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661 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Europe King Chlothar III of Neustria and queen regent Balthild found Corbie Abbey in Picardy (northern France), giving it immunity from taxation, and... | year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 661 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Europe King Chlothar III of Neustria and queen... |
(near Covadonga). This marks the beginning of the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula. He founds the Kingdom of Asturias, and establishes a military base at Cangas de Onís (northwest of Spain) (or 718). Britain King Ine of Wessex attempts a takeover of Dumnonia, but his armies are crushed, an... | The denomination 722 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Europe Summer – Battle of Covadonga: Visigothic nobleman Pelagius (Don Pelayo) defeats the Umayyad forces under Munuza, provincial g... |
the siege through the winter and into 708. Arabian Empire The Muslim-Arabs conquer the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea (approximate date). The first Islamic hospital (bimaristan) is founded in Damascus (approximate date). Asia July 18 – Emperor Monmu dies after a 10-year reign. He is succeeded by his aunt Gen... | is the sister of former empress Jitō, and the niece and wife of late emperor Tenmu. By topic Religion October 18 – Pope John VII dies at Rome after a 19-month reign. A prolonged sede vacante exists, until the ratification of the election of Sisinnius by the Exarch of Ravenna, in early 708. Births Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'... |
year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Europe Raginpert dies, and the deposed King Liutpert (see 700) returns to the throne of the Lombards. Raginpert's son Aripert captures Liutpert at his capital in ... | Julian calendar. The denomination 701 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Europe Raginpert dies, and the deposed King Liutpert (see 700) returns to the throne of the Lombards. Raginpert's s... |
becomes the 45th monarch of Japan. Mesoamerica K'ak' Tiliw Chan Yopaat becomes king (ajaw) of the Maya city-state of Quiriguá (Guatemala), until his death in 785. By topic Architecture Shōmu orders that houses of the Japanese nobility be roofed with green tiles, as in China, and have white walls with red roof poles (ap... | 26 – Caliph Yazid II dies of tuberculosis after a 4-year reign. He is succeeded by his brother Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, who appoints Khalid al-Qasri as governor of Iraq. The Turgesh Khaganate scores a major victory over the Arabs, in the "Day of Thirst" near Khujand (modern Tajikistan). A Muslim fleet raids the Byzanti... |
denomination 737 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming. Events By place Europe Battle of Avignon: Frankish forces under Charles Martel, Merovingian Mayor of the Palace, retake Avignon from the Muslim forces, and de... | occupied by a Umayyad garrison, but are unable to retake the fortress city. A Lombard army under King Liutprand crosses the Alps, to aid Charles in expelling the Muslims from Septimania. Meanwhile Maurontus, duke or count of Provence, raises a revolt from his unconquered city of Marseille, and threatens the rear of the... |
place Byzantine Empire Spring – A Muslim supply fleet of 760 ships under Sufyan arrives from Egypt and North Africa, concealing itself along the Asiatic shore. The Byzantines learn of the fleet's location from defecting Christian Egyptian sailors. Emperor Leo III sends the Byzantine navy again; his Greek fire ships des... | Bulgar relief force attacks the siege lines at Constantinople, on the west side of the Bosporus. Contemporary chroniclers report that at least 22,000–32,000 Arabs are killed during the Bulgarian attacks. Caliph Umar II is forced to lift the siege after 13 months; the Muslim army attempts to withdraw back through Anatol... |
The Danes, led by Halfdan and Guthrum, establish a winter quarter at Torksey in the Kingdom of Lindsey (now part of Lincolnshire). King Burgred pays tribute (Danegeld) in return for 'peace'. King Artgal of Strathclyde is slain, through the connivance of King Constantine I of Alba (modern Scotland) and his Viking allies... | (Southern Iraq) will preoccupy Al-Muwaffaq, and the Zanj will remain on the offensive over the next several years. In Egypt, the first hospital (bimaristan) is built in Cairo by the Abbasid governor, Ahmad ibn Tulun. Physician licensure becomes mandatory in the Abbasid Caliphate. Japan Fujiwara no Yoshifusa, Japanese r... |
Romanos III (Argyros). November 15 – Zoë Porphyrogenita takes the throne as empress consort. Her husband, Romanos III (age 60) becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. England Cnut the Great sails from England to Norway with a fleet of 50 ships. He defeats Olaf Haraldsson and is crowned king of Norway. Cnut becomes the... | Emperor Constantine VIII dies at Constantinople after a 3-year reign. On his deathbed, and without a male heir, Constantine arranges that his eldest daughter, Zoë Porphyrogenita, succeeds him and marries the Byzantine nobleman, Romanos III (Argyros). November 15 – Zoë Porphyrogenita takes the throne as empress consort.... |
from public life, installing his son Yorimichi as regent. Michinaga, however, continues to direct affairs of state from his retirement, and remains the de facto ruler of Japan, until his death in 1028. Births November 17 – Sima Guang, Chinese politician and writer (d. 1086) December 29 – Munjong, ruler of Goryeo (Korea... | life, installing his son Yorimichi as regent. Michinaga, however, continues to direct affairs of state from his retirement, and remains the de facto ruler of Japan, until his death in 1028. Births November 17 – Sima Guang, Chinese politician and writer (d. 1086) December 29 – Munjong, ruler of Goryeo (Korea) (d. 1083) ... |
father Abd Allah ibn Abd al Muttalib dies a few months before his birth, so he and his mother Aminah bint Wahb are protected by Muhammad's paternal grandfather, Abdul Muttalib who is recognized as the leading figure in his tribe the Quraysh. Abraha, Christian ruler of coastal Yemen, who was acting as a general for the ... | Germany). Persia Ctesiphon, capital of the Sassanid Empire, becomes the largest city in the world, taking the lead from Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. Arabia Muhammad, Islamic prophet, is born in Mecca (today's Saudi Arabia). His father Abd Allah ibn Abd al Muttalib dies a few months before his birth,... |
Kingdom (approximate date). Benevento becomes the capital of an independent duchy, under the Lombard chieftain Zotto (approximate date). Britain Battle of Bedcanford: The Anglo-Saxons under King Cuthwulf fight against the Britons, and conquer the settlements of Aylesbury, Benson, Eynsham and Limbury (according to the A... | (according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle). Wuffa becomes the first king of East Anglia, as recorded in the Anglo-Saxon royal genealogies (approximate date). By topic Religion The Monophysites again reject the Council of Chalcedon, causing another schism. Births Muhammad, prophet of Islam (d. 632) – see also 570 Li Jing,... |
