William I of Scotland's Capture: Turning Point in 1173-74 Revolt (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (13 Jul 2025)
Today's historical events:
William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-74, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England.
Coronation of Alexander III as King of Scots.
The Livonian Order suffers its greatest defeat in the 13th century in the Battle of Durbe against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul de Thermes at Gravelines.
Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Haarlem ends after seven months.
Anglo-Spanish War: A convoy of English ships from the Levant Company manage to repel a fleet of eleven Spanish and Maltese galleys off the Mediterranean island of Pantelleria.
English Civil War: Battle of Roundway Down: In England, Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester, commanding the Royalist forces, heavily defeats the Parliamentarian forces led by Sir William Waller.
The Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery.
Journalist and French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is assassinated in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a member of the opposing political faction.
The Battle of Trippstadt between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria begins.
The Carabinieri, the national gendarmerie of Italy, is established.
Regulamentul Organic, a quasi-constitutional organic law is adopted in Wallachia, one of the two Danubian Principalities that were to become the basis of Romania.
In the Battle of Guaymas, Mexico, General José María Yáñez stops the French invasion led by Count Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon.
New York City draft riots: In New York City, opponents of conscription begin three days of rioting which will be later regarded as the worst in United States history.
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Fall of Jerusalem: End of Jewish-Roman War (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (12 Jul 2025)
Today's historical events:
The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple.
King Constantine II of Scotland, King Hywel Dda of Deheubarth, Ealdred of Bamburgh and King Owain of the Cumbrians accepted the overlordship of King Æthelstan of England, leading to seven years of peace in the north.
Third Crusade: Saladin's garrison surrenders to Philip Augustus, ending the two-year siege of Acre.
The Ottomans capture Euboea.
Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, is published.
Lê Cung Hoàng ceded the throne to Mạc Đăng Dung, ending the Lê dynasty and starting the Mạc dynasty.
King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.
Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred idols and books of the Maya.
The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published.
Battle of Aughrim (Julian calendar): The decisive victory of William III of England's forces in Ireland.
In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later.
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed in France by the National Constituent Assembly.
Ranjit Singh conquers Lahore and becomes Maharaja of the Punjab (Sikh Empire).
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Anthemius: Betrayal and Fall of a Roman Emperor (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (11 Jul 2025)
Today's historical events:
After being besieged in Rome by his own generals, Western Roman Emperor Anthemius is captured in St. Peter's Basilica and put to death.
Byzantine emperor Michael I, under threat by conspiracies, abdicates in favor of his general Leo the Armenian, and becomes a monk (under the name Athanasius).
Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy.
Baldwin IV, 13, becomes King of Jerusalem, with Raymond III, Count of Tripoli as regent and William of Tyre as chancellor.
Battle of the Golden Spurs (Guldensporenslag in Dutch): A coalition around the Flemish cities defeats the king of France's royal army.
Charles IV, Count of Luxembourg and King of Bohemia, is elected King of the Romans.
Ming admiral Zheng He sets sail to explore the world for the first time.
Ottoman Interregnum: Süleyman Çelebi defeats his brother Musa Çelebi outside the Ottoman capital, Edirne.
Giuliano della Rovere is appointed bishop of Coutances.
While exploring the North Atlantic Ocean in an attempt to find the Northwest Passage, Martin Frobisher sights Greenland, mistaking it for the hypothesized (but non-existent) island of "Frisland".
Samuel de Champlain returns to Quebec.
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Emperor Hadrian: Military Conquests to Architectural Legacy (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (10 Jul 2025)
Today's historical events:
Emperor Hadrian dies of heart failure at his residence on the bay of Naples, Baiae; he is buried at Rome in the Tomb of Hadrian beside his late wife, Vibia Sabina.
Isshi Incident: Prince Naka-no-Ōe and Fujiwara no Kamatari assassinate Soga no Iruka during a coup d'état at the imperial palace.
The Norse King Glúniairn recognises Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, High King of Ireland, and agrees to pay taxes and accept Brehon Law; the event is considered to be the founding of the city of Dublin.
King Canute IV of Denmark is killed by rebellious peasants.
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, defeats the king's Lancastrian forces and takes King Henry VI prisoner in the Battle of Northampton.
The Portuguese explorer Nicolau Coelho returns to Lisbon after discovering the sea route to India as a companion of Vasco da Gama.
The Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre commences with the capture of Goizueta.
Zhu Chenhao declares the Ming dynasty's Zhengde Emperor a usurper, beginning the Prince of Ning rebellion, and leads his army north in an attempt to capture Nanjing.
Lady Jane Grey takes the throne of England.
William I of Orange is assassinated in his home in Delft, Holland, by Balthasar Gérard.
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Hadrian: Rome's Greek-loving Emperor (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (09 Jul 2025)
Today's historical events:
Hadrian, who became emperor a year ago on Trajan's death, makes his entry into Rome.
The end of the First Council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople by the Roman Emperor Theodosius I.
Odoacer makes a night assault with his Heruli guardsmen, engaging Theoderic the Great in Ad Pinetam. Both sides suffer heavy losses, but in the end Theodoric forces Odoacer back into Ravenna.
A major earthquake strikes Beirut, triggering a devastating tsunami that affected the coastal towns of Byzantine Phoenicia, causing thousands of deaths.
Korean forces under general Kim Yu-sin of Silla defeat the army of Baekje in the Battle of Hwangsanbeol.
The Fatimid general Jawhar leads the Friday prayer in Fustat in the name of Caliph al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, thereby symbolically completing the Fatimid conquest of Egypt.
Emperor Charles IV assists in laying the foundation stone of Charles Bridge in Prague.
The Old Swiss Confederacy makes great strides in establishing control over its territory by soundly defeating the Duchy of Austria in the Battle of Sempach.
Timur attacks the Jalairid Sultanate and destroys Baghdad.
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