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21st September in history

By Harmeet Singh on September 21, 2022

455 – Emperor Avitus enters Rome with a Gallic army and consolidates his power. 1170 – Combined English and Irish forces, under the command of…

20th September in History

By Harmeet Singh on September 20, 2022

1058 – Agnes of Poitou and Andrew I of Hungary meet to negotiate about the border-zone in present-day Burgenland. 1066 – Battle of Fulford, Viking…

5th September in History

By Harmeet Singh on September 5, 2022

India celebrating Teacher’s Day today to commemorate the birth anniversary of the great philosopher and teacher Dr.S Radhakrishnan. 1590 – Alexander Farnese’s army forces Henry…

10th August in History

By Harmeet Singh on August 10, 2022

955 – Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats the Magyars, ending 50 years of Magyar invasion of the West. 991 – Battle…

9th August in History

By Harmeet Singh on August 9, 2022

48 BC – Caesar’s Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus: Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt. 378 – Gothic War:…

8th August in History

By Harmeet Singh on August 8, 2022

870 – Treaty of Meerssen: King Louis the German and his half-brother Charles the Bald partitions the Middle Frankish Kingdom into two larger east and…

26th July in History

By Harmeet Singh on July 26, 2022

1775 – A postal system was established by the 2nd Continental Congress of the United States. The first Postmaster General was Benjamin Franklin. 1788 –…

25th July in History

By Harmeet Singh on July 25, 2022

1394 – Charles VI of France issued a decree for the general expulsion of Jews from France. 1564 – Maximillian II became emperor of the…

24th July in History

By sangeeta Saxena on July 24, 2022

1148 – Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade. 1411 – Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles…

23rd July in History

By Harmeet Singh on July 23, 2022

1715 – The first lighthouse in America was authorized for construction at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts. 1840 – The Province of Canada is created by…

21st July in History

By Harmeet Singh on July 