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3,100 | 9,937 | 863,768 | November 8 | 2025-05-30T00:41:53Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1278 – Tran Thanh Tang, second Emperor of Vietnam's Tran Dynasty, decides to pass the throne to crown prince Tran Kham.
- 1519 – Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great pomp as would befit a returning god.
- 1520 – Stockholm Bloodbath begins: A su... | [] |
3,101 | 9,938 | 863,768 | November 9 | 2025-05-30T00:41:56Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1282 – Pope Martin IV excommunicates King Peter III of Aragon.
- 1313 – Louis the Bavarian defeats his cousin, Frederick I of Austria, in the Battle of Gamelsdorf.
- 1456 – Ulrich II of Celje, the last prince of the Celje principality in present–day Slovenia, is murdered in Belgrade.
- 1492... | [] |
3,102 | 9,939 | 863,768 | May 13 | 2025-05-30T00:41:59Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1497 – Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
- 1515 – Mary Tudor, Queen of France and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk are officially marry at Greenwich.
- 1568 – Battle of Langside: the forces of Mary, Queen of Scots, are defeated by a confederacy of Scottish Protestant... | [] |
3,103 | 9,940 | 863,768 | October 9 | 2025-05-30T00:42:03Z | ## Events
### Up to 1800
- 768 – Carloman and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of the Franks.
- 1000 – Leif Ericson discovers Vinland, becoming the first known European to set foot in North America.
- 1238 – James I of Aragon conquers Valencia and founded the Kingdom of Valencia.
- 1264 – The Kingdom of Castile conquers... | [] |
3,104 | 9,941 | 863,768 | October 7 | 2025-05-30T00:42:06Z | ## Events
### Up to 1800
- 3761 BC – The epoch (origin) of the modern Hebrew calendar.
- 336 – Pope Marcus ends his reign as Catholic Pope.
- 1428 – Start of the English siege of Orléans in the Hundred Years' War.
- 1477 – Opening of Uppsala University in Sweden.
- 1492 – Christopher Columbus misses Florida when he c... | [] |
3,105 | 9,942 | 863,768 | October 6 | 2025-05-30T00:42:09Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 105 BC – Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict a major defeat on the Roman army of Mallius Maximus.
- 69 BC – Battle of Tigranocerta: Forces of the Roman Republic defeat the army of the Kingdom of Armenia led by King Tigranes the Great.
- 23 – Rebels kill and behead Xin Dynasty Emperor Wang... | [] |
3,106 | 9,943 | 863,768 | October 5 | 2025-05-30T00:42:13Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 610 – Coronation of Emperor Heraclius of the Byzantine Empire.
- 1143 – King Alfonso VII of Leon recognises Portugal as a kingdom.
- 1450 – Jews are expelled from Lower Bavaria by order of Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria.
- 1502 – Christopher Columbus names Costa Rica.
- 1550 – The city of Concep... | [] |
3,107 | 9,944 | 844,779 | October 3 | 2025-08-03T04:03:29Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 2333 BC – Famous date of the establishment of the Kingdom of Chosun (Korea).
- 52 BC – Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and Battle of Alesia.
- 42 BC – First Battle of Philippi: The Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight a ... | [] |
3,108 | 9,945 | 1,882,641 | October 1 | 2026-10-01T09:50:37Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 331 BC – Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.
- 959 – Edgar the Peaceable becomes King of all England.
- 1553 – Coronation of Queen Mary I of England.
- 1787 – Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.
- 1791 – First session of the... | [] |
3,109 | 9,946 | 248,920 | September 2 | 2026-09-23T00:33:01Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 44 BC – Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co–ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
- 31 BC – Roman Civil War: Battle of Actium – Off the western coast of Greece, forces of Octavian defeat troops under Mark Antony and Cleopatra.
- 1192 – The Third Crusade ends, after a peace agreement... | [] |
3,110 | 9,947 | 863,768 | September 4 | 2025-05-30T00:42:26Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 476 – Romulus Augustus, the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself King of Italy.
- 626 – Li Shimin, known after his death as Emperor Taizong of Tang, assumes the throne over the Tang Dynasty in China.
- 1260 – The forces of King Manfred of Sicil... | [] |
3,111 | 9,948 | 863,768 | September 5 | 2025-05-30T00:42:30Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 917 – Liu Yan declares himself Emperor, establishing the southern Han state in China.
- 1590 – Alexander Farnese's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the Siege of Paris.
- 1666 – Great Fire of London ended: A large fire in London burns out after three days. 10,000 buildings including S... | [] |
3,112 | 9,949 | 863,768 | September 6 | 2025-05-30T00:42:33Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 3761 BC – The first day of the Hebrew Calendar.
