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3,200 | 10,056 | 863,768 | September 25 | 2025-05-30T00:46:01Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 275 – In Rome, the Senate proclaims Marcus Claudius Tacitus Roman Emperor.
- 303 – On a voyage preaching the gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, northern France.
- 1066 – The Battle of Stamford Bridge marks the end of the Viking invasions of England.
- 1237 – Scotland an... | [] |
3,201 | 10,057 | 1,618,275 | September 20 | 2026-04-14T12:01:06Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 331 BC – Alexander the Great crosses the Tigris on his way to conquering the Persians.
- 1058 – Agnes de Poitou and Andrew I of Hungary meet to talk about the border zone in present–day Burgenland.
- 1187 – Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem.
- 1260 – The Great Prussian Uprising among th... | [] |
3,202 | 10,058 | 1,566,408 | September 21 | 2025-07-01T18:41:15Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1217 – Livonian Crusade: Estonian tribal leader Lembitu and Livonian tribal leader Kaupo are killed in the Battle of St. Matthew's Day.
- 1327 – After rejecting the throne, King Edward II of England is murdered in Berkeley, Gloucester.
- 1435 – An agreement between Charles VII of France and... | [] |
3,203 | 10,059 | 863,768 | September 22 | 2025-05-30T00:46:10Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 66 – Emperor Nero creates the legion I Italica.
- 904 – The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong of Tong, the second–last Emperor of China's Tang Dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government.
- 1236 – Lithuanians and Semigallians beat Livonian Brothers of the Sword in B... | [] |
3,204 | 10,060 | 863,768 | September 23 | 2025-05-30T00:46:13Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1338 – Hundred Years' War: The Battle of Arnemuiden is fought, as the first naval battle.
- 1409 – Battle of Kherlen: Second significant victory by the Mongols over Ming Dynasty China since 1368.
- 1459 – Battle of Blore Heath: First major battle of the English Wars of the Roses.
- 1568 – S... | [] |
3,205 | 10,061 | 863,768 | September 24 | 2025-05-30T00:46:16Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 622 – The prophet Muhammad completes his Hijra (pilgrimage) from Mecca to Medina.
- 1180 – Manuel I Komnenos, the last Emperor of the Komnenian restoration, dies. This leads to an irreversible decline of the Byzantine Empire.
- 1645 – English Civil War: Battle of Rowton Heath – Parliamentar... | [] |
3,206 | 10,062 | 1,689,434 | September 12 | 2026-01-01T22:39:10Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1185 – Byzantine Emperor Andronikos I Komnenos is brutally put to death in Constantinople.
- 1309 – First Siege of Gibraltar during the Spanish Reconquista.
- 1556 – Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor gives up the throne for his brother, Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor.
- 1609 – Henry Hudson exp... | [] |
3,207 | 10,063 | 22,027 | September 13 | 2025-09-13T20:19:57Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 509 BC – The temple of Jupiter on Rome's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September.
- 81 – Domitian becomes Roman Emperor.
- 122 – The building of Hadrian's Wall begins.
- 335 – Emperor Constantine I consecrates the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
- 533 – Belisarius a... | [] |
3,208 | 10,064 | 1,831,752 | September 15 | 2026-09-15T18:46:19Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 668 – Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is murdered in his bath.
- 1440 – Gilles de Rais, one of the earliest–known serial killers, is taken into custody upon an accusation brought against him by the Bishop of Nantes.
- 1616 – The first non–aristocratic free public school in Europe is opene... | [] |
3,209 | 10,065 | 863,768 | September 16 | 2025-05-30T00:46:29Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 307 – Emperor Severus II is captured and imprisoned at Tres Tabernae.
- 1400 – Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales.
- 1620 – The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, England, for America.
- 1701 – James Francis Edward Stuart, referred to as the 'Old Pretender', becomes the Jacobite clai... | [] |
3,210 | 10,066 | 863,768 | September 17 | 2025-05-30T00:46:32Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1577 – The Peace of Bergerac is signed between Henry III of France and the Huguenots.
- 1630 – The city of Boston, Massachusetts is founded.
- 1631 – Thirty Years' War: The Battle of Breitenfeld ends in victory for Sweden over the Holy Roman Empire.
- 1683 – Anton van Leeuwenhoek writes a l... | [] |
3,211 | 10,067 | 863,768 | October 10 | 2025-05-30T00:46:35Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 19 – Roman general Germanicus dies under mysterious circumstances in Antioch in present–day Turkey. It is believed that he was poisoned on the orders of Emperor Tiberius.
- 680 – Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was decapitated by forces und... | [] |
3,212 | 10,068 | 863,768 | October 11 | 2025-05-30T00:46:38Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1138 – 1138 Aleppo earthquake: A massive earthquake destroys much of Aleppo, Syria.
- 1142 – A peace treaty between the Jin Dynasty and Southern Song Dynasty is formally ratified when a Jin Dynasty envoy arrives at the Song court.