Julian calendar. The denomination 572 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Byzantine Empire Byzantine–Sassanid War: Emperor Justin II refuses to pay the annual tribute to Khosrau I, putting ... | Europe for naming years. Events By place Byzantine Empire Byzantine–Sassanid War: Emperor Justin II refuses to pay the annual tribute to Khosrau I, putting an end to the 50-year peace treaty that was established ten years earlier. The Armenians are considered allies to the Byzantine Empire, and Justin sends a Byzantine... |
this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire January 19 – Emperor Gratian elevates Flavius Theodosius at Sirmium, giving him the title Augustus with power over all the eastern provinces. Th... | the Year of the Consulship of Ausonius and Hermogenianus (or, less frequently, year 1132 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 379 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire January 19 –... |
(d. 1363) John Hawkwood, English mercenary (d. 1394) Iolo Goch, Welsh poet (d. 1398) Shams al-Dīn Abū Abd Allāh al-Khalīlī, Arab astronomer (d. 1380) Lalleshwari, Hindu poet (d. 1392) Louis of Taranto (d. 1362) Michael Panaretos, chronicler of Trebizond (d. 1390) Nissim of Gerona, Talmudist and authority in Jewish law ... | date unknown Blanka of Namur, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1363) Chen Youliang, founder of the Great Han regime (d. 1363) John Hawkwood, English mercenary (d. 1394) Iolo Goch, Welsh poet (d. 1398) Shams al-Dīn Abū Abd Allāh al-Khalīlī, Arab astronomer (d. 1380) Lalleshwari, Hindu poet (d. 1392) Louis of Taranto (d. 1362... |
Marcel and retake the city. Klaus began life as a sensitive and artistic child who was singled out from all of his siblings by his father for the most horrific abuse. Even before the revelation of his mother's affair and Klaus's bastard status, Klaus was treated to extreme violence at the hands of the one he called fat... | such, Klaus has very mixed feelings about his own child, and his future role as father, but eventually vows to protect Hayley and their baby no matter what and break the cycle of fatherly violence. Hayley and Klaus have no intention of rekindling what had been a one-night stand, but remain on amiable, if sometimes tens... |
a decade of the Julian Calendar which | on January 1, 1350, and ended on December 31, 1359. |
definition) – time taken by light to travel 1 metre in a vacuum. 10 nanoseconds – one "shake", (as in a "shake of a lamb's tail") approximate time of one generation of a nuclear chain reaction with fast neutrons 10 nanoseconds – cycle time for frequency 100 MHz (1 hertz), radio wavelength 3 m (VHF, FM band) 10 nanoseco... | electronics. Common measurements 0.001 nanoseconds – one picosecond 0.5 nanoseconds – the half-life of beryllium-13. 0.96 nanoseconds – 100 Gigabit Ethernet Interpacket gap 1.0 nanosecond – cycle time of an electromagnetic wave with a frequency of 1 GHz (1 hertz). 1.0 nanosecond – electromagnetic wavelength of 1 light-... |
– A group of Anabaptists, led by Jan Matthys, seize Münster, Westphalia and declare it The New Jerusalem, begin to exile dissenters, and forcibly baptize all others. c. March – The Portuguese crown divides Colonial Brazil into fifteen donatory captaincies. April 5 (Easter Sunday) – Anabaptist Jan Matthys is killed by t... | Pizarro, in succession to his brother Túpac Huallpa (d. October 1533). The Ottoman army under Suleiman the Magnificent captures the city of Baghdad from the Safavids. Cambridge University Press is given a Royal Charter by Henry VIII of England, and becomes the first of the privileged presses. Gargantua is published by ... |
the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Religious houses closed as part of Henry VIII's dissolution include: Basingwerk Abbey, Bourne Abbey, Brinkburn Priory, Buildwas Abbey, Cartmel Priory, Dorchester Abbey, Dore Abbey, Haltemprice Priory, Keldholme Priory and Tintern Abbey. April 30 – The Inquisition is implemented in Po... | England marries Jane Seymour. June 24 – San Juan Bautista del Teul is founded by Cristóbal de Oñate in New Spain. June 26 – Spanish navigator Andrés de Urdaneta and a few companions arrive in Lisbon from the Maluku Islands, completing a westabout circumnavigation which began with the Loaísa expedition of 1525. June 27 ... |
6 – Treaty of Paris: Louis I, Count of Flanders relinquishes his claim to Zeeland. July 18 – Thomas Aquinas is canonized. August 12 – The Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and the Novgorod Republic is signed, regulating the border for the first time. Date unknown The first Great Black Death epidemic spreads through sou... | – Margaret of Brabant, Countess of Flanders (d. 1380) Charles, Duke of Durazzo, Neapolitan noble (d. 1348) Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, Italian soldier and statesman (d. 1385) Latest likely date – Constanza Manuel, queen consort of Castile (d. 1345) Deaths March 3 – Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English mil... |
plague throughout the area soon afterwards. Central and East Asia Central Asia was marked in 1346 by the continued disintegration of the Mongol's domains, as well as by Muslim expansion. Kazan Khan, emperor of the Chagatai Khanate, was killed by the forces of Qazaghan in this year, putting an end to the Chagtai Khanate... | city of Caen. August 10 – Jaume Ferrer sets out from Majorca for the "River of Gold", the Senegal River. August 24 – Battle of Blanchetaque: The English defeat the French. August 26 – Battle of Crécy: The English defeat the French, in the first European battle where gunpowder is used. September 4 – The English begin th... |
1 – The anti-royalist Union of Valencia attacks the Jews of Murviedro because they are serfs of the King of Valencia and thus "royalists". November 18 – Emperor Kōmyō of Japan abdicates the throne in favour of his son Emperor Sukō, making them the second and third of the Northern Court (Ashikaga Pretenders). Date unkno... | January–December January – Gonville Hall, the forerunner of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, England, is founded. January 25 – The 6.9-magnitude 1348 Friuli earthquake centered in Northern Italy was felt across Europe. Contemporary minds linked the quake with the Black Death, fueling fears that the Biblical Apoca... |
began on January 1, 1360, and ended on December 31, 1369. | the Julian Calendar which began on January |
September 10 – Philip of Anjou becomes Titular Emperor of Constantinople and Prince of Taranto. September 29 – Battle of Auray: The Breton War of Succession ends, with the victory of the House of Montfort over Charles of Blois. Date unknown Vladislav I (also known as Vlaicu-Vodă) becomes voivode of Wallachia. Bogdana M... | in Andhra Pradesh (part of modern-day southern India). The Kingdom of Ava is established by Thado Minbya in modern-day northern Burma. Some chronicles and sources however date the event in 1365. Births November 30 – John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (d. 1390) December 16 – Emperor Manuel III of Trebizon... |