- 394 – Battle of Frigidus: The Christian Roman Emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills the pagan usurper Eugenius and his Frankish general Arbogast.
- 1492 – Christopher Columbus leaves La Gomera in the Canary Islands, his last land-stop on th... | [] |
3,113 | 9,950 | 863,768 | September 8 | 2025-05-30T00:42:36Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 70 – Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem.
- 1380 – Battle of Kulikovo: Russian forces defeat a mixed army of Tatars and Mongols, stopping their advance.
- 1504 – Michelangelo's David statue is unveiled in Florence.
- 1514 – Battle of Orsha: In one of the biggest battles of the century, ... | [] |
3,114 | 9,951 | 1,831,752 | August 6 | 2026-08-06T14:21:19Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1223 – Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile are crowned King and Queen of France.
- 1284 – The Republic of Pisa is defeated in the Battle of Meloria by the Republic of Genoa, therefore losing its naval dominance in the Mediterranean.
- 1506 – The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the ... | [] |
3,115 | 9,952 | 863,768 | August 4 | 2025-05-30T00:42:42Z | ## Events
### Up to 1940
- 70 – Destruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem by the Romans.
- 1265 – Second Barons' War: Battle of Evesham – an army led by Prince Edward, the future King Edward I of England, defeats the forces of rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, killing de Montfort ... | [] |
3,116 | 9,953 | 863,768 | August 3 | 2025-05-30T00:42:45Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 8 – Roman general Tiberius defeats Dalmatae on the River Balthinus.
- 435 – Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Nestorius, considered the founder of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt.
- 881 – Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: King Louis II... | [] |
3,117 | 9,954 | 863,768 | August 2 | 2025-05-30T00:42:48Z | ## Events
### Up to 1940
- 338 BC – Rise of Macedon: Philip II of Macedon crushes Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea.
- 216 BC – Punic Wars: In the Battle of Cannae, Hannibal destroys the Roman army of Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro in what is considered one of the great masterpieces of t... | [] |
3,118 | 9,955 | 10,432,207 | August 1 | 2025-08-01T20:35:30Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 30 BC – Octavian, later known as Augustus Caesar, enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing the city under the control of the Roman Republic. Mark Antony commits suicide on the same day.
- 69 – Batavian rebellion: The Batavians in Germania Inferior (present–day Netherlands), revolt under leadershi... | [] |
3,119 | 9,956 | 863,768 | August 7 | 2025-05-30T00:42:55Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 322 BC – Battle of Crammon between Athens and Macedon.
- 461 – Roman Emperor Majorian is beheaded near the river Iria in northwestern Italy.
- 626 – The Avar and Slav armies leave the Siege of Constantinople.
- 768 – Pope Stephen III is elected.
- 936 – Coronation of King Otto I of Germany... | [] |
3,120 | 9,957 | 863,768 | August 9 | 2025-05-30T00:42:58Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 48 BC – Caesar's Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus – Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus. Pompey flees to Egypt.
- 378 – Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople – A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths. Valens is killed, along with over half of his army... | [] |
3,121 | 9,958 | 693,482 | Transgender | 2026-07-26T10:14:07Z | **Transgender** people are people who identify or feel differently from their assigned sex at birth. It is considered a gender modality in which gender identity differs from the sex assigned at birth.
## Definitions
The word "transgender" can describe many different people. People with different ideas about their gen... | [] |
3,122 | 9,959 | 863,768 | August 28 | 2025-05-30T00:43:01Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 489 – Theodoric the Great, King of the Ostrogoths, defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into present–day Italy.
- 663 – Silla–Tang armies crush the Baekje restoration attempt and force Yamato Japan to withdraw from Korea in the Battle of Baekgang.
- 1189 – Third Crusade:... | [] |
3,123 | 9,960 | 863,768 | August 21 | 2025-05-30T00:43:04Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1140 – China: Song Dynasty general Yue Fei defeats an army led by Jin Dynasty general Wanyan Wuzhu at the Battle of Yancheng during the Jin-Song Wars.
- 1192 – Minamoto Yoritomo becomes de facto ruler of Japan.
- 1526 – Spanish explorer Alonso de Salazar reaches the Marshall Islands in the ... | [] |
3,124 | 9,961 | 863,768 | August 23 | 2025-05-30T00:43:07Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 30 BC – After a successful invasion of Egypt, Octavian has Marcus Antonius Antyllus and Caesarion executed.
- 79 – Mount Vesuvius starts to show activity, a day before it erupted, destroying Pompeii and Herculaneum.
- 406 – Gothic king Radagaisus is executed after he is defeated by Roman ge... | [] |
3,125 | 9,962 | 863,768 | August 30 | 2025-05-30T00:43:10Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 526 – Ostrogoth King Theodoric the Great dies of dysentery in Ravenna.
