1274: Around 1,000 soldiers of the Mongol army land on the Japanese island of Tsushima in the first attack of Kublai 1789: Women of Paris march to Versailles in the March on Versailles to confront Louis XVI about his refusal to promulgate the decrees on the abolition of feudalism, demand bread, and have the king […]
1537: First printing in England of the complete English-language Bible, the “Matthew’s Bible,” with translations by William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale (an update of the earlier “Coverdale Bible”) [exact month/day unclear] [1] 1582: Last Julian calendar day in Spain, Portugal, and the Papal States. To sync to the Gregorian calendar 10 days are skipped, and […]
2333 BC: State of Gojoseon (modern-day Korea) is founded by Dangun Wanggeom during the reign of Chinese Emperor Yao 52 BC: Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and Battle of Alesia 1283: Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Prince of Gwynedd, Wales, becomes the first person executed by being […]
1187: Sultan of Egypt Saladin captures Jerusalem from the Crusaders 1492: King Henry VII of England invades France 1789: George Washington transmits the proposed constitutional amendments (United States Bill of Rights) to the states for ratification 1928: “Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God”, known as Opus Dei, founded by Catholic priest […]
331 BC: Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela 1688: Prince William of Orange accepts invitation to take up the British crown 1814: Opening of the Congress of Vienna, redraws Europe’s political map after the defeat of Napoléon Bonaparte 1867: Karl Marx publishes “Das Kapital” in Berlin, a description […]
By Martin Banks A team of experts and members of the armed forces from different countries, including the UK, are this week digging at a site in Waterloo, Belgium which witnessed horrific death and injury during the famous battle in 1815. The dig, the latest in a series of such excavations, this week unearthed fresh […]
By Martin Banks Ieper, also known as Ypres in West Flanders, is an area that saw intense fighting throughout the First World War. Known to the British troops based there during the war as ‘Wipers’, the town is intrinsically linked with the war. However, celebrations to mark this week’s WW2 anniversary will also take place […]
1184 BC Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes 631 Emperor Taizong of Tang of China, sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk for the release of Chinese prisoners captured during transition from Sui to Tang from northern frontier; succeeds in freeing 80,000 1776 Continental Congress creates committee […]
1190: Third Crusade: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River (modern Turkey) leading an army to Jerusalem 1786: A landslide dam on the Dadu River caused by earthquake ten days earlier collapses, killing 100,000 in the Sichuan province of China 1898: US Marines land in Cuba during the Spanish–American War […]
68: Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditos to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging 721: Odo of Aquitaine defeats a Umayyad Muslim army at the Battle of Toulouse 1549: Book of Common Prayer is adopted by the Church of England 1815: End of the Congress of Vienna: New […]