city of Alexandria in Egypt is sacked by an allied force of Peter I of Cyprus and the knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. November 30 – The Nagarakretagama, a Javanese epic poem chronicling the journey of the Majapahit king, Hayam Wuruk, through his kingdom, is completed by Mpu Prapanca. Date unknown Adriano... | – The Hungarian occupation of Vidin begins with the capture of the city by Louis I of Hungary's forces and the imprisonment of Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria. October – Alexandrian Crusade: The city of Alexandria in Egypt is sacked by an allied force of Peter I of Cyprus and the knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusale... |
display full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–December February – The entire court of Richard II of England are convicted of treason by the Merciless Parliament, under the influence of the Lords Appellant, and are all either executed or exiled. Richard II effectively becomes a puppet of the Lords Appell... | – Maria of Enghien sells the Lordship of Argos and Nauplia to the Republic of Venice. Date unknown Mircea I of Wallachia takes control of the region of Dobruja, thus preventing its occupation by the Ottomans. Petru of Moldavia receives Pokuttya, as a pawn for a loan to the Polish king. The revision of Wycliffe's Bible ... |
Earl of March. Ştefan I succeeds Roman I, as Prince of Moldavia (now Moldova and eastern Romania). Abu Zayyan II succeeds his brother, Abul Hadjdjadj I, as ruler of the Abdalwadid Dynasty in present-day eastern Algeria. Abd al-Aziz II succeeds Abu al-Abbas Ahmad II, as ruler of the Hafsid Dynasty in present-day Tunisia... | city of the Joseon Dynasty (in present-day Korea) is moved from Gaegyeong (now Gaeseong) to Hanseong (now Seoul). Date unknown The Ottomans conquer Thessaly (now eastern Greece) and begin an eight-year siege of Constantinople, in the Byzantine Empire. In the same year, they begin building the Anadoluhisarı fortress to ... |
6 – Jan Hus is burned at the stake in Konstanz. July 31 – Henry V of England is informed of the Southampton Plot against him; he has the leaders arrested and executed, before invading France. August 21 – Conquest of Ceuta: Portugal conquers the city of Ceuta from the Moors, initiating the Portuguese Empire, and Europea... | Talmuds to be delivered to the diocese, and held until further notice. The Swiss Confederation takes the territory of Aargau from the house of Habsburg. The Grand Canal of China is reinstated by this year after it had fallen out of use; restoration began in 1411, and was a response by the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dyn... |
December 16 – Henry VI of England is crowned King of France at Notre-Dame de Paris. Date unknown The University of Poitiers is founded. The Ayutthaya Kingdom besieges Angkor and sacks the Khmer capital, ending the Khmer Empire. Nezahualcoyotl is crowned Tlatoani of the Kingdom of Texcoco. Byzantine–Ottoman Wars: The Ot... | Hungarians defeat the Hussite army. November 18 – A treaty in Suceava concludes an attack on Poland, launched this year by Alexander I of Moldavia during the Lithuanian Civil War. December 13 – Vlad, future Prince of Wallachia as Vlad II Dracul, is made a member of the Order of the Dragon. Because of this, his son Vlad... |
to Edinburgh, from Dunfermline. April 23 – Malmö in Denmark (now Sweden) receives its current coat of arms. June – A peasant army gathers at Bobâlna during the Transylvanian peasant revolt. The revolt will be crushed by January of next year. September 20–October 19 – A Portuguese attempt to conquer Tangier fails, and P... | Hungarian businessman (d. 1508) July 22 – John Scrope, 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton, English Baron (d. 1498) October 4 – John IV, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1463) date unknown – Isaac Abravanel, Jewish statesman (d. 1508) probable – Elizabeth Woodville, Queen consort of King Edward IV of England (d. 1492) Deaths January 3 – Cat... |
first to be wholly finished mechanically (including colour), and the first to carry a printed date, is printed for the Elector of Mainz. September 2 – Battle of Ujëbardha: One of Skanderbeg's most important victories is won against the Ottoman army, in the open field. Date unknown Albrechts University is founded at Fre... | war between Sweden and Denmark and restoring the Kalmar Union. June 29 – The Dutch city of Dordrecht is devastated by fire. August 14 – The Mainz Psalter, the second major book printed with movable type in the West, the first to be wholly finished mechanically (including colour), and the first to carry a printed date, ... |
Varano, Italian saint (d. 1524) April 13 – John II, Duke of Cleves (d. 1521) May 2 – Eleanor of Viseu, Portuguese princess and later Queen of Portugal (d. 1525) August 18 – Lorenzo Pucci, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1531) October 3 – Saint Casimir, Prince of Poland and Duke of Lithuania (d. 1484) October 16 – Adolph ... | Tenochtitlán, leads an expedition to the city-state Coixtlahuaca in Mixtec territory, but is defeated. A major volcano erupts from the Kuwae caldera, in the Pacific Ocean. Births February 15 – Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490) April 9 – Camilla Battista da Varano, Italian saint (d. 1524) April 13 – John II, Duke ... |
defeat the Byzantine army near Serres. During the winter Ivan continues his campaign in Central Macedonia and captures many Byzantine fortresses. Ivan Asen I is stabbed to death by Ivanko, a Bulgarian boyar (aristocrat), who is accused of having an affair with Ivan's wife sister. He is succeeded by his brother Kaloyan ... | nobles against Henry, who realizes that he is unable to establish a hereditary monarchy (see Erbreichsplan) in the Holy Roman Empire without resistance. April 23 – Béla III dies after a 23-year reign in which he has supported the former Byzantine emperor Isaac II (Angelos) against the invading Bulgarians. Having made t... |
lands on June 5. June 16 – Battle of Stoke Field: The rebellion of pretender Lambert Simnel, led by John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln, and Francis Lovell, 1st Viscount Lovell, is crushed by troops loyal to Henry VII. August – Bartolomeu Dias leaves Lisbon, on his voyage to the Cape of Good Hope. August 13 – The Siege of... | Vitruvian Man drawing (approximate date). Stockport Grammar School is founded, in the north of England. Births February 7 – Queen Dangyeong, Korean royal consort (d. 1557) February 8 – Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550) February 15 – Henry of the Palatinate, bishop of Utrecht (d. 1552) April 10 – William I, Count of... |
31.25 milliseconds – a hundred twenty-eighth note at 60 BPM 33.367 milliseconds – the amount of time one frame lasts in 29.97 fps video (most common for NTSC-legacy formats) 41.667 milliseconds – the amount of time one frame lasts in 24 fps video (most common cinematic frame rate) 41.708 milliseconds – the amount of ti... | issue in track and field) 3.3 milliseconds – normal delay time between initiation and detonation of a C4 explosive charge 4 milliseconds – typical average seek time for a 10,000 rpm hard disk 5 milliseconds – a honey bee's wing flap 5 milliseconds to 80 milliseconds – a hummingbird's wing flap 8 milliseconds – 1/125 of... |