- 711 – K'inich K'an Joy Chitam, king of Palenque, disappears from history. He was probably taken prisoner by a rivalling city state.
- 1464 – Pope Paul II is elected.
- 1574 – Guru Ram Das becomes the Fourth Sikh Guru/M... | [] |
3,126 | 9,963 | 863,768 | August 31 | 2025-05-30T00:43:13Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1056 – Byzantine Empress Theodora dies suddenly without children to succeed the throne, ending the Macedonian dynasty.
- 1314 – Norway's capital is moved from Bergen to Oslo.
- 1422 – King Henry V of England dies in France from dysentery. Henry VI of England becomes king of England at the a... | [] |
3,127 | 9,964 | 103,847 | August 24 | 2026-09-03T19:58:42Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 79 – Mount Vesuvius erupted, destroying Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae. The modern city of Naples now stands on the edge of the disaster area.
- 410 – The Visigoths under King Alaric I begin to pillage Rome.
- 455 – The Vandals, led by King Genseric, begin to plunder Rome.
- 1200 – King J... | [] |
3,128 | 9,965 | 863,768 | August 25 | 2025-05-30T00:43:19Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 450 – Pulcheria becomes Empress of the Byzantine Empire after her brother Theodosius II is killed during a hunting accident.
- 1248 – The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III, Archbishop of Utrecht.
- 1537 – The Honourable Artillery Company, the ol... | [] |
3,129 | 9,966 | 103,847 | August 26 | 2026-09-18T22:18:30Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 55 BC – Julius Caesar attempts to conquer Britannia.
- 1071 – Battle of Manzikert: Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert.
- 1278 – Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolph I of Germany defeat Premysl Ottokar I of Bohemia in the Battle of Marchfield near Durnkrut in then–Moravia.
- ... | [] |
3,130 | 9,967 | 863,768 | August 27 | 2025-05-30T00:43:25Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 479 BC – Battle of Plataea ends the Persian invasion of Greece, Mardonius routed by Pausanias, the Spartan commander of the Greek army.
- 55 BC – Julius Caesar Lands in Britain for the first time.
- AD 410 – Vandal sack of Rome ends after three days.
- 1172 – Henry the Young King and Margar... | [] |
3,131 | 9,968 | 863,768 | August 20 | 2025-05-30T00:43:41Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 14 – Agrippa Postumus, adopted son of the deceased emperor Augustus, is executed by his guards while in exile under mysterious circumstances.
- 636 – Battle of Yarmuk: Arab forces led by Khalid bin Walid take control of Syria and Palestine away from the Byzantine Empire, marking the first g... | [] |
3,132 | 9,969 | 863,768 | August 19 | 2025-05-30T00:43:44Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 43 BC – Octavian, later known as Augustus, compels the Roman Senate to elect him as consul.
- 1153 – Baldwin III of Jerusalem takes control of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from his mother, Melisende, and also captures Ascalon.
- 1458 – Pope Pius II is elected.
- 1493 – Accession to the throne o... | [] |
3,133 | 9,970 | 863,768 | August 18 | 2025-05-30T00:43:47Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1201 – The city of Riga in present–day Latvia is founded.
- 1487 – The Siege of Malaga comes to an end, with the taking of the city by Castilian and Aragonese forces.
- 1572 – Henry IV of France and Margaret of Valois marry.
- 1587 – Virginia Dare, granddaughter of Governor John White of th... | [] |
3,134 | 9,971 | 863,768 | August 17 | 2025-05-30T00:43:50Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 310 – Pope Eusebius is banished by Emperor Maxentius to Sicily, where he dies.
- 682 – Pope Leo II is elected.
- 986 – A Byzantine army is destroyed at the pass of Trajan by Bulgarians.
- 1386 – Karl Topia, ruler of the Princedom of Albania, creates an alliance with the Republic of Venice.
... | [] |
3,135 | 9,972 | 1,704,901 | August 15 | 2025-12-13T01:18:31Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 29 BC – Octavian is celebrated as conqueror of Egypt and takes over the ruling of the Roman Empire, later changing his name to Augustus.
- 927 – The Saracens conquer and destroy Taranto.
- 982 – Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor is defeated by the Saracens in the Battle of Cape Colonna, in Calabr... | [] |
3,136 | 9,973 | 863,768 | August 14 | 2025-05-30T00:43:56Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 29 BC – Octavian celebrates the second of his three consecutive triumphs in Rome after his victory over the Dalmatians.
- 1040 – Macbeth kills King Duncan I of Scotland, and crowns himself King of Scotland.
