690 - Empress Wu Zetian ascends to the throne of the Tang dynasty and proclaims herself ruler of the Chinese Empire.
1590 - Composer Carlo Gesualdo murders his wife, Donna Maria d'A... |
9809 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1794 | 1794 |
Events
Whiskey Rebellion
Births
February 21 – Antonio López de Santa Anna |
9813 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/September%2018 | September 18 |
Events
Up to 1900
41 - Tiberius is confirmed as Roman Emperor by the Roman Senate following the natural death of Augustus Caesar on August 19.
96 – Nerva becomes Roman Emperor, after the murder of Domitian.
324 - Constantine I decisively defeats Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing his own control... |
9817 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz | Quartz | Quartz is a tectosilicate mineral that is the second most common mineral in Earth's continental crust. Its crystal structure is a framework of SiO4 silicon–oxygen tetrahedra. Each shares an oxygen atom with another tetrahedron, so the overall chemical formula is SiO2 or silica.
It's name is derived from the German qua... |
9818 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink%20Floyd | Pink Floyd | Pink Floyd were an English rock band that became famous in the 1960s and 1970s. They performed for more than 30 years, and have sold more than 200 million (200,000,000) albums. They are famous for their live shows and deep music. Most of their albums are concept albums, which means every song is linked through a theme.... |
9819 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope%20John%20Paul%20I | Pope John Paul I | Pope John Paul I (; , 17 October 1912 – 28 September 1978), born Albino Luciani, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 264th Pope for 33 days in 1978. His name was a combination of the names of the two popes who came before him. The name "John Paul" honors Pope John XXIII who made him a bishop an... |
9820 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/October%2017 | October 17 |
Events
Up to 1900
1091 – London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London.
1346 – The English capture King David II of Scotland at Neville's Cross and imprison him for eleven years.
1448 – An Ottoman army defeats a Hungarian army at the Second Battle of Kosovo.
1456 – Th... |
9821 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912 | 1912 | 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar.
Events
January 1 – Establishment of Republic of China.
January 5 – Prague Party Conference
January 6 – New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state.
January 17 – British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott and a team of four begin the sec... |
9822 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted%20Cassidy | Ted Cassidy | Ted Cassidy (July 31, 1932 - January 16, 1979) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Lurch and Thing on The Addams Family.
Other websites
American television actors
American movie actors
American stage actors
American voice actors
Actors from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1932 births
1979 deaths
Dea... |
9823 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/July%2031 | July 31 |
Events
Up to 1900
781 – The oldest recorded eruption of Mt. Fuji (Traditional Japanese date: July 6, 781)
904 - Thessaloniki falls to the Arabs, who destroy the city.
1009 – Pietro Boccapecora becomes Pope Sergius IV
1423 – Hundred Years' War: Battle of Cravant – The French army is defeated at Cravant on the ba... |
9824 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aileen%20Wuornos | Aileen Wuornos | Aileen Carol Wuornos Pralle (born Aileen Carol Pittman; February 29, 1956 – October 9, 2002) was an American serial killer. She was born in Rochester, Michigan. She confessed to killing six men in Florida and was executed in Florida State Prison by lethal injection for the murders. Wuornos said that the men she killed ... |
9825 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/May%2020 | May 20 |
Events
Up to 1900
325 - First Council of Nicea: The First Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held.
526 – An earthquake in Syria and Antiochia kills 300,000 people.
685 - The Battle of Dun Nechtain is fought between a Pictish army under King Bridei III and the invading Northumbrians under King Ecgfrith... |
9827 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/June%2011 | June 11 |
Events
Up to 1900
1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes.
1429 - Hundred Years' War: Battle of Jargeau.
1488 - The Battle of Sauchieburn is fought between rebel Lords and King James III of Scotland, who dies in the battle.
1509 – Henry VIII of England marries ... |
9835 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%205 | April 5 |
Events
Up to 1900
823 - Lothair I is crowned King of Italy by Pope Paschal I.