A microsecond is equal to 1000 nanoseconds or of a millisecond. Because the next SI prefix is 1000 times larger, measurements of 10−5 and 10−4 seconds are typically expressed as tens or hundreds of microseconds. Examples 1 microsecond (1 μs) – cycle time for frequency (1 MHz), the inverse unit. This corresponds to radi... | 20.8 microseconds – sampling interval for digital audio with 48,000 samples/s 22.7 microseconds – sampling interval for CD audio (44,100 samples/s) 38 microseconds – discrepancy in GPS satellite time per day (compensated by clock speed) due to relativity 50 microseconds – cycle time for highest human-audible tone (20 k... |
Irish missionary, dies in Iona (Inner Hebrides) and is buried by his monks in the abbey he has created. He works successfully towards the conversion of northern Britain. December 25 – At Christmas, Christianity spreads rapidly in Kent; Augustine and his fellow-labourers baptise more than 10,000 Anglo-Saxons. Law Englan... | where they found a Benedictine monastery that will make the town a centre of Christianity (or 596). June 9 – Columba, Irish missionary, dies in Iona (Inner Hebrides) and is buried by his monks in the abbey he has created. He works successfully towards the conversion of northern Britain. December 25 – At Christmas, Chri... |
the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1080, and ended | Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1080, and ended |
Islands, is conquered by the Kingdom of Castile, a very important step in the expansion of Spain. April 30 – Pluto moves inside Neptune's orbit until July 23, 1503, according to modern orbital calculations. April – King Edward V of England and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York reside in the Tower of London. Lat... | year, rumors of their murders start circulating. By December the rumors have reached France. This is the beginning of the mystery concerning the fates of the two Princes in the Tower. June 13 – William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings, is executed, in the first recorded execution at the Tower of London. June 20 – The power... |
– Malta approves joining the European Union in a referendum. March 12 Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić is assassinated in Belgrade by a sniper. The World Health Organization issues a global alert on severe acute respiratory syndrome when it spreads to Hong Kong and Vietnam after originating in Mainland China. March ... | Ad-Dawr by the U.S. Army. December 19 – Libya agrees to eliminate all of its materials, equipment, and programs aimed at producing weapons of mass destruction. December 23 The World Tourism Organization becomes a specialized agency of the United Nations. PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field explosion, Guoqiao, Kai... |
leading to a de facto termination of the deal. May May 17 – The Human Genome Project publishes the last chromosome sequence, in Nature. May 18–20 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 takes place in Athens, Greece, and is won by Finnish band entrant Lordi with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah". May 27 – The 6.4 Yogyakarta e... | record producer (b. 1933) January 7 – Heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer, explorer and author (b. 1912) January 8 – Prince George, William of Hanover, German aristocrat (b. 1915) January 14 – Shelley Winters, American actress (b. 1920) January 15 – Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, 13th Emir of Kuwait (b. 1926) January 19 An... |
behind bars in Benghazi and Tripoli, marking the end of the so-called "HIV trial in Libya". July 31 – Operation Banner comes to an end, thus ending the longest continuous deployment in British military history. August August 4 – The Phoenix spacecraft is launched toward Mars to study its north pole. August 9 – The Fren... | Austrian politician and diplomat, former United Nations Secretary-General (b. 1918) June 17 – Gianfranco Ferré, Italian designer (b. 1944) June 18 – Vilma Espín, Cuban revolutionary, feminist, and chemical engineer (b. 1930) June 19 – Antonio Aguilar, Mexican singer and actor (b. 1919) June 24 – Derek Dougan, Northern ... |
3DO's most loyal software supporters, including the software division of The 3DO Company themselves, announced they were no longer making games for the system, leaving Panasonic as the only company supporting active software development for the 3DO. The 3DO system was eventually discontinued at the end of 1996, with a ... | 3DO's cost was not as big a factor in its market failure as is usually claimed. Hawkins claimed that the console was HDTV-capable, and that the company could use its technology for a set-top box. Computer Gaming World reported in January 1994 that 3DO "is poised for an avalanche of software support to appear in the nex... |
the southern to the northern part of Cuba. A large pandemic spreads from the Greater Antilles into Central America, and perhaps as far as Peru in South America. This widespread epidemic kills off much of the indigenous populations in these areas (the first widely documented epidemic in the New World). Central Mexico Am... | Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, first Spanish Governor of Florida (d. 1574) February 16 – Gaspard de Coligny, French Huguenot leader (d. 1572) February 17 – Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) February 19 – Froben Christoph of Zimmern, author of the Zimmern Chronicle (d. 1566) March 4 Hindal Mirza... |
affected were districts in what is currently the border area between Armenia and Turkey. Births Abu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi, Persian historian and writer (d. 1077) Cnut (the Great), king of Denmark, Norway and England (d. 1035) Dominic Loricatus, Italian priest and hermit (d. 1060) Frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine (approxim... | 30 August - Retainers of Takaie clash with retainers of Michinaga on the main street of Kyoto 4 September - Michinaga’s escort Hata no Hisatada is killed by Takaie’s followers 15 October - Michinaga is the Chief of the Fujiwara Clan Byzantine Empire Arab–Byzantine War: Emperor Basil II launches a counter-campaign again... |
its terms, Edward III gives up his claim to the French throne, and releases King John II of France, in return for French land, including Calais and Gascony. Date unknown King Valdemar Atterdag of Denmark reconquers Scania, which has been in Swedish possession since 1332. Shah Shuja regains rule of the Muzaffarid tribe ... | of his brother, Shah Mahmud. Nawruz Beg overthrows his brother Qulpa, as Khan of the Blue Horde. Muhammed VI overthrows his brother-in-law, Ismail II, as King of Granada (in present-day Spain); he is in turn overthrown this same year by the former king, Muhammed V. Dmitri Konstantinovich is installed as ruler of Vladim... |
January 16 – Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547) January 25 – Anne of Brittany, sovereign duchess of Brittany, queen of Charles VIII of France (d. 1514) March 20 – Jerome Emser, German theologian (d. 1527) June 22 – Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset, English noble (d. 1530) July 4 – Johanne... | becoming the first university in Sweden and all of Scandinavia. August 19 – Mary of Burgundy marries Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, in Ghent, bringing her Flemish and Burgundian lands into the Holy Roman Empire, and detaching them from France. November 18 – William Caxton produces Earl Rivers' translation into Engli... |