- 1352 – War of the Breton Succession: The Anglo-Britons defeat the French in the Ba... | [] |
3,137 | 9,974 | 1,062,704 | August 13 | 2026-03-10T17:23:31Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 3113 B.C. – Maya Calendar, started on this date (some sources give August 11). It ends either on December 21 or 23, 2012. Although some people thought the world would end in 2012, life continued as normal.
- 29 BC – Octavian holds the first of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate... | [] |
3,138 | 9,975 | 863,768 | August 11 | 2025-05-30T00:44:02Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 3114 BC – The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre–Columbian Mesoamerican civilisations, notably the Maya, begins, ending either on December 21 or 23, 2012.
- 106 – The Southwestern part of Dacia (modern Romania) becomes a Roman province, Roman Dacia.
- 117 – Hadrian become... | [] |
3,139 | 9,976 | 863,768 | August 10 | 2025-05-30T00:44:05Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 612 BC – Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire. Destruction of Nineveh.
- 654 – Eugene I is elected Pope, although his predecessor, Pope Martin I, is still alive at this time.
- 843 – The Treaty of Verdun divides the Frankish Kingdom between Lothair I, Louis the German and Charl... | [] |
3,140 | 9,977 | 863,768 | August 22 | 2025-05-30T00:44:08Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 392 – Arbogast is elected Roman Emperor.
- 476 – Odoacer is proclaimed, by West Roman mercenaries, as *Rex Italiae*, King of Italy.
- 1138 – Battle of the Standard between Scotland and England near Northallerton, Yorkshire.
- 1485 – The Battle of Bosworth Field decisively ends the Wars of t... | [] |
3,141 | 9,981 | 1,011,873 | 1485 | 2025-11-09T15:51:49Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1485{{/Year in various calendars}}
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## Events
- August 22 – Battle of Bosworth Field ends the War of the Roses, Henry VII becomes King of England.
- The first appearance of the sweating sickness in England.
## Births
- 16 December – C... | [] |
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3,143 | 9,986 | 8,370,971 | Fifth Avenue | 2022-07-31T12:36:33Z | **Fifth Avenue** is a large avenue in New York City (U.S.). Running from Greenwich Village in southern Manhattan to Harlem in the north, the avenue marks the line dividing Manhattan into two parts, called the East Side and the West Side. The nearest avenues, on either side, are Madison Avenue (east) and Sixth Avenue (w... | [] |
3,144 | 9,987 | 1,386,969 | Yarm | 2024-12-22T17:06:41Z | **Yarm** is a small town in North East England, in Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire. It is next to the River Tees and the River Leven. It has a railway station. From 1974 to 1996 it was part of Cleveland, England.
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3,145 | 9,990 | 532,461 | Ulster Volunteer Force | 2024-08-28T06:21:18Z | The **Ulster Volunteer Force** (**UVF**) is a loyalist paramilitary (civilians trained as soldiers) group based in Northern Ireland. It was formed in 1966. Its name comes from the UVF of World War I. The Ulster Volunteer Force was started as a Protestant/Unionist militia (citizen military force) in 1912 to oppose the H... | [] |
3,146 | 9,992 | 248,920 | June 12 | 2026-06-13T01:10:50Z | ## Events
### Up to 1950
- 1381 – Peasants' Revolt: In England, rebels arrive at Blackheath.
- 1418 – An insurrection delivers Paris to control of the Burgundians.
- 1429 – Battle of Jargeau: Joan of Arc leads the French army in the capture of the city and the English commander, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffol... | [] |
3,147 | 9,993 | 1,011,873 | 1254 | 2025-10-09T14:24:07Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1254{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1254{{/Year article header}}
## Births
- September 15 – Marco Polo, Italian explorer (d. 1324)
## Deaths
- December 7 – Pope Innocent IV
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3,148 | 9,994 | 1,011,873 | 1473 | 2025-11-09T15:51:42Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1473{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1473{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- February 12 - The first complete edition of Avicenna's The Canon of Medicine (in Latin translation) is published in Milan.
- August 11 - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Mehmed II defeats the ... | [] |
3,149 | 9,995 | 1,011,873 | 1898 | 2025-11-09T15:43:46Z | {{#Year article header}}1898{{/Year article header}}
## Events
### January
- January 1 – New York City creates the City of Greater New York.
### February
- February 12 – Henry Lindfield dies in England, and is the first person to die from a car accident.
### March
- March 24 – Robert Allison of Port Carbon, Penn... | [] |
3,150 | 9,996 | 314,522 | Spanish–American War | 2025-03-28T18:37:47Z | The **Spanish–American War** was a war fought between Spain and the United States in 1898, partly because many people in Cuba, one of the last parts of the Spanish Empire, wanted to become independent. Many Americans also wanted their country to get a colonial empire.
