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28th October in History

By sangeeta Saxena on October 28, 2022

97 – Emperor Nerva is forced by the Praetorian Guard to adopt general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus as his heir and successor. 306 – Maxentius…

27th October in History

By sangeeta Saxena on October 27, 2022

312 – Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. 710 – Saracen invasion of Sardinia. 939 –…

26th October in History

By Harmeet Singh on October 26, 2022

1341 – The Byzantine civil war of 1341–47 formally begins with the proclamation of John VI Kantakouzenos as Byzantine Emperor at Didymoteicho. 1520 – Charles…

25th October in History

By Harmeet Singh on October 25, 2022

473 – Emperor Leo I acclaims his grandson Leo II as Caesar of the Byzantine Empire.. 1415 – Hundred Years’ War: Henry V of England…

24th October in History

By Harmeet Singh on October 24, 2022

69 – Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Marcus Antonius Primus, the commander of the Danube armies, loyal to Vespasian, defeat the forces of Emperor…

23rd October in History

By sangeeta Saxena on October 23, 2022

42 BC – Liberators’ civil war: Second Battle of Philippi – Mark Antony and Octavian decisively defeat Brutus’s army. Brutus commits suicide. 425 –…

22nd October in History

By Harmeet Singh on October 22, 2022

4004 BC – The world was created at approximately six o’clock in the evening, according to the Ussher chronology. 794 – Emperor Kanmu relocates the…

21st October in History

By Harmeet Singh on October 21, 2022

1096 – People’s Crusade: The Turkish army successfully fight off the People’s Army of the West. 1097 – First Crusade: Crusaders led by Godfrey of…

3rd October in History

By Harmeet Singh on October 3, 2022

52 BC – Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and Battle of Alesia. 42 BC –…

2nd October in History

By Harmeet Singh on October 2, 2022

India celebrates Birthday of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi 829 – Theophilos succeeds his father Michael II as Byzantine Emperor. 1187 – Siege…

01st October in History

By Harmeet Singh on October 1, 2022

331 BC – Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. 959 – Edgar the Peaceful becomes king of all…

30th September in History

By Harmeet Singh on September 30, 2022

489 – Battle of Verona: The Ostrogoths under king Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time at Verona (Northern Italy).…

29th September in History

By Harmeet Singh on September 29, 2022

522 BC – Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumata, securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. 61 BC – Pompey…

28th September in History

By Harmeet Singh on September 28, 2022

48 BC – Pompey the Great is assassinated on the orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. 235 – Pope Pontian resigns.…

27th September in History

By Harmeet Singh on September 27, 2022

1066 – William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the River Somme, beginning the Norman conquest of England. 1331 –…

26th September in History

By Harmeet Singh on September 26, 2022

46 BC – Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in accordance with a vow he made at the battle of…

25th September in History

By sangeeta Saxena on September 25, 2022

275 – In Rome, (after the assassination of Aurelian), the Senate proclaims Marcus Claudius Tacitus Emperor. 762 – Led by Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, the…

24th September in History

By Harmeet Singh on September 24, 2022

1180 – Manuel I Komnenos, last Emperor of the Komnenian restoration dies. The Byzantine Empire slips into terminal decline. 1645 – Battle of Rowton Heath,…