1081 - Alexios I Komnenos is crowned Emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
1242 – During a battle on the ice of Chudskoye Lake, Russian forces rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights.
1566 - Two-hundred Dutch noblemen, led by He... |
9836 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/January%2026 | January 26 |
Events
Up to 1900
1340 – King Edward III of England is declared King of France.
1500 – Vicente Yáñez Pinzón becomes the first European to discover Brazil.
1531 – Lisbon, Portugal hit by an earthquake—thousands die.
1564 - The Council of Trent issues its conclusions in the Tridentinum, establishing a difference ... |
9837 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/January%2027 | January 27 |
Events
Up to 1900
98 – Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva.
447 - Constantinople is hit by a strong earthquake.
672 – St. Vitalian ends his reign as Catholic Pope.
847 – Sergius II ends his reign as Catholic Pope.
1186 – Henry VI, the son and heir of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, weds C... |
9838 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/February%201 | February 1 |
Events
Up to 1900
1327 – Edward III is crowned King of England.
1329 - King John of Bohemia captures Medvegalis, an important fortress of the pagan Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and baptizes 6,000 of its defenders.
1662 – The Chinese pirate Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege.
1709 – Alexan... |
9839 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/February%205 | February 5 |
Events
Up to 1900
146 BC - Third Punic War: The Romans take over Carthage.
2 BC - The Roman senate grants Augustus Caesar the title of "Pater Patriae", meaning "Father of the Fatherland".
62 - An earthquake strikes Pompeii.
756 - An Lushan in China declares himself Emperor and establishes the state of Yan.
159... |
9840 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/February%208 | February 8 |
Events
Up to 1900
421 - Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
1238 - Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir.
1347 - End of the Byzantine Empire's civil war of 1341 to 1347.
1575 - The University of Leiden in the Netherlands is founded.
1587 – Mary, Queen of Scots is executed.
1601... |
9841 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/February%2015 | February 15 |
Events
Up to 1900
1637 - Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor is crowned.
1690 - Constantin Cremer, Prince of Moldavia, and the Holy Roman Empire sign a secret treaty in Sitiu.
1760 - British ship HMS Ramilles strands at Bolt Head near Plymouth, England, after a navigation error. Around 700 people on board are kill... |
9842 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/February%2010 | February 10 |
Events
Up to 1900
1258 – Baghdad falls to the Mongols.
1306 – In Dumfries, Robert the Bruce kills John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch.
1355 – St. Scholastica's Day riot: Two days of rioting in Oxford leaves 63 scholars and probably 30 locals dead.
1567 – An Explosion destroys the Kirk o' Field building in Edinburgh an... |
9843 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/February%2016 | February 16 |
Events
Up to 1900
1249 – Andrew of Longjumeau was dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols.
1270 - The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Livonian Order in the Battle of Karuse.
1279 – Afonso III of Portugal dies. His son Denis succeeds the Portuguese throne.
164... |
9844 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/February%2019 | February 19 |
Events
Up to 1900
197 – Septimius Severus becomes lone Emperor of the Roman Empire.
357 - Emperor Constantius II issues a decree closing all Pagan temples in the Roman Empire.
1594 – Polish-Lithuanian King Sigismund III Vasa is crowned King of Sweden.
1600 - Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in a vio... |
9845 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/February%2023 | February 23 |
Events
Up to 1900
1455 – Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed from movable type.
1554 - In present-day Chile, Mapuche forces under leadership of Lautaro, score a victory over the Spanish at the Battle of Mairihueno.
1574 – The 5th holy war against the Huguen... |
9846 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/February%2025 | February 25 |
Events
Up to 1950
138 – Roman Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his heir.
493 - Odoacer surrenders Ravenna after a 3-year siege and agrees to a mediated peace with Theodoric the Great.
1336 - 4,000 defenders of the Pilenai commit mass suicide rather than be taken captive by the Teuton... |
9847 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/February%2026 | February 26 |
Events
Up to 1900
364 – Valentinian I is proclaimed Roman Emperor.