- 1531 – Huldrych Zwingli is killed in battle with the Roman... | [] |
3,213 | 10,069 | 863,768 | October 23 | 2025-05-30T00:46:41Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 42 BC – Roman civil wars: Second Battle of Philippi – Mark Antony and Octavian defeat the army of Marcus Junius Brutus, who commits suicide shortly after.
- 425 – Valentinian III becomes Roman Emperor, at the age of 6.
- 1086 – Battle of az-Zallaqah: The army of Yusuf ibn Tashfa defeats for... | [] |
3,214 | 10,070 | 863,768 | October 26 | 2025-05-30T00:46:44Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1341 – The Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 begins.
- 1597 – Imjin War: Admiral Yi Sun-sin decisively defeats the Japanese navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships of his own.
- 1640 – The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Scotland and Charles I of Scotland and England.
- 1689 ... | [] |
3,215 | 10,071 | 863,768 | October 20 | 2025-05-30T00:46:47Z | ## Events
### Up to 1950
- 1548 – The city of La Paz, Bolivia, is founded.
- 1708 – The new Saint Paul's Cathedral in London, designed by Christopher Wren, is completed.
- 1714 – George I of Great Britain and Ireland is crowned.
- 1720 – Caribbean pirate Calico Jack is captured by the Royal Navy.
- 1728 – The Great F... | [] |
3,216 | 10,072 | 863,768 | October 27 | 2025-05-30T00:46:50Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 97 – Roman Emperor Nerva adopts the then–44–year–old Trajan.
- 710 – Saracen invasion of Sardinia.
- 939 – Edmund I of England becomes king.
- 1275 – Traditional founding of Amsterdam.
- 1524 – Italian Wars: French troops lay siege to Pavia.
- 1553 – Condemned as a heretic, Michael Servetus... | [] |
3,217 | 10,073 | 863,768 | October 29 | 2025-05-30T00:46:53Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 312 – Constantine I enters Rome after his victory at the Milvian Bridge.
- 969 – Byzantine troops occupy Antioch, Syria.
- 1390 – The first witchcraft trial to take place in Paris begins, later ending in three people being executed.
- 1422 – Charles VII of France becomes king.
- 1618 – Engl... | [] |
3,218 | 10,074 | 863,768 | October 22 | 2025-05-30T00:46:56Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 362 – The temple of Apollo near Antioch is destroyed in a fire.
- 794 – Emperor Kanmu relocates the Japanese capital to Heiankyo (Kyoto).
- 1383 – A time of civil war began in Portugal when King Fernando dies without a male heir to the throne.
- 1575 – Founding of Aguascalientes, Mexico.
- ... | [] |
3,219 | 10,075 | 1,634,999 | October 15 | 2025-12-30T12:15:58Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 533 – Byzantine general Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Vandals.
- 1066 – After the Battle of Hastings, Edgar the AEtheling is proclaimed King of England, but is never crowned.
- 1529 – The Siege of Vienna ends, as the Austrians defeat the invad... | [] |
3,220 | 10,076 | 863,768 | October 13 | 2025-05-30T00:47:03Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 54 – Roman Empire emperor Claudius dies after being poisoned by his wife Agrippina. Nero becomes Emperor.
- 409 – Vandals and Alans cross the Pyrenees and reach Hispania, present-day Spain.
- 1307 – All Knights Templar in France are simultaneously arrested by agents of Phillip the Fair, to ... | [] |
3,221 | 10,077 | 863,768 | October 19 | 2025-05-30T00:47:06Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 202 BC – The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal.
- 439 – The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa.
- 1216 – King John of England dies. His nine–year–old son takes to the throne, becoming King Henry III of England.
- 1303 – Siegen, in Westph... | [] |
3,222 | 10,078 | 1,678,011 | October 18 | 2025-10-18T09:32:31Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 320 – Pappus of Alexandria, Greek philosopher, observes a solar eclipse and writes a commentary on *The Great Astronomer*.
- 629 – King Dagobert is crowned King of the Franks.
- 1009 – The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the "mad" Fa... | [] |
3,223 | 10,079 | 863,768 | November 10 | 2025-05-30T00:47:12Z | ## Events
### Up to 1950
- 1444 – Battle of Varna: King Wladyslaw of Poland and Hungary is killed, after defeat to the Turks under Murad II.
- 1520 – King Christian II of Denmark orders the execution of dozens of people in the Stockholm Bloodbath, after successfully invading Sweden.
- 1619 – René Descartes has the dr... | [] |
3,224 | 10,081 | 863,768 | November 11 | 2025-05-30T00:47:15Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1100 – Henry I of England marries Matilda of Scotland, daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland.
- 1417 – Pope Martin V is elected.
- 1500 – Treaty of Granada: Louis XII of France and Ferdinand III of Aragon agree to divide the Kingdom of Naples.
- 1620 – In what is now Provincetown Harbor near ... | [] |
3,225 | 10,082 | 863,768 | November 14 | 2025-05-30T00:47:18Z | ## Events
### Up to 1965
- 1493 – Christopher Columbus lands on an island in the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean, which he names "Santa Cruz".