– King Manuel I of Portugal begins his reign. November 30 – An explosion at Vyborg Castle deters the Russian forces, who have invaded Sweden through Karelia. Date unknown The oldest extant cable railway is probably the Reisszug, a private line providing goods access to Hohensalzburg Fortress at Salzburg in Austria. Thi... | to Scotland. July 6 – Battle of Fornovo: The French army under King Charles secures its retreat from Italy, by defeating a combined Milanese-Venetian force under Giovanni Francesco Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua. Summer – John, King of Denmark, sets sail for Kalmar, Sweden, to negotiate with Sten Sture the Elder to restore... |
on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian | 1, 1530, to December 31, 1539. Year 1530 (MDXXX) was a common year starting on Saturday |
60-year-old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland. Humayun resumes the rule of the Mughal Empire. Second Battle of Panipat: Bairam Khan defeats Hindu forces. The Adal Sultanate in the Horn of Africa collapses. The Muscovy Company is chartered in England to trade with Muscovy, and Richard Chancellor negotiates with the... | cause widespread destruction and death in Kashmir, India. Births January 26 – Charles II, Lord of Monaco (d. 1589) February 25 – Alonso Lobo, Spanish musician (d. 1617) March 18 – François, Duke of Anjou, youngest son of Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici (d. 1584) March 21 – John Leveson, English politician (... |
14 – Magdalena Stenbock, Swedish salon hostess (d. 1727) September 15 – Titus Oates, English clergyman and plotter (d. 1705) September 20 – Carr Scrope, English poet (d. 1680) September 25 – Edward Montagu, British politician (d. 1690) September 26 – Katharyne Lescailje, Dutch writer (d. 1711) September 27 – Jonas Dani... | and Ireland (d. 1685) April 11 – Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark, daughter of King Frederick III of Denmark (d. 1704) April 16 – Jan Luyken, Dutch engraver (d. 1712) April 17 – Charles Henri, Prince of Commercy (d. 1723) April 23 – Andreas Kneller, German organist and composer (d. 1724) May 2 – Engel de Ruyter, Du... |
January 19 – Nalan Xingde, Chinese poet (d. 1685) January 25 – Cornelius Anckarstjerna, Dutch-born Swedish admiral (d. 1714) January 27 – Henri de Nesmond, French churchman (d. 1727) February 2 – William "Tangier" Smith, Moroccan mayor (d. 1705) February 7 – Jean-François Regnard, French comic poet (d. 1709) February 1... | (d. 1724) May 31 – Jacques Eléonor Rouxel de Grancey, Marshal of France (d. 1725) June 4 – Thomas of Cori, Italian Friar Minor and preacher (d. 1729) June 11 – Antonio Cifrondi, Italian painter (d. 1730) June 12 – Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (d. 1715) July 7 – Christoph Dientzenhofer, German architect (d. 1722)... |
takes on full power upon the death of the regent, the Bendahara Paduka Raja. Mahmud II was only 10 years old when he became the Sultan upon the assassination of his father, Ibrahim Shah in 1685. July 28 – The opera Vénus et Adonis, composed by Henri Desmarets with libretto by Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, receives its first ... | prisoner's right hand while the prisoner is being transported for decapitation. October 19 – Misión Loreto, the first Roman Catholic mission on Mexico's Baja California Peninsula, is founded by Spanish missionary Juan María de Salvatierra. October 24 – The first opéra-ballet, combining elements of both mediums of enter... |
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full calendar) of the Julian calendar (the sources differ, see leap year error for further information) and a common year starting on Friday of the Proleptic Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Calvinus and Pollio (or, less frequently, year 714 Ab urbe condita). The denomination ... | been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events <onlyinclude> By place Roman Republic Consuls: Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus and Gaius Asinius Pollio. Siege of Perusia: trying a last attempt to break the siege, which fails; Lucius An... |
governor Francis Nicholson and assumes control of the Province of New York. June 5 – The Convention of Estates adjourns in Scotland after 11 weeks and its members merge the Scottish parliament into the new Parliament of the United Kingdom. June 14 – The Duke of Gordon, a Scottish peer and Jacobite supporter, surrenders... | after holding out for 20 days following the Glorious Revolution. July–September July 25 – The Council of Wales and the Marches is abolished. July 27 – First Jacobite rising: Battle of Killiecrankie near Pitlochry in Perthshire – Scottish Covenanter supporters of William III and Mary II (under Hugh Mackay) are defeated ... |
help from his father Heraclius the Elder. His first major act is to change the official language of the Eastern Roman Empire from Latin to Greek (already the language of the vast majority of the population). Because of this, after AD 610, the Empire is customarily referred to as the Byzantine Empire (the term Byzantine... | Julian calendar, the 610th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 610th year of the 1st millennium, the 10th year of the 7th century, and the 1st year of the 610s decade. The denomination 610 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era becam... |
slightly greater than the angular size of Saturn (16–20″). So, under ideal viewing conditions, the binary system can be resolved by a telescope with a 7 mm aperture. This is well within the capability for aperture of typical binoculars, though to resolve the binary these need a steady mount and some 10x magnification. ... | search programs show that both components have strong linear trends in the radial velocity measurements. Amateur observation An observer using 7×50 binoculars can find 61 Cygni two binocular fields southeast of the bright star Deneb. The angular separation of the two stars is slightly greater than the angular size of S... |
army and an 8-year truce. After the prisoners are exchanged on both sides, Al-Kamil enters Damietta on September 8. The Fifth Crusade ends with nothing gained for the West, with much lost, men, resources and reputations. The Crusaders blame Frederick II for not being there. Pelagius is accused of ineffectual leadership... | water. Pelagius plans a new offensive and leaves a large garrison at Damietta. July 24 – Pelagius moves the Crusader forces near Ashmun al-Rumman, on the opposite bank from Mansoura. Queen-Regent Alice of Cyprus and leaders of the military orders warn Pelagius of a large Muslim army being formed in Syria. Meanwhile, th... |
Thomas of Bosnia forces the clergy of the Bosnian Church into exile. According to a legend, the wedding of Christian Rosenkreuz takes place. Births January 25 – Paul Hofhaimer, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1537) March 2 – Pope Adrian VI (d. 1523) March 6 – Jakob Fugger, German banker (d. 1525) March 22 – Maximili... | of the Earl of Salisbury) goes to Calais. Date unknown The Wallachian town of Bucharest is first mentioned. The city of Jodhpur, in western India, is founded by Rao Jodha of Marwar. Richard, Duke of York, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, returns on a second visit to Ireland. The Irish Parliament, meeting at Drogheda, uphold... |