1266 - Battle of Benevento: An army led by Charles, Count of Anjou defeats a combined German and Sicilian force led by King Manfred of Sicily. Manfred is killed in the battle and Pope Clement IV makes Charles the King of Sicily and Naples.
1548 -... |
9848 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/February%2027 | February 27 |
Events
Up to 1900
425 – The University of Constantinople is founded.
907 - Abaoji, a Khitan chieftain, is enthroned as Emperor Taizu, creating the Liao Dynasty in Northern China.
1560 – The Treaty of Berwick, expelling the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland.
1594 – Henry... |
9849 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/February%2028 | February 28 | In a common year this is the last day of February, and the next day is March 1. In Leap years, February 28 is followed by February 29. In some countries, people born on that date, legally reach the ages of 18 and 21 on February 28.
Events
Up to 1900
202 BC – Emperor Gaozu of Han is crowned in China, marking the beg... |
9850 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crater | Crater | A crater is a round dent on a planet. They are usually shaped like a circle or an oval. They are usually made by something like a meteor hitting the surface of a planet. Underground activity such as volcanoes or explosions can also cause them but it's not as likely.
Related pages
Volcanic crater
Caldera
Impact crater
... |
9852 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Store | Store | Store has several meanings:
A department store
A shop
Storage, a place for saving things
Basic English 850 words |
9853 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930 | 1930 |
Events
November 2 – Haile Selassie became King of Ethiopia
The Trump Building is built in New York City which is at the time the world's tallest building
The Chrysler Building surpasses The Trump Building and also claims world's tallest building
Births
January 3 - Robert Loggia, American actor (d. 2015)
January 10... |
9855 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1857 | 1857 |
Events
Indian Mutiny; Mangal Pandey, Rani of Jhansi
"Jingle Bells" is written and published in America
Births
5 April – Alexander of Battenberg
14 April - Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom; Prince Henry of Battenberg
June 11 – Antoni Grabowski
3 December – Joseph Conrad
Deaths
December 31 - Edward... |
9856 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1887 | 1887 |
Events
July 26 – L. L. Zamenhof published Esperanto
Births
March 22 – Chico Marx
December 25 – Conrad Hilton, American hotelier (d. 1979)
References |
9860 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%201 | March 1 |
Events
Up to 1800
293 - Emperor Diocletian and Maximian appoint Constantius Chlorus and Galerius as Caesars.
1457 - The Unitas Fratrum is established in the village of Kunvald, Bohemian-Moravian Borderland. To date, it is the second-oldest Protestant denomination.
1476 - Battle of Toro: Forces of the Catholic Mo... |
9861 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%202 | March 2 |
Events
Up to 1900
537 - Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoth army under King Vitiges begins the siege of the city.
871 - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army at the Battle of Marton.
986 – Louis V becomes King of the Franks.
1127 – Assassination of Charles I, Count of Flanders.
1444 - Skanderbeg organizes... |
9862 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%209 | March 9 |
Events
Up to 1900
141 BC - Liu Che, known after his death as Emperor Wu of Han, assumes the throne of the Han Dynasty in China.
1009 – Lithuania is mentioned in the annals of Quedlinburg.
1230 - Ivar Asen II of Bulgaria defeats Theodore Epirus in the Battle of Klokonitsa.
1276 – Augsburg becomes an Imperial Fr... |
9863 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%2010 | March 10 |
Events
Up to 1900
241 BC – First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands – The Romans sinks the Carthaginian fleet; end of First Punic War.
298 - Roman Emperor Maximian completes his campaign in North Africa against the Berbers, and makes a triumphant entry to Carthage in present-day Tunisia.
1496 – Christopher... |
9864 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%2030 | March 30 |
Events
Up to 1900
598 - Balkan campaign: The Avars lift the siege of the Byzantine Empire stronghold of Tomis.