- 1495 – Battle of Aguere: Forces of the Kingdom of Castile defeat a force of Guanches, the native people of the Canary Islands.
- 1501 – Both aged 15, Catherine of Aragon an... | [] |
3,226 | 10,083 | 863,768 | November 28 | 2025-05-30T00:47:21Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 587 – Treaty of Andelot: King Guntram of Burgundy recognizes Childebert II as his heir.
- 936 – Shi Singtang is enthroned as the first Emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty by Emperor Taizong of Liao in China.
- 1443 – Skanderbeg and his forces liberate Kruja, Albania and raise Albania's flag.
-... | [] |
3,227 | 10,084 | 863,768 | November 25 | 2025-05-30T00:47:24Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 571 BC – Servius Tullius, King of Rome, celebrates his victory over the Etruscans.
- 1120 – The *White Ship* sinks in the English Channel, drowning over 300 people, including William Adelin, son and heir to King Henry I of England.
- 1177 – Baldwin IV of Jerusalem and Raynald of Chatillon d... | [] |
3,228 | 10,085 | 863,768 | November 21 | 2025-05-30T00:47:27Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 235 – Antenus succeeds Pontian as Pope.
- 1386 – Timur of Samarkand captures and sacks the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi.
- 1620 – The Pilgrim Fathers sign the Mayflower Compact near Cape Cod.
- 1694 – French philosopher Voltaire is born.
- 1710 – The Fourth Russo-Turkish War begins.
- 1... | [] |
3,229 | 10,086 | 863,768 | November 24 | 2025-05-30T00:47:30Z | ## Events
### Up to 1950
- 1227 – Polish prince Leszek the White is murdered.
- 1248 – A mass of rock collapses from Mont Granier in Southeastern France in the night to November 25, causing over 1,000 casualties.
- 1429 – Joan of Arc unsuccessfully besieges (tries to take control of) La Charite.
- 1542 – Battle of So... | [] |
3,230 | 10,087 | 863,768 | November 22 | 2025-05-30T00:47:33Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 845 – The first King of Brittany, Nominoe, defeats Frankish King Charles the Bold at the Battle of Ballon near Redon.
- 1412 – The St. Cecilia's flood kills around 30,000 people on the lower Elbe.
- 1497 – Vasco da Gama sails round the Cape of Good Hope on his voyage to India.
- 1574 – The ... | [] |
3,231 | 10,088 | 863,768 | November 23 | 2025-05-30T00:47:36Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 800 – Charlemagne arrives at Rome to examine the alleged crimes of Pope Leo III.
- 1174 – Saladin enters Damascus.
- 1248 – Spanish Reconquista: Christian troops under Ferdinand III of Castile conquer Seville.
- 1510 – First campaign of the Ottoman Empire against the Kingdom of Imereti, pre... | [] |
3,232 | 10,089 | 248,920 | November 20 | 2025-11-20T18:47:08Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 284 – Diocletian becomes Roman Emperor.
- 1194 – Palermo is conquered by Emperor Henry VI.
- 1272 – Following Henry III of England's death on November 16, his son Prince Edward becomes King of England.
- 1316 – King John I of France dies at the age of only 5 days old.
- 1695 – Zumbi, the la... | [] |
3,233 | 10,090 | 863,768 | November 27 | 2025-05-30T00:47:43Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 25 – Louyang is declared capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
- 176 – Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus the rank of 'Imperator'.
- 511 – The Kingdom of the Franks is divided between Theodoric I, Chlodomer I, Childebert I and Chlothar I.
- 1095 – Pope Urban II declares the... | [] |
3,234 | 10,091 | 863,768 | November 29 | 2025-05-30T00:47:46Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 561 – King Chlothar I dies at Compiegne, the Merovingian dynasty is continued by his four sons, Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I, who divide the Frankish kingdom.
- 800 – Charlemagne arrives in Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Pope Leo III.
- 939 – Edmund I is crown... | [] |
3,235 | 10,092 | 248,920 | November 30 | 2025-10-14T15:05:40Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 3340 BC – Earliest believed record of an eclipse.
- 1700 – Battle of Narva: A Swedish army of 8,500 men under Charles XII of Sweden defeats a much larger Russian army at Narva (present-day Estonia, next to Russian border).
- 1707 – The Second Siege of Pensacola comes to an end with the fail... | [] |
3,236 | 10,093 | 863,768 | November 26 | 2025-05-30T00:47:52Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 43 BC – The second Roman Triumvirate alliance is formed by Augustus, Marcus Aemelius Lepidus and Mark Antony.
- 783 – Asturian Queen Adosinda is put up in a monastery to prevent her closest family and friends from retaking the throne from Mauretagus.
- 986 – The French city of Montpellier i... | [] |
3,237 | 10,094 | 863,768 | November 15 | 2025-05-30T00:47:55Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 655 – Oswiu of Northumbria defeats Penda of Mercia in the Battle of the Winwaed.