have him condemned to exile. Coriolanus then takes refuge with the leader of the Volsci and during the following years they together lead the Volscian army against Rome, turning back only in response to entreaties from his mother and his wife. By topic Art The construction of a relief begins in the Apadana, a ceremonia... | period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Greece Darius I sends envoys to all Greek cities, demanding "earth and water for vassalage" which Athens and Sparta refuse. The Greek city of Aegina, fearing the loss of trade, submits to Persia. The Sparta... |
Poland renounces allegiance to the Teutonic Knights. March 27 – Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, becomes Protector for King Henry VI of England, who is in a catatonic state. April 9 – Treaty of Lodi: Francesco Sforza forms a triple alliance between the Duchy of Milan, the Republic of Florence and Kingdom of Naples. A... | retakes the throne from Alexăndrel. September 18 – Thirteen Years' War – Battle of Chojnice: The Polish army is defeated by a smaller but more professional Teutonic army. December – King Henry VI of England having regained his sanity, the Duke of York is dismissed as Protector. Date unknown The press of Johannes Gutenb... |
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its ability to support ground forces deployed beyond its borders. Initially, an expeditionary force of 10,000 men was sent to Palestine under the command of Maj. Gen. Ahmed Ali al-Mwawi. This force consisted of five infantry battalions, one armoured battalion equipped with British Light Tank Mk VI and Matilda tanks, on... | and they became Palestinian refugees in what they refer to as the Nakba ("the catastrophe"). In the three years following the war, about 700,000 Jews emigrated to Israel. Around 260,000 Jews moved to Israel from the Arab world during and immediately after the war. Background On 29 November 1947, the United Nations Gene... |
of 46,XY DSD is indicated by overt genital abnormality. The objective clinical evaluation of dysmorphic features to diagnose 46,XY DSD for apparent female genitalia include: enlarged clitoris, posterior labial fusion, and inguinal/labial mass. For apparent male genitalia: nonpalpable testes, micropenis, isolated perine... | driven by testosterone, which is why most affected males undergo virilization at that time. Though 5αR2D only affects a small number of people, study of this disorder revealed fundamental aspects of 5α-reductases (including cloning of the underlying genes), androgen action, the process of sexual differentiation, and th... |
The 1670s decade ran from January | 1670s decade ran from January |
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the Abbasid Caliphate towards Bukhara (modern Uzbekistan). Ahmad ibn Fadlan, an Arab diplomat and traveller, makes contact with Almış, the İltäbär (vassal-king under the Khazars) of Volga Bulgaria, on behalf of Caliph al-Muqtadir. Battle of Sevan: Sajid forces under Yusuf Beshir invade Armenia and besiege King Ashot II... | a counter-offensive to rebuild the ruined cities and fortresses. Africa The Fatimid Caliphate crushes Idrisid forces in battle, capturing the cities of Tlemcen and Fez. The Fatimid Caliphate creates a new capital in Ifriqiya, al-Mahdiya on the Tunisian coast. China The Later Liang Dynasty reports that all "barbarian" t... |
when trying to escape. England October 27 – King Æthelstan dies at Gloucester after a 15-year reign. He is buried at Malmesbury Abbey and succeeded by his half-brother, Edmund I ("the Magnificent"). After Æthelstan's death Olaf Guthfrithson (or his cousin, Anlaf Cuaran) a Viking leader who rules Dublin, is proclaimed k... | – Battle of Trans-la-Forêt: Bretons defeat Viking occupiers. August 5 – Battle of Alhandic: Abd-al-Rahman III defeats the garrison of those loyal to Ramiro II at Zamora, in the context of the Spanish Reconquista. October 2 – Battle of Andernach: Otto I crushes a rebellion against his rule, by a coalition of Eberhard II... |
caldera's Akahoya eruption in 5th Millennium BC, The Thera or Santorini's eruption in 2nd Millennium BC, The Lake Taupo's Hatepe eruption, The Lake Ilopango's eruption in around 535 and 536, The 1257 eruption of Mount Samalas, The Kuwae caldera's eruption in 1453, and the 1815 Tambora eruption. Births Henry I, duke of ... | with KO eruption in 8th Millennium BC, The Crater lake's eruption in 7th Millennium BC, The Kikai caldera's Akahoya eruption in 5th Millennium BC, The Thera or Santorini's eruption in 2nd Millennium BC, The Lake Taupo's Hatepe eruption, The Lake Ilopango's eruption in around 535 and 536, The 1257 eruption of Mount Sama... |
Thrace. Emperor Romanos I buys peace, and accepts to pay a yearly tribute (protection money) to the Hungarians. His frontiers now 'protected' on the Balkan Peninsula, Romanos sends a Byzantine expeditionary force (80,000 men) led by general John Kourkouas (his commander-in-chief) to invade northern Mesopotamia (modern ... | at Crowland, Lincolnshire is described, in the 'Charter of Eadred'. Births Dayang Jingxuan, Chinese Zen Buddhist monk (d. 1027) Edgar I (the Peaceful), king of England (approximate date) Emma of Paris, duchess consort of Normandy (d. 968) Ibn Zur'a, Abbasid physician and philosopher (d. 1008) Matilda, queen consort of ... |
Hungarian army led by Bulcsú crosses the Rhine. He camps at Worms in the capital of his ally Conrad the Red, duke of Lorraine. Bulcsú heads west, attacking the domains of King Otto I, by crossing the rivers Moselle and Maas. April 6–10 – The Hungarians besiege Cambrai, burn its suburbs, but they are unable to conquer t... | year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe Spring – A Hungarian army led by Bulcsú crosses the Rhine. He camps at Worms in the capital of his ally Conrad the Red, duke of Lorraine. Bulcsú heads west, attacking the domains of King Otto I, by crossing the ... |
state in modern-day Morocco. By topic Religion Spring – Pope Stephen IX pronounces on the authenticity of the relics of Mary Magdalene at Vézelay Abbey in Burgundy, making it a major centre of pilgrimage. March 29 – Stephen IX dies of a severe illness after a pontificate of 7-months at Florence. He is succeeded by Nich... | Michael I (Cerularius), patriarch of Constantinople, and has him exiled to Prokonnessos (until 1059). Ealdred, archbishop of York, becomes the first English bishop to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Births Al-Ghazali, Persian theologian and jurist (approximate date) Ibn Bassam, Andalusian poet and historian (d. 1147) S... |
catholicos of Cilicia (d. 1166) Robert fitzEdith, English nobleman (d. 1172) Sancho Alfónsez, Spanish nobleman (d. 1108) Simon of Hauteville, count of Sicily (d. 1105) Simon of Vermandois, French bishop (d. 1148) William III, count of Ponthieu (approximate date) Deaths February 1 – Abul Hasan Hankari, Abbasid scholar (... | – Construction of Durham Cathedral begins, replacing the Saxon 'White Church'. Births January 16 – Isaac Komnenos, Byzantine co-ruler Ahmad Yasawi, Turkic poet and Sufi (d. 1166) Baldwin VII, count of Flanders (d. 1119) Conrad III, king of Italy and Germany (d. 1152) Demetrius I, king of Georgia (approximate date) Gerh... |