1282 - The people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin King, Charles I of Naples, in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers.
1296 – Edward I storms Berwick-upon-Tweed, sacking the then-Scottish borde... |
9865 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%2027 | March 27 |
Events
Up to 1900
47 BC – The Relocation of Power of Cleopatra VII with help Roman dictator Julius Caesar in Egypt.
1306 – Robert I of Scotland and Elizabeth de Burgh are crowned King and Queen of the Scots.
1513 – (not 1512 as often cited) – Explorer Juan Ponce de León sights North America (specifically Florida... |
9866 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%2025 | March 25 |
Events
Up to 1900
421 - Venice is said to have been founded.
708 – Constantine is made Pope.
717 - Theodosius III resigns from the throne of the Byzantine Empire in order to enter the clergy.
1199 - King Richard I of England is wounded by a crossbow while fighting in France, leading to his death on April 6.
13... |
9867 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%2023 | March 23 |
Events
Up to 1900
752 – Stephen II becomes Pope.
1400 - The Tran Dynasty of Vietnam is deposed after 175 years in power, by Ho Quy Ly, a court official.
1568 – Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. Again Catherine of Medici and Charles IX of France make substantial concessions to the Hug... |
9868 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%2019 | March 19 | March 19 is usually the last day of the winter season in the Northern Hemisphere, and the last day of the summer season in the Southern Hemisphere.
Events
Up to 1900
1279 – A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the rule of the Song Dynasty in China.
1452 - Frederick, Holy Roman Emperor is crowned in Rome... |
9869 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%2015 | March 15 | In the Roman calendar March 15 was known as the Ides of March, and it was on this day that Julius Caesar was murdered.
Events
Up to 1900
44 BC – Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Decimus Junius Brutus and several other Roman senators on the Ides of March.
2... |
9870 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%2014 | March 14 |
Events
Up to 1900
44 BC - Casca and Cassius decide, on the night before Julius Caesar's killing, that Mark Antony should stay alive.
1489 - Queen of Cyprus Catherine Cornaro sells her kingdom to Venice.
1590 - Battle of Ivry: Henry of Navarre and a force of Huguenots defeat forces of the Catholic League under th... |
9871 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%2013 | March 13 |
Events
Up to 1900
483 – St. Felix becomes Pope.
874 – The bones of Saint Nicephorus are interred in the Church of the Apostles, Constantinople.
1138 – Cardinal Gregory is elected anti-pope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II.
1639 – Harvard College was named for clergyman John Harvard.
1781 – William Hersche... |
9872 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%2012 | March 12 |
Events
Up to 1900
515 BC – Construction is completed on the Temple in Jerusalem.
1550 - Several hundred Spanish and indigenous troops under the command of Pedro Valdivia defeat an army of 60,000 Mapuche at the Battle of Penco during the Arauco War in present-day Chile.
1622 - Ignatius of Loyola and Saint Francis... |
9873 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%2011 | March 11 |
Events
Up to 1900
222 - Roman Emperor Elagabalus and his mother, Julia Soaemias are murdered by the Praetorian Guard.
1513 – Leo X is elected Pope.
1649 – The Frondeurs (rebels) and the French government sign the Peace of Rueil.
1702 – The first regular English-language newspaper, The Daily Courant, is publishe... |
9874 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%203 | April 3 |
Events
Up to 1900
257 BC – A solar eclipse is seen over southern Gaul and Tuscany.
33 – Crucifixion of Jesus (traditional date)
1043 – Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.
1559 – The Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis treaty is signed, ending the Italian Wars.
1764 - Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor is crowned... |
9876 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%206 | April 6 |
Events
Up to 1900
648 BC – Earliest solar eclipse recorded by the Ancient Greeks.
46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipo and Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger) in the Battle of Thapsus.
402 – Stilicho stymies the Visigoths under Alaric in the Battle of Pollentia.
1199 - Richard I of England ... |
9877 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%209 | April 9 |
Events
Up to 1900
193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum.