Spain lost the sea war and so had to give up Cuba,... | [] |
3,151 | 9,998 | 485,156 | Infection | 2026-08-22T00:06:27Z | **Infection** is the invasion of an organism's body tissues by things that cause disease. The disease is caused by the invading agents multiplying. As they multiply, they can form toxins and damage the organism's tissues. **Infectious disease**, also known as 'transmissible disease' or 'communicable disease', is illnes... | [] |
3,152 | 9,999 | 86,802 | Minesweeper (video game) | 2024-06-27T05:59:04Z | **Minesweeper** is a strategy game that comes with most Microsoft computer operating systems. It is available for many other operating systems and desktop environments as well. The object of the game is to clear a minefield of mines. By clicking on blocks, the player learns if the block contains a mine. If they do not ... | [] |
3,153 | 10,000 | 1,734,355 | Fishing | 2026-07-04T17:00:16Z | <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="Multiple image"><div data-arg data-name="align">right</div><div data-arg data-name="width">300</div><div data-arg data-name="direction">vertical</div><div data-arg data-name="image1">Stilts fishermen Sri Lanka 02.jpg</div><div data-arg data-name="alt1"></div><div data... | [] |
3,154 | 10,002 | 1,704,901 | Confederate States of America | 2026-03-19T00:31:23Z | The **Confederate States of America** (CSA) was a short-lived government that existed in the southern United States during the American Civil War. It was established (made) in 1861 by seven southern states in which slavery was legal, after Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the U.S., but before he took office. So... | [] |
3,155 | 10,003 | 640,235 | A Tale of Two Cities | 2023-10-21T22:47:59Z | ***A Tale of Two Cities*** is a book written by Charles Dickens. It was published (printed) in 1859. It is set during the time of the French Revolution (1775-1793). The story happens in France and England. It talks about the French Revolution and the troubles the poor go through and how the rich ignore them. The main c... | [] |
3,156 | 10,005 | 121,204 | Fiji | 2026-05-25T13:23:33Z | **Fiji** is an island country in the Pacific Ocean. It has 322 islands. The most important islands are Vanua Levu and Viti Levu. The capital city and the city with the most people is Suva. There are about 844,330 people in Fiji.
The official languages of Fiji are Fijian, English and Hindi Fiji is part of the Pacific R... | [] |
3,157 | 10,006 | 381,116 | Fijian language | 2022-08-16T05:12:54Z | The **Fijian language** is a Austronesian language. It is one of the official languages of Fiji. It has about 350,000 speakers.
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3,158 | 10,008 | 5,295 | 1922 | 2026-03-12T04:37:47Z | **1922** (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday in the Julian calendar.
## Events
- February 28 – Egypt becomes an independent country.
- Most of Ireland stopped being part of the United Kingdom.
- Collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
- Tomb of Tutan... | [] |
3,159 | 10,010 | 1,451,744 | Legend | 2024-05-10T20:40:00Z | *Legends* (derived from Latin *legenda*) are stories in oral tradition passed on by word of mouth.
The word is also used for famous or historically significant people, places, events, etc. We sometimes say of someone who is extremely famous that they are a "legend" or "of legendary fame".
Examples of legends are Ali ... | [] |
3,160 | 10,011 | 22,027 | Fountain of Youth | 2024-08-22T02:50:36Z | The **Fountain of Youth** is a legendary spring. People talked about it for thousands of years. They thought its water could make people young and healthy. Herodotus put it in the Horn of Africa. Later stories said it was in India. A Spanish explorer, Juan Ponce de Leon, was said to have looked for it while in present-... | [] |
3,161 | 10,012 | 1,840,756 | Ho Chi Minh City | 2026-07-19T15:51:23Z | **Ho Chi Minh City** (Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is a city in southern Vietnam. It is governed as a municipality and includes a large rural area. It is the most populous and economically city in Vietnam. About 9 million people live in the city, but unregistered migrant workers who lived and worked in the city is closer to ... | [] |
3,162 | 10,013 | 532,461 | Apricot | 2026-01-28T13:54:01Z | An **apricot** is a drupe fruit. It is closely related to the plum.
## Description
The apricot comes from a small to medium-sized tree, 8–12 m tall, with a trunk up to 40 centimetres in diameter with spreading, dense canopy; leaves are shaped somewhat like a heart with pointed tips, about 8 centimetres (3 inches) wid... | [] |
3,163 | 10,016 | 1,629,609 | Contraction | 2026-05-07T22:59:47Z | A **contraction** is a word that is made up of two or more words that are connected together. One or more letters are removed from the words when they are connected. One or more apostrophes are added in the location letters are removed. For example, an apostrophe goes in place of the o in *not* when "do not" is shorten... | [] |
3,164 | 10,017 | 532,461 | Tonga | 2026-02-28T03:56:21Z | **Tonga** is a country in Pacific Ocean. It has 169 islands. Only 36 islands have inhabitants. The most important island is Tongatapu. Tupou IV is the king of Tonga and the Prime Minister is Siaosi Sovaleni. The capital of Tonga is Nuku'alofa, which is on Tongatapu.