- 1315 – Battle of Morgarten: The Swiss "Eidgenossen" defeat the Habsburgs.
- 1532 – Commanded by Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquistadors led by Hernando de Soto meet Inca Emperor Atahualpa for the first time ... | [] |
3,238 | 10,095 | 248,920 | November 16 | 2025-11-20T18:46:21Z | ## Events
### Up to 1950
- 1272 – Edward I of England becomes King while fighting in the Ninth Crusade.
- 1532 – Inca ruler Atahualpa is captured by Spanish Conquistadors.
- 1632 – Thirty Years' War: Swedish troops defeat an imperial army under Albrecht von Wallenstein, but lose their king, Gustavus Adolphus of Swede... | [] |
3,239 | 10,096 | 863,768 | November 17 | 2025-05-30T00:48:01Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 474 – Zeno becomes Emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
- 794 – Emperor Kammu of Japan changes his residence from Nara to Kyoto.
- 1183 – Battle of Mizushima in Japan.
- 1292 – John Balliol becomes King of Scotland.
- 1511 – Spain and England ally against France.
- 1558 – Elizabeth I becomes Qu... | [] |
3,240 | 10,097 | 863,768 | November 18 | 2025-05-30T00:48:04Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 326 – The old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated in Rome.
- 401 – Visigoths, led by King Alaric I, cross the Alps and invade present–day northern Italy.
- 1095 – The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land, begins.
- 1180 – Philip ... | [] |
3,241 | 10,098 | 863,768 | November 19 | 2025-05-30T00:48:08Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 461 – Libius Severus is declared Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- 1404 – Severe flooding occurs in the Netherlands, as 3000 hectares of land are washed away, with the flood waters also completely wiping out the towns of Ijzendijke and Hugevliet.
- 1421 – A major flood in the Netherlan... | [] |
3,242 | 10,099 | 863,768 | December 10 | 2025-05-30T00:48:12Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1041 – Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V.
- 1508 – The League of Cambrai is formed by Pope Julius II, Louis XII of France, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Ferdinand II of Aragon as an alliance against Venice.
- 151... | [] |
3,243 | 10,100 | 17,988 | December 12 | 2026-05-01T06:24:07Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 627 – Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeated Emperor Khosrau II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh.
- 1098 – First Crusade: Massacre of Ma'arrat al-Numan – Crusaders breach the town's walls and massacre about 20,000 of the people living in it. Afte... | [] |
3,244 | 10,101 | 863,768 | December 13 | 2025-05-30T00:48:18Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1294 – Pope Celestine V resigns from the papacy after only five months. He was the last pope to resign voluntarily until Pope Benedict XVI did so in 2013.
- 1545 – The Council of Trent begins.
- 1577 – Francis Drake sets sail on his global voyage from Plymouth, Southwest England, on the shi... | [] |
3,245 | 10,102 | 863,768 | December 15 | 2025-05-30T00:48:21Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 533 – The Battle of Ticameron begins.
- 687 – St. Sergius I becomes Pope.
- 1161 – China: Military officers conspire against Emperor Hailingwang of Jin, of the Jin Dynasty, and kill him in a military coup near the Yangtze River front.
- 1167 – Sicilian Chancellor Stephen du Perche moves the... | [] |
3,246 | 10,103 | 1,823,623 | December 16 | 2026-06-17T20:10:55Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1431 – Henry VI of England is crowned King of France.
- 1497 – Vasco da Gama sails around the Cape of Good Hope in present–day South Africa, the point where Bartolomeu Dias had previously turned back to Portugal.
- 1575 – A massive earthquake hits Valdivia, Chile.
- 1598 – Second War of Jeo... | [] |
3,247 | 10,104 | 863,768 | December 17 | 2025-05-30T00:48:27Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 497 BC – The first Saturnalia festival is first celebrated in Ancient Rome.
- 546 – Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoths under King Totila plunder Rome, by bribing the Byzantine garrison.
- 942 – William I of Normandy is assassinated.
- 1538 – Pope Paul III excommunicates King Henry VIII of Englan... | [] |
3,248 | 10,105 | 863,768 | December 29 | 2025-05-30T00:48:30Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1170 – Thomas Becket, is slain in his own cathedral on orders from Henry II of England.
- 1778 – American Revolutionary War: 3,000 British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia, US.
- 1786 – French Revolution: The Assembly of the Notab... | [] |
3,249 | 10,106 | 863,768 | December 21 | 2025-05-30T00:48:34Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 69 – Vespasian becomes the fourth Roman Emperor in the Year of the four emperors.
- 640 – Muslim Arabs capture the Babylonian fortress in the Nile Delta after a seven–month siege.
- 1124 – Pope Honorius II is elected.
- 1361 – The Battle of Linuesa is fought during the Spanish Reconquista b... | [] |
3,250 | 10,107 | 863,768 | December 27 | 2025-05-30T00:48:37Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 537 – The Hagia Sophia is consecrated as a church in Byzantium.