political struggle between the dukes of Burgundy and Orléans. November 17 – The Sultanate of Sulu is established on the Sulu Archipelago, off the coast of Mindanao in the Philippines. Date unknown Bath Abbey is built in England. The first record is written of whiskey being consumed in Ireland, where it is distilled by ... | – Constantine XI, last Byzantine Emperor (d. 1453) February 22 – Gilbert Kennedy, 1st Lord Kennedy, Scottish noble (d. 1489) March 6 – King John II of Castile (d. 1454) May 6 – George Kastrioti, better known as Skanderbeg, Albanian national hero (d. 1468) (probable date) October 18 – Pope Pius II (d. 1464) date unknown... |
1534) June 30 – John, Prince of Asturias, Son of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile (d. 1497) July 2 – Louis V, Elector Palatine (1508–1544) (d. 1544) July 8 – Gian Giorgio Trissino (d. 1550) July 13 – Giulio d'Este, illegitimate son of Italian noble (d. 1561) July 15 – Barbara Jagiellon, Duchess consort ... | older brother Edward IV of England, is privately executed in the Tower of London. April 26 – The Pazzi Family attack Lorenzo de' Medici, and kill his brother Giuliano, during High Mass in Florence Cathedral. May 14 – The Siege of Shkodra, Albania begins. November – Eskender succeeds his father Baeda Maryam, as Emperor ... |
Nur ad-Din Zengi besieges the Knights Hospitaller in the crusader fortress of Banyas, routs a relief army led by King Baldwin III of Jerusalem, and takes Grand Master Bertrand de Blanquefort prisoner. Births September 8 – King Richard I of England (d. 1199) Alexander Neckham, English scholar, teacher, theologian and ab... | place after a year of foreshocks. Its name is taken from the city of Hama, in west-central Syria (then under Seljuk rule), where the most casualties are sustained. August 21 – Sancho III and Ferdinand II, the sons of King Alfonso VII of Castile, divide his kingdom between them upon his death. October 23 – Battle of Gra... |
– King William I (the Lion) of Scotland gives Richard I 10,000 marks to buy his kingdom's independence. This overturns the Treaty of Falaise which William had to sign when he was captured (see 1174). December – Richard I sets sail with a crusader army from Dover Castle to France. To ensure he has the allegiance of his ... | near Tours, after doing homage to Philip II (Augustus), and surrendering the territories around Issoudun in the Centre-Val de Loire. He ends the hostilities against Philip, by agreeing to the peace terms and pays him 20,000 marks in tribute. Henry is succeeded by his son, Richard I (the Lionheart), as ruler of England.... |
Wendish capital city of Arkona on the island of Rügen (modern Germany). The Wends become Christians and subject to Danish suzerainty. Henry the Lion, duke of Saxony, marries the 12-year-old Matilda (or Maud), daughter of King Henry II of England. The newly born Commune of Rome conquers and destroys the rival neighborin... | will be captured by Crusader forces, its Fatimid vizier, Shawar, orders the city set afire. The capital burns for 54 days. Europe March 27 – Patrick of Salisbury, Angevin governor of Poitou, is killed in an ambush at Poitiers by French forces under Guy of Lusignan. He is escorting Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine on a journe... |
angry mob at Venice. Summer – The 14-year-old Richard (later Richard I of England) is formally recognized as duke of Aquitaine. The ceremony takes place in Poitiers, at the Church of St. Hilary. A Muslim rebellion is quelled at Prades in Catalonia; this event marks the end of the pacification of the lands recently conq... | of the Venetian fleet, is stabbed to death by an angry mob at Venice. Summer – The 14-year-old Richard (later Richard I of England) is formally recognized as duke of Aquitaine. The ceremony takes place in Poitiers, at the Church of St. Hilary. A Muslim rebellion is quelled at Prades in Catalonia; this event marks the e... |
Discovery and investigating the mysterious "monolith" discovered by Dave Bowman in 2001: A Space Odyssey. It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1983. The novel was adapted for the screen by Peter Hyams and released as a film in 1984. The story is set nine years after the failure of the Discovery One mis... | arrives to discover what went wrong with the earlier mission, to investigate the monolith in orbit around Jupiter, and to resolve the disappearance of David Bowman. They hypothesize that much of this information is locked away on the now-abandoned Discovery One. The Soviets have an advanced new "Sakharov" drive which w... |
1250s decade ran from January | 1250, to December 31, 1259. |
son of John I (d. 1506) November 26 – Alexander, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and Count of Veldenz (1489–1514) (d. 1514) date unknown Jodocus Badius, Flemish printer (d. 1535) probable – Edmund Dudley, minister of Henry VII of England (d. 1510) Deaths February 23 – Thomas Tuddenham, English landowner (b. 1401) Februar... | the throne in Wallachia, Vlad III Dracula seeks help in Transylvannia, where he is captured by Mathias Corvinus, and imprisoned for the next 12 years, over false charges of treason. Date unknown The Jews are expelled from Mainz, Germany. Portugal begins to settle the Cape Verde Islands, with slaves from the coast of Gu... |
a census of New France, the first census in North America. House of Commons of England seek to prosecute Thomas Hobbes for blasphemy contained in his treatise Leviathan Births February 1 – Marie Thérèse de Bourbon, Princess of Conti and titular queen of Poland (d. 1732) February 9 – George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney,... | Macclesfield (d. 1732) August 4 – Maria Sophia of Neuburg, Queen consort of Portugal (d. 1699) August 13 – William Wotton, English scholar (d. 1727) September 5 – Gottfried Arnold, German church historian (d. 1714) September 6 – Tsar Ivan V of Russia (d. 1696) November 12 – Mary Astell, English feminist writer (d. 1731... |
saint (d. 1739) August 23 – Anthony Morris (I), American politician (d. 1721) September 7 – François Pagi, French Franciscan historian of the Catholic Church (d. 1721) September 11 – William Handcock (1654–1701), Irish politician (d. 1701) September 16 – Philippe Avril, French Jesuit explorer (d. 1698) October 6 – Joha... | the Catholic Church (d. 1721) September 11 – William Handcock (1654–1701), Irish politician (d. 1701) September 16 – Philippe Avril, French Jesuit explorer (d. 1698) October 6 – Johan Peringskiöld, Swedish antiquarian (d. 1720) October 18 – John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1686) October 23 – Johann B... |
the independence referendum held in January. July 12 – The planet Neptune completes its first orbit since it was discovered in 1846. July 14 – South Sudan joins the United Nations as the 193rd member. July 14–23 two frontal systems enter south-central Chile causing great snowfalls that leaves thousand of people isolate... | four nuclear power plants affected by the quake. March 15 Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain, declares a three-month state of emergency as troops from the Gulf Co-operation Council are sent to quell the civil unrest. Protests breakout across Syria demanding democratic reforms, resignation of President Bashar al-... |
van Essen and Hendrik Vos become the first Flemish Lutheran martyrs, burned at the stake by Roman Catholic authorities in Brussels. July 7 – Wijerd Jelckama, a Frisian warlord and military commander, is executed in Leeuwarden, ending the Frisian rebellion fought by the Arumer Black Heap. September 22 – Spanish conquest... | city. June 3 – Santhome Church was established by Portuguese explorers over the tomb of Saint Thomas the Apostle in Chennai,India. June 6 – Gustav Vasa is elected king of Sweden, finally establishing the full independence of Sweden from Denmark, which marks the end of the Kalmar Union. This event is also traditionally ... |
Sweden: The rebel campaign fails, and the rebel leader, later known as Daljunkern, flees to Rostock. Diego García de Moguer explores the Sierra de la Plata along the Río de la Plata, and begins to travel up the Paraná River. Paracelsus visits Colmar in Alsace. April 28 – Battle of Capo d'Orso: The French fleet, under m... | campaign fails, and the rebel leader, later known as Daljunkern, flees to Rostock. Diego García de Moguer explores the Sierra de la Plata along the Río de la Plata, and begins to travel up the Paraná River. Paracelsus visits Colmar in Alsace. April 28 – Battle of Capo d'Orso: The French fleet, under mercenary captain F... |
January 1, 1580, to December 31, | 1580s decade ran from January |
1, 1590, to December 31, 1599. | from January 1, 1590, to |
period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Byzantine Empire February 15 – Emperor Justinian II presides over the public humiliation of his predecessors, Leontios and Tiberios III, and their chief associates in the Hippodrome of Constantinople, after... | calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Byzantine Empire February 15 – Emperor Justinian II presides over the public humiliation of his predecessors, Leontios and Tiberios III, and their chief associates in the Hippodrome of Constantinople, after which they are executed. Pat... |
Justinian II ascends again to the throne and rewards his ally Tervel, ruler (khagan) of the Bulgarian Empire, for his assistance with the title of kaisar (Caesar), which makes him second only to Justinian and the first foreign ruler in Byzantine history to receive such a title, and a territorial concession in northeast... | latter agree to banish the exiles in return for Ine not attacking their kingdom. Prince Osred of Northumbria, assisted by ealdorman, defeats the usurper Eadwulf I. He becomes king at the age of nine; the government is controlled by the powerful bishop Wilfrid. King Geraint of Dumnonia grants land at Maker (Cornwall) to... |
dies and is succeeded by his son Clovis IV, age 9, as sole ruler of the Franks. He becomes a puppet—a roi fainéant—of his uncle Pepin of Herstal, mayor of the palace of Austrasia. Arabian Empire Battle of Maskin: An Umayyad army under caliph Abd al-Malik defeats the rebel forces in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). He reconqu... | the palace of Austrasia. Arabian Empire Battle of Maskin: An Umayyad army under caliph Abd al-Malik defeats the rebel forces in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). He reconquers the Arabian Peninsula, taking the holy city of Medina. By topic Architecture The Dome of the Rock is completed in Jerusalem (under the patronage of Abd... |
besieges their fortified camp in Dobruja. Battle of Ongal: The Byzantine army (25,000 men) under Constantine IV is defeated by the Bulgars and their Slavic allies in the Danube Delta. Bulgar cavalry force the Byzantines into a rout, while Constantine (suffering from leg pain) travels to Nesebar to seek treatment. Europ... | health. By topic Religion September 17 – Theodore of Tarsus, archbishop of Canterbury, convenes a synod at Hatfield that clears the English Church from any association with the heresy of monothelitism. November 7 – The Third Council of Constantinople (Sixth Ecumenical Council) opens in Constantinople to settle the theo... |
first time (approximate date). Sri Vijaya is founded by Sri Jayanasa in Sumatra Mesoamerica Pacal the Great, ruler (ajaw) of the Maya state of Palenque (Mexico), dies after a 68-year reign. He is buried in the Temple of the Inscriptions. He was the longest-reigning monarch in the world until Louis XIV broke that record... | Mecca, during which the Kaaba ("Sacred House") catches fire and is burned down. Uqba ibn Nafi, Arab general, is ambushed and killed near Biskra (modern Algeria). His Muslim army evacuates the city of Kairouan in Tunisia, and withdraws to Barca. November 14 – Caliph Yazid I dies at Damascus, after a 3-year reign marked ... |
and Burgundy, dies after a 2-year reign, and is succeeded by his father Waratton. He makes peace between the three Frankish kingdoms. Britain King Ecgfrith of Northumbria sends a punitive expedition to Ireland under his ealdorman Berht, laying waste to the territory of Meath, ruled by High King Fínsnechta Fledach. Arab... | Northumbria sends a punitive expedition to Ireland under his ealdorman Berht, laying waste to the territory of Meath, ruled by High King Fínsnechta Fledach. Arabian Empire Caliph Muawiya II dies at Damascus, after a brief reign that ends Sufyanid rule. A new caliph is proclaimed in Syria amidst tribal wars, but Marwan ... |
people to Macedonia (modern North Macedonia). Britain May 20 – Battle of Dun Nechtain: The Picts under King Bridei III revolt against their Northumbrian overlords. Cuthbert, bishop of Lindisfarne, advises King Ecgfrith of Northumbria (Bridei's cousin) not to invade Pictland (modern Scotland). Undeterred, Ecgfrith march... | Europe for naming years. Events By place Byzantine Empire September – Emperor Constantine IV dies of dysentery at Constantinople after a 17-year reign, and is succeeded by his 16-year-old son Justinian II. Europe Kuber, brother of Asparukh of Bulgaria, defeats the Avars in Syrmia (Pannonia). He leads his followers of a... |
715 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Byzantine Empire May – Emperor Anastasios II is deposed in an army mutiny, and succeeded by Theodosius III, a tax-collector from the theme of Opsikio... | Tariq ibn Ziyad advance from the area La Rioja (modern-day Spain), and conquer the fortress city of León. Japan Empress Genmei abdicates the throne after an 8-year reign, in which she has built a replica of the Chinese imperial palace at Japan's new capital, Nara. Genmei is succeeded by her daughter Genshō. By topic Re... |
exiled. Western Europe March 21 – Battle of Vincy: Charles Martel invades Neustria and defeats the forces of King Chilperic II at Vincy, near Cambrai. He pursues him and his mayor of the palace Ragenfrid to Paris, before turning back to deal with his stepmother Plectrude at Cologne, to turn over half the wealth of his ... | the granaries be restocked and siege engines installed. The Arab besiegers are suffering immense losses due to disease, and from attrition of siege warfare. September 1 – A Muslim armada, consisting of 1,800 ships commanded by Admiral Suleiman, sails into the Sea of Marmara and drops anchor below the sea walls of Const... |
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