The official languages of Tonga are Tongan and Engli... | [] |
3,165 | 10,018 | 314,522 | Filippo Azzaiolo | 2024-12-27T20:33:13Z | **Filippo Azzaiolo** (1530 - 1569) was an Italian composer. He lived in 16th century. Azzaiolo worked in Bologna.
All his known songs were composed between 1557 and 1569. Azzaiolo's most famous song is "Chi passa".
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3,166 | 10,020 | 863,768 | June 10 | 2025-05-30T00:44:14Z | ## Events
### Up to 1925
- 1190 – Third Crusade: Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor drowns in the River Saleph while leading an army to Jerusalem.
- 1329 – The Battle of Pelekanon results in a Byzantine Empire defeat against the Ottoman Empire.
- 1523 – Copenhagen is surrounded by the army of Frederick I of Denmark, as ... | [] |
3,167 | 10,021 | 863,768 | June 25 | 2025-05-30T00:44:17Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 253 – Pope Cornelius is executed by beheading.
- 524 – The Franks are defeated by the Burgundians in the Battle of Vezeronce.
- 841 – Battle of Fontenay: Forces lead by Charles the Bald and Louis the German defeat the armies of Lothair I of Italy and Pepin II of Aquitaine.
- 1530 – At the D... | [] |
3,168 | 10,022 | 248,920 | June 13 | 2025-11-25T22:04:00Z | ## Events
### Up to 1960
- 313 – The Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co–Emperor Valerius Licinius granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, is posted in Nicomedia.
- 1373 – The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance takes effect.
- 1381 – The Peasants' Revolt in England, led by Wat Tyler, ends in... | [] |
3,169 | 10,023 | 1,852,694 | June 14 | 2026-08-10T09:59:52Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1057 – Pope Stephen IX is elected.
- 1158 – Munich is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river Isar.
- 1177 – The Cham people conquer the Khmer city of Angkor in present-day Cambodia, where the Angkor Wat temple is located. They came over the Tonle Sap lake on their way there.
- ... | [] |
3,170 | 10,024 | 1,759,529 | June 15 | 2026-03-04T22:40:00Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 763 BC – The Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history.
- 923 – Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed and Charles the Simple is arrested by supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy.
- 1184 – King Magnus V of Norway is kil... | [] |
3,171 | 10,025 | 863,768 | June 16 | 2025-05-30T00:44:30Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 363 – Emperor Julian marches up the Tigris and burns his fleet of supply ships. During the withdrawal, Roman forces suffer several attacks from the Persians.
- 632 – Yazdegerd III becomes Shah of Persia, as the last ruler of the Sassanid Dynasty.
- 1487 – Battle of Stoke Field, the end of t... | [] |
3,172 | 10,026 | 863,768 | June 17 | 2025-05-30T00:44:33Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1462 – Vlad III the Impaler attempts to kill Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II forcing him to retreat to Wallachia.
- 1497 – Battle of Deptford Bridge – Forces under King Henry VII soundly defeat troops led by Michael An Gof.
- 1565 – Matsunaga Hisahide assassinates the 13th Ashikaga Shogun, Ashikag... | [] |
3,173 | 10,027 | 863,768 | June 18 | 2025-05-30T00:44:36Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 618 – Tang Dynasty rule begins in China, with the accession of Emperor Gaozu of Tang (Li Yuan).
- 1053 – Battle of Civitate: 3,000 horsemen of Norman Count Humphrey of Hauteville heavily defeat the troops of Pope Leo IX.
- 1264 – The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in County Kil... | [] |
3,174 | 10,028 | 863,768 | June 19 | 2025-05-30T00:44:39Z | ## Events
### Up to 1950
- 936 – Louis IV of France is crowned as the West Frankish King in the city of Laon.
- 1179 – Battle of Kalskinnet in takes place outside Nidaros (present-day Trondheim). Earl Erling Skakke is killed, as the battle changes the progress of the civil wars.
- 1269 – Louis IX of France orders tha... | [] |
3,175 | 10,029 | 863,768 | June 26 | 2025-05-30T00:44:42Z | ## Events
### Up to 1950
- 4 – Roman Emperor Augustus adopts Tiberius.
- 221 – Roman Emperor Elagabalus adopts his cousin Alexander Severus as his heir.