1241 - Battle of Liegnitz: Mongol Empire forces defeat the German and Polish armies.
1388 - Despite being outnumbered 16 to 1, forces of the Old Swiss Confederacy are victorious over the Archduchy of Austria in the Battl... |
9878 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%2025 | April 25 |
Events
Up to 1900
775 - The Battle of Bagrevand ends Armenian rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate. Muslim control over Transcaucasus is solidified and its Islamization begins.
799 - After mistreatment and disfigurement by the citizens of Rome, Pope Leo III flees to the Frankish court of Charlemagne at Paderbo... |
9879 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%2026 | April 26 |
Events
Up to 1950
1315 – Robert the Bruce opens the first Scottish Parliament.
1478 – The Pazzi attack Lorenzo de' Medici and kill his brother Giuliano during High Mass in the Florence Cathedral.
1564 – William Shakespeare is baptised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.
1607 – English colonists of the Ja... |
9880 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%2024 | April 24 |
Events
Up to 1900
1184 BC - Traditional date of the Fall of Troy.
1558 – Mary, Queen of Scots marries future King Francis II of France.
1585 - Felice Peretti is elected Pope, becoming Pope Sixtus V.
1704 - The first regular newspaperin Colonial America, the News-Letter, is published in Boston, Massachusetts.
1... |
9881 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%2027 | April 27 |
Events
Up to 1900
33 BC - Lucius Marcius Philippus, step-brother of future Roman Emperor Augustus, celebrates a triumph for his victories while serving as Governor in one of the Provinces of Hispania.
711 - Islamic Conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasi... |
9882 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%2018 | April 18 |
Events
Up to 1900
1506 – The cornerstone for the present Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome is laid.
1518 - Bona Sforza is crowned Queen of Poland.
1521 - The trial of Martin Luther begins its second day during the assembly of the Diet of Worms.
1689 - Bostonians rise up in rebellion against Sir Edmund Andros.
173... |
9883 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%2019 | April 19 |
Events
Up to 1900
69 - Vitellius is accepted as Roman Emperor.
531 - Battle of Callinicum: A Byzantine army under Belisarius is defeated by the Persians at Ar-Raqaah, Syria.
1529 - Protestant Reformation: Second Diet of Speyer bans Lutheranism.
1587 - English seafarer Francis Drake attacks a Spanish fleet in Ca... |
9884 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%2022 | April 22 |
Events
Up to 1900
238 - Year of the Six Emperors: The Roman Senate outlaws Emperor Maximus Thrax for his bloodthirsty proscriptions in Rome and nominates two of its members, Pupienus and Balbinus, to the throne.
1500 – Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil.
1509 – H... |
9885 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%2021 | April 21 |
Events
Up to 1900
753 BC – Romulus founds Rome (traditional).
1506 - End of the three-day Lisbon massacre, in which 1,900 people were slaughtered.
1509 – Henry VIII of England becomes King of England after the death of his father, Henry VII of England.
1526 - The last ruler of the Lodi Dynasty in Northern India, Ib... |
9886 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%2029 | April 29 |
Events
Up to 1900
711 -Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula.
1429 – Battle of Orléans: French troops led by Joan of Arc lifted the English Siege of Orleans, a turning point in the Hundred Years' War.
1483 - Gran Canaria, the main island of the C... |
9887 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%2030 | April 30 |
Events
Up to 1950
313 - Battle of Tzillarum: Emperor Licinius defeats Maximinus II and unifies the Eastern Roman Empire.
711 – Tariq ibn Ziyad reaches Gibraltar, beginning Moorish rule in Spain.
1492 – Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration.
1557 - Mapuche leader Lautaro is killed by Spa... |
9888 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%2016 | April 16 |
Events
Up to 1900
73 – Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege.
1520 - The Revolt of the Comuneros begins in Spain against the rule of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
1521 - Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther's first appearance before the Diet of Worms to be examined by Cha... |
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