- 1703 – Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England.
- 1814 – War of 1812: American schooner (a type of sailing boat) USS *Carolina* is destroyed.
- 1831 – Char... | [] |
3,251 | 10,108 | 863,768 | December 19 | 2025-05-30T00:48:40Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 324 – Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor.
- 1154 – Henry II of England is crowned at Westminster Abbey.
- 1187 – Pope Clement III is elected.
- 1490 – Anne, Duchess of Brittany marries Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor by proxy.
- 1666 – Lund University in southern Sweden is fo... | [] |
3,252 | 10,109 | 863,768 | December 26 | 2025-05-30T00:48:43Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 795 – Pope Leo III is elected.
- 838 – A North Sea flood affecting Friesland kills around 2,500 people.
- 1135 – Stephen of England is crowned King.
- 1481 – Battle of Westbroek – Holland defeats troops of Utrecht
- 1606 – King Lear performed in the Court of England
- 1620 – Elizabeth Bátho... | [] |
3,253 | 10,110 | 10,417,729 | December 20 | 2025-07-26T07:39:08Z | ## Events
### Up to 1950
- 69 – Vespasian enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor.
- 1192 – Richard I of England is captured and imprisoned by Leopold V of Austria.
- 1522 – Suleiman the Magnificent accepts the surrender of the surviving Knights of Rhodes, who are allowed to evacuate. They eventually re–settle on M... | [] |
3,254 | 10,111 | 374,211 | December 28 | 2026-01-11T01:44:02Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 418 – St. Boniface I becomes Pope.
- 457 – Majorian is crowned West Roman Emperor.
- 484 – Alaric II becomes King of the Visigoths.
- 856 – A Viking attack on Paris occurs.
- 893 – An earthquake destroys the city of Dvin, Armenia.
- 1065 – Westminster Abbey is consecrated.
- 1308 – The reig... | [] |
3,255 | 10,112 | 1,011,873 | 1724 | 2025-07-05T15:24:33Z | {{#Year article header}}1724{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- January 14 – King Philip V of Spain leaves the throne for his 16-year-old son Louis I.
- January 28 – Saint Petersburg State University is established.
- February 8 – Catherine I of Russia is officially named czarina by her husband, Peter the Great.
- M... | [] |
3,256 | 10,113 | 1,664,975 | 1914 | 2025-09-23T19:41:19Z | **1914** (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday in the Julian calendar. It was the year that saw the start of what became known as World War I.
## Events
- June 28 – Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Countess Sophie were assass... | [] |
3,257 | 10,114 | 1,824,376 | February 29 | 2026-09-17T15:02:33Z | **February 29** is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 306 days remaining until the end of the year. February 29th only exists in leap years, occurring once every 4 years.
## Events
### Up to 1948
- 1504 – Christopher Columbus uses his knowledge of a lunar eclipse that night to convince Na... | [] |
3,258 | 10,118 | 17,988 | Torah | 2026-05-01T05:28:14Z | **Torah** (תּוֹרָה) is a Hebrew word that means "instructions". When most people say the word Torah they either mean the whole Jewish Bible (the Tanakh), the first five books of the Bible, or all of the Jewish teaching in general. These five books are the beginning of both the Jewish and Christian bibles. They are
1. ... | [] |
3,259 | 10,119 | 1,821,571 | 2010s | 2026-08-13T22:27:58Z | ```{=wikitext}
<imagemap>File:2010s decade montage.png|420px|thumb|right|From left, clockwise: The [[President of the United States|President of USA]], [[Barack Obama]] and his national security team oversee the '''[[Death of Osama bin Laden|Operation Neptune Spear]]''', led by members from [[United States Navy|SEAL Te... | [] |
3,260 | 10,121 | 1,530,422 | Tropical rainforest | 2026-06-10T13:49:41Z | A **tropical rainforest** is a forest that does not not get heavy rainfall. The most notable rainforests are in the tropics or subtropics. The largest rainforest is the Amazon rainforest, which is mainly in Brazil.
Forests like this have extraordinary biodiversity. Over half of all plant and animal species live in th... | [] |
3,261 | 10,124 | 532,461 | Welsh language | 2026-05-11T08:31:38Z | The **Welsh language** is a Celtic language and the national language of Wales, a country that is part of the United Kingdom. In Welsh, it is known as *Cymraeg*, or *yr iaith Gymraeg*, which means "the Welsh language".
Welsh is spoken throughout the country: as per the 2021 census, about 17.8% of people living in Wale... | [] |
3,262 | 10,132 | 1,044,401 | Hesse | 2024-02-19T13:25:04Z | **Hesse** (Hessen) is a state of Germany. It was formed in 1945 as Greater Hesse, and became Hesse in 1946
The capital is Wiesbaden. The main rivers in the northern part of Hesse are Werra, Fulda and Lahn. It is a hilly countryside, the main mountainchains being the Rhön, the Westerwald, the Odenwald, the Taunus and t... | [] |
3,263 | 10,133 | 532,461 | Schleswig-Holstein | 2025-08-16T07:11:03Z | **Schleswig-Holstein** (Danish: *Slesvig-Holsten*, Low Saxon: *Sleeswiek-Holstain*, Frisian: *Sleeswyk-Holstein*, North Frisian: *Schleswig-Holstian*) is the northernmost of the 16 states (German: Bundesländer) in Germany.
Schleswig-Holstein borders on Denmark in the North, the North Sea in the West, the Baltic Sea an... | [] |
3,264 | 10,134 | 9,702,382 | Lower Saxony | 2024-08-15T06:08:49Z | **Lower Saxony** (Niedersachsen <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="IPA-de"><div data-arg>ˈniːdɐzaksn̩</div><div data-arg></div><div data-arg>De-Niedersachsen2.ogg</div></template>; Neddersassen; Saterland Frisian: *Läichsaksen*) is a German Bundesland (state).
## Places
The capital is Hannover (Hanov... | [] |
3,265 | 10,135 | 1,044,401 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 2024-02-19T13:24:57Z | **Mecklenburg-Vorpommern** or known by its anglicized name: **Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania** or **Mecklenburg-West Pomerania** (Low German: *Mäkelborg-Vörpommern*) is one of the 16 States of Germany. The capital is Schwerin.
As of 2016, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania had about 1,612,000 people.
It made part of former... | [] |
3,266 | 10,136 | 10,250,070 | 1536 | 2025-05-11T07:43:33Z | {{#Year article header}}1536{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- February 2 – Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- February 25 – Jacob Hutter burned in a stake for heresy
- May 19 – Execution of Anne Boleyn
- May 30 – Henry VIII of England marries Jane Seymour
- October 13 – The Pilgrimage of G... | [] |
3,267 | 10,138 | 693,482 | Thailand | 2026-07-26T09:43:57Z | **Thailand** (IPAC: ˈtaɪlænd or IPAC: ˈtaɪlənd ; ประเทศไทย, {{#RTGS}}Prathet Thai{{/RTGS}}), officially the **Kingdom of Thailand** (ราชอาณาจักรไทย, {{#RTGS}}Ratcha Anachak Thai{{/RTGS}}; <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="IPA-th"><div data-arg>râːt.tɕʰā ʔāːnāːtɕàk tʰāj</div><div data-arg>IPA</div><di... | [] |
3,268 | 10,139 | 966,595 | 2005 Hoboken mayoral election | 2022-01-12T00:44:30Z | The **Hoboken election of 2005** was an election when people living in Hoboken, New Jersey voted for a mayor. They also voted for a person for council of the city. The main people hoping to be mayor were:
- David Roberts (won)
- Carol Marsh (lost)
- Frank Raia (lost)
- Michael Russo (lost)
- Evelyn Smith (lost)
The p... | [] |
3,269 | 10,141 | 1,011,873 | 1519 | 2025-11-09T15:52:07Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1519{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1519{{/Year article header}}
## Births
- Lady Eleanor Brandon (d. 1547)
- March 31 – Henry II of France (d. 1559)
- April 13 – Catherine of Medici (d. 1589)
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## Deaths
- May 2 – Leonardo da Vinci (b. 1452)
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3,270 | 10,143 | 10,250,036 | 1564 | 2025-05-11T07:34:37Z | **1564** (MDLXIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar and a leap year starting on Wednesday in the proleptic Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- March 8 – Naples bans kissing in public under the penalty of death
- June 22 – Fort Caroline, the first French attempt at colonizing the New World
- Sep... | [] |
3,271 | 10,154 | 532,461 | Hoboken, New Jersey | 2026-03-05T05:43:11Z | **Hoboken** is an American city in the state of New Jersey. It is by the Hudson River in Hudson County, across from Manhattan. In 2020, 60,419 people lived there.
## Geography
Hoboken is at 40°44'41" North, 74°1'59" West (40.744851, -74.032941).
The United States Census Bureau said the city has a total area of 5.1 k... | [] |
3,272 | 10,181 | 1,677,137 | 1919 | 2025-10-22T16:13:53Z | **1919** (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday in the Julian calendar.
## Events
- January 15 – Great Molasses Flood in Boston kills 21 people.
- January 16 – Prohibition begins in the United States.
- June 28 – The Treaty of Versailles is sig... | [] |
3,273 | 10,191 | 532,461 | Caffeine | 2026-07-16T23:03:57Z | **Caffeine** is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant drug. It is found in parts of plants, for example tea leaves and coffee beans. Its artificial form is also used in some soft drinks and energy drinks. It is the world's most popular psychoactive drug, and is legal in all of the world, and is most often taken in a... | [] |
3,274 | 10,193 | 532,461 | Chicago | 2026-09-30T12:30:41Z | **Chicago** is a city in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the third largest city in the United States. Chicago, Illinois is the most populated city in the Midwestern United States. Chicago is the main city of the Chicago metropolitan area, or Chicagoland.
As of the 2024 census, the population of Chicago was 2,746,388... | [] |
3,275 | 10,195 | 1,472,617 | Woodrow Wilson | 2026-09-02T11:20:17Z | **Thomas Woodrow Wilson** (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th president of the United States between 1913 and 1921. He was born in Virginia and grew up in Georgia. In 1917, after the U.S. had been neutral, it got involved with the First World War. Because of Wilson, the League of Nations was founded. Th... | [] |
3,276 | 10,197 | 314,522 | Brown | 2026-08-26T01:29:06Z | **Brown** is a color through which light cannot pass. Brown is a neutral color.In physics light cannot pass through brown. In color wheel , cmyk , rgb , vibgyor.
Brown is a color. There are many ways to make the color brown – it can be a mixture of black and orange, of red, blue and yellow, of red and green, of blue a... | [] |
3,277 | 10,198 | 1,478,376 | Yoda | 2026-08-02T02:14:39Z | **Yoda** is a fictional character from the Star Wars fictional universe. He is a Grand Jedi Master who teaches trainee Jedi their ways. He is voiced by Frank Oz. Originally, Yoda was a puppet, moved around by Oz. But in the second and third movies of the Prequel Trilogy, Yoda is portrayed with CGI.
## History
Yoda ha... | [] |
3,278 | 10,199 | 1,865,656 | Magenta | 2026-09-02T13:21:10Z | **Magenta** is a purplish-red color. It is considered a dark pink or tint of pink.
In the HSV (RGB) color wheel, magenta is a secondary color, made using red and blue. Magenta has the same hue as colors such as pink, but the saturation and value is different.
Magenta is one of three colors used by an inkjet printer, ... | [] |
3,279 | 10,200 | 1,674,404 | The Monkees | 2026-09-28T17:10:24Z | **The Monkees** were an American pop-rock band. The band was created originally for a comedy television series of the same name which aired on NBC, from 1966 to 1968. The members of the group were Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Micky Dolenz. They had hits with "Last Train to Clarksville", "I'm a Believer"... | [] |
3,280 | 10,202 | 1,296,918 | Abu Dhabi | 2025-09-24T10:23:28Z |
**Abu Dhabi** (أبو ظبي, *ʼAbū Ẓaby*) is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. It is in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi is one of the seven emirates which form the United Arab Emirates(UAE). The city is on a T-shaped island going into the Persian Gulf from the central western coast. The city is 972 km^2^ ... | [] |
3,281 | 10,258 | 1,592,471 | 1927 | 2026-03-12T17:44:08Z | **1927** (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- The Hardy Boys mystery series for children is launched.
- January 1 – Cristero War erupts in Mexico when pro-Church rebels attack secular-minded government
- January 7 – First transatlantic telephone call – New York City... | [] |
3,282 | 10,261 | 10,343,497 | 1944 | 2025-06-20T04:45:19Z | **1944** (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- January 4 – The Battle of Monte Cassino begins.
- January 5 – Murder of Danish playwright Kaj Munk
- January 17 – British forces, in Italy, cross the Garigliano River.
- January 17 – Meat Rationing ends in Australia
- Janua... | [] |
3,283 | 10,262 | 679,012 | The Rolling Stones | 2026-05-09T13:56:35Z | **The Rolling Stones** are an English rock band that formed in London in 1962. The band members were: Mick Jagger (rhythm guitar and vocals), Keith Richards (lead and rhythm guitar and vocals), Brian Jones (lead guitar), and Bill Wyman (bass guitar). The band has been influenced by American blues and rock musicians lik... | [] |
3,284 | 10,264 | 1,877,771 | Black Sabbath | 2026-09-23T12:52:30Z | **Black Sabbath** was an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. They are often cited as pioneers of heavy metal music. They have sold over 70 million albums worldwide.
## History
Black Sabbath formed in 1968. ... | [] |
3,285 | 10,265 | 1,530,097 | Watt | 2025-08-20T18:05:14Z | The **watt** (symbol: W) is the SI unit of power. It is named in honour of the physicist James Watt (1736–1819).
## Definition
The watt is a method of measuring the rate of energy transfer of an appliance. A one watt lightbulb, for example, will change one joule of electrical energy into light energy (and some heat/s... | [] |
3,286 | 10,266 | 9,272,912 | Koblenz | 2023-12-29T10:12:35Z | **Koblenz** is a city in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany with about 107,000 inhabitants. It is the third biggest city in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate and one of its main centres. Koblenz is the base of the Campus Koblenz of the University of Koblenz-Landau and the seat of the Mayen-Koblenz municipality.
##... | [] |
3,287 | 10,268 | 314,522 | Delta | 2024-12-26T23:08:52Z | **Delta** (uppercase/lowercase **Δ δ**), is a letter of the Greek alphabet, used to represent the "d" sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 4. Letters that came from it include the Roman D and Cyrillic Д.
## Scientific use
In mathematics, physics and chemistry, the uppe... | [] |
3,288 | 10,270 | 1,801,666 | Elbe | 2026-05-10T23:04:01Z | The **Elbe River** (Labe <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="Audio"><div data-arg>Cs-Labe.ogg</div><div data-arg>listen</div></template>, Łobjo, Łaba, Elbe) is one of the major waterways of central Europe. It comes from the Northern Czech Republic. It flows through much of Germany. At Cuxhaven, it flow... | [] |
3,289 | 10,271 | 10,037,935 | Danube | 2025-01-26T16:04:32Z | The **Danube** (Latin name *Hister*) is the second-longest river in Europe (the Volga is the longest). It is the longest river of the European Union.
The river is 2,860 km (1,777 mi) long. Brigach and Breg join in Donaueschingen (near the Black Forest) to "make" the Danube. The Danube flows through or makes part of th... | [] |
3,290 | 10,272 | 1,678,918 | Main | 2026-09-20T13:43:53Z | The **Main** (pronounced in German like the English word *mine*) is a river in Germany, 524 km in length, and one of the bigger tributaries of the Rhine river. Its average discharge at Frankfurt East Harbour is 190 cubic metres/second. It flows through the Bundesländer (states) of Bavaria, Hesse and 25 Kilometers along... | [] |
3,291 | 10,274 | 10,038,001 | Weser | 2025-01-26T16:18:32Z | The **Weser** is a river of north-western Germany. Formed at Hannoversch Münden by the confluence of the Fulda and Werra rivers, it flows through Bremen to the North Sea, and has a length of 440 km. Together with the Werra, its length is 730 km.
| [] |
3,292 | 10,277 | 103,847 | Suicide | 2026-09-11T20:14:45Z | **Suicide** (from Latin language *suicidium*, "self-murder") is when someone chooses to kill themselves. When someone kills themselves, people say that they have "committed suicide," "completed suicide," or "**died by suicide**". When a person seriously considers killing themselves, they are described as **suicidal**.
... | [] |
3,293 | 10,278 | 1,875,536 | Balkans | 2026-09-19T22:37:06Z | The **Balkans** is a geographical region in Southeast Europe, which partially coincides with the Balkan Peninsula. It takes its name from the Balkan Mountains, which run through the center of Bulgaria.
## Definitions
Balkans comes from the Turkish language meaning “chain of wooded mountains” or 'swampy forest'.
##... | [] |
3,294 | 10,281 | 640,235 | Bicentennial | 2023-06-22T22:17:05Z | A **bicentennial** is the two hundredth year of something. In the United States, bicentennial is commonly is used to refer to the year 1976. This is because 1976 is two hundred years after the country was started in 1776. In Australia it commonly means one of two bicentennials. The first, in 1970, was the two hundredth... | [] |
3,295 | 10,282 | 1,011,913 | Shropshire | 2025-11-16T13:46:54Z | **Shropshire**, sometimes known as **Salop** and sometimes shortened to **Shrops** in print, is a ceremonial county of England. It has no cities and only a few large towns - Shrewsbury, Telford, Ludlow and Oswestry. It is a very rural county with many hills, forests, farms and rivers within its borders.
The county bor... | [] |
3,296 | 10,286 | 1,805,644 | Kermit the Frog | 2026-05-17T19:29:12Z | **Kermit the Frog** is a Muppet character created by Jim Henson. Kermit was Henson's trademark Muppet character.
Kermit was originally performed by Henson himself. After Henson's death, Kermit was played by Steve Whitmire. In 2017, Whitmire stopped working with the Muppets. Matt Vogel replaced him and played Kermit u... | [] |
3,297 | 10,288 | 966,595 | Cotton | 2025-04-09T10:05:44Z | **Cotton** is a soft, natural fiber that grows with the seeds of the cotton plant. (Fiber is long and thin, like hair.) After the cotton fiber is gathered from the plant, it can be spun into cotton thread. The cotton thread can then be made into cloth. The cloth can be used to make clothes for people and many other ... | [] |
3,298 | 10,289 | 1,558,358 | Windows 1.0 | 2026-07-07T16:06:37Z | **Windows 1.0** is a graphical personal computer operating environment developed by Microsoft. Microsoft had worked with Apple Computer to develop applications for Apple's January 1984 original Macintosh, the first mass-produced personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI) that enabled users to see user frie... | [] |
3,299 | 10,290 | 1,735,835 | Hewlett-Packard | 2026-01-28T17:38:36Z | 37.4136 -122.1451 region:US-CA\_type:landmark
**Hewlett Packard** (**HP**) is a computer technology company. It was created in 1939 by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard, in a garage in California. It is based in Palo Alto, California. They are best known for making computers and computer hardware such as inkjet printers, ... | [] |
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