- 363 – Roman Emperor Julian is killed during retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Troops on the battlefield proclaim Jovian Emperor.
- 687 – Benedict II becomes Pope.
... | [] |
3,176 | 10,030 | 863,768 | June 30 | 2025-05-30T00:44:45Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 350 – Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantian dynasty, is defeated and killed by the usurper Magnentius.
- 763 – A Byzantine army under Emperor Constantine V defeats the Bulgarian forces in the Battle of Anchialus.
- 1422 – Battle of Arbedo between the Duke of Milan and the Swiss canto... | [] |
3,177 | 10,031 | 1,699,578 | June 28 | 2025-11-26T04:27:36Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1098 – Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul.
- 1243 – Innocent IV becomes pope.
- 1360 – Muhammed VI, Sultan of Granada becomes the 10th Nasrid King of Granada after killing his brother, Ismail II, Sultan of Granada.
- 1389 – Ottoman Empire defeats Christian Europe army in... | [] |
3,178 | 10,032 | 1,633,172 | June 27 | 2025-09-09T21:31:22Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 678 – Pope Agatho is elected.
- 1358 – The Republic of Dubrovnik is founded.
- 1497 – Cornish rebels Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank are executed at Tyburn, London, England.
- 1556 – The thirteen Stratford martyrs are burned at the stake near London for their Protestant beliefs.
- 1709 – ... | [] |
3,179 | 10,033 | 863,768 | June 22 | 2025-05-30T00:44:54Z | ## Events
### Up to 1950
- 217 BC – Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom.
- 168 BC – Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat and capture Macedonian King Perseus, ending the Third Macedonian War.
- 816 – Pope Stephen IV is elected.
- 1593 – ... | [] |
3,180 | 10,034 | 863,768 | June 23 | 2025-05-30T00:44:58Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 229 – Sun Quan declares himself Chinese Emperor of the Wu Dynasty.
- 1280 – The Emirate of Granada defeats the Kingdom of Castile in the Battle of Moclin.
- 1295 – Pope Boniface VIII enters Rome.
- 1305 – Flemish–French peace treaty signed at Athis-sur-Orge.
- 1314 – Start of the Battle of ... | [] |
3,181 | 10,035 | 103,847 | June 24 | 2026-06-27T06:50:14Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 79 – Titus becomes Roman Emperor after the previous day's death of his father, Vespasian.
- 109 – Roman Emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from Lake Bracciano, 40 kilometers northwest of Rome.
- 972 – Battle of Cedynia: First documented victory of P... | [] |
3,182 | 10,036 | 22,027 | June 29 | 2025-09-18T23:08:51Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 226 – Cao Pi dies and his son Cao Rui succeeds him as Emperor of the Kingdom of Wei in present-day China.
- 1149 – Raymond of Poitiers is defeated and killed at the Battle of Inab by Nur ad-Din Zangi.
- 1194 – King Sverre of Norway is crowned.
- 1534 – Jacques Cartier becomes the first-know... | [] |
3,183 | 10,037 | 863,768 | July 24 | 2025-05-30T00:45:07Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1132 – Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.
- 1148 – King Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade.
- 1245 – Pope Innocent IV forces King Sancho II of Portugal out, and replaces him with Afonso III of Portugal.
- 1411 – The Battle o... | [] |
3,184 | 10,039 | 103,847 | July 11 | 2026-07-16T20:15:02Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 472 – After being besieged in Rome by his own generals, Western Roman Emperor Anthemius is captured in Saint Peter's Basilica and put to death.
- 1174 – Baldwin IV, aged 13, becomes King of Jerusalem, with Raymond III, Count of Tripoli as regent and William of Tyre as chancellor.
- 1302 – B... | [] |
3,185 | 10,040 | 863,768 | July 12 | 2025-05-30T00:45:13Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 927 – Aethelstan, King of England, secures a pledge from Constantine II of Scotland that he (Constantine) will not ally with Viking Kings, beginning the process of unifying Great Britain.
- 1191 – Third Crusade: Saladin's garrison surrenders to Philip Augustus, ending the two-year siege of ... | [] |
3,186 | 10,041 | 314,522 | July 10 | 2025-07-09T00:16:52Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 48 BC – Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia.
- 988 – Founding date of the city of Dublin.
- 1212 – London is almost completely destroyed by fire.
- 1460 – Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick defeats the king's Lancastrian forces ... | [] |
3,187 | 10,042 | 863,768 | July 21 | 2025-05-30T00:45:19Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 356 BC – The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus (present–day Turkey), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, is destroyed in an arson attack.
- 230 – Pope Pontian succeeds Pope Urban I.
- 285 – Diocletian appoints Maximian as Roman Caesar and co–ruler.
- 365 – After a magnitude 8 earthqua... | [] |
3,188 | 10,043 | 863,768 | July 22 | 2025-05-30T00:45:22Z | ## Events
### Up to 1950
- 838 – Battle of Anzen: Byzantine Emperor Theophilos suffers a heavy defeat by the Abbasids.
- 1099 – First Crusade: Godfrey de Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre.
- 1209 – Massacre of Béziers: The first major military action of the Albigensian Crusade.
- 1298 – Wil... | [] |
3,189 | 10,044 | 863,768 | July 14 | 2025-05-30T00:45:25Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 756 – An Lushan Rebellion: Emperor Xuanzong of Tang of China flees the capital Chang'an as An Lushan's forces advance toward the city.
- 1223 – Louis VIII becomes King of France.
- 1769 – Spanish soldier Gaspar de Portola leads the first European land expedition to present–day California.
-... | [] |
3,190 | 10,045 | 863,768 | July 15 | 2025-05-30T00:45:28Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1099 – First Crusade: Christian soldiers take Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after a difficult siege.
- 1149 – The rebuilt Church of the Holy Sepulchre is consecrated in Jerusalem.
- 1207 – John of England expels Canterbury monks for supporting Archbishop of Canterbury Stephen La... | [] |
3,191 | 10,047 | 863,768 | July 18 | 2025-05-30T00:45:31Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 390 BC – Battle of the Allia: A Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, leading to the subsequent sacking of Rome.
- 64 – Great fire of Rome: A fire begins to burn in the merchant area of Rome and soon burns completely out of control while Emperor Nero reportedly plays his lyre and sings w... | [] |
3,192 | 10,048 | 863,768 | July 19 | 2025-05-30T00:45:34Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 64 – The Great Fire of Rome starts.
- 484 – Leontius, Roman usurper, is crowned Eastern Emperor at Tarsus in modern-day Turkey.
- 711 – Ummayad conquest of Hispania: Battle of Guadalete – Ummayad forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by King Roderic.
- 1333 – Wars of Scottis... | [] |
3,193 | 10,049 | 1,398,040 | July 27 | 2025-07-23T00:40:23Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1054 – Siward, Earl of Northumbria invades Scotland and defeats Macbeth, somewhere North of the Firth of Forth.
- 1202 – Georgian-Seljuk Wars: At the Battle of Basian, the Kingdom of Georgia defeats the Sultanate of Rum.
- 1214 – Battle of Bouvines: Philip II of France decisively defeats Im... | [] |
3,194 | 10,050 | 103,847 | July 28 | 2026-08-11T17:50:46Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1364 – Troops of the Republic of Pisa and Republic of Florence clash in the Battle of Cascina.
- 1540 – Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex is executed at the order of King Henry VIII of England, who marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day.
- 1566 – A storm sinks several sh... | [] |
3,195 | 10,051 | 103,847 | July 29 | 2025-07-31T19:07:26Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 238 – The Praetorian Guard storm the palace and capture Pupienus and Balbinus, who are then dragged through the streets of Rome and executed.
- 904 – Sack of Thessaloniki – Saracen raiders under Leo of Tripoli sack Thessaloniki, the Byzantine Empire's second–largest city after a short siege... | [] |
3,196 | 10,052 | 458,748 | July 23 | 2025-11-02T16:49:24Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 811 – Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I plunders the Bulgarian city of Pliska and captures Khan Krum's treasure.
- 1148 – Crusades: A Crusader army starts a siege of Damascus, lasting until July 28.
- 1793 – The Kingdom of Prussia re–conquers Mainz from France.
- 1632 – 300 colonists leave for... | [] |
3,197 | 10,053 | 1,398,040 | September 10 | 2025-09-18T00:23:03Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1419 – John of Burgundy is assassinated by friends of the Dauphin, the future Charles VII of France.
- 1509 – A strong earthquake hits Constantinople, referred to by people at the time as the "Lesser Judgement Day".
- 1515 – Thomas Wolsey becomes a cardinal.
- 1547 – Battle of Pinkie Cleugh... | [] |
3,198 | 10,054 | 863,768 | September 30 | 2025-05-30T00:45:53Z | ## Events
### Up to 1950
- 489 – Battle of Verona: The Ostrogoths under King Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time in Verona, present–day Northern Italy.
- 1061 – Pope Alexander II is elected.
- 1399 – Henry IV is proclaimed King of England.
- 1512 – A rock avalanche buries most of the ... | [] |
3,199 | 10,055 | 863,768 | September 27 | 2025-05-30T00:45:57Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1066 – William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme River, beginning the Norman Conquest of England.
- 1422 – After the brief Gollub War, the Teutonic Knights sign the Treaty of Melno with the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
- 1529 – The Siege ... | [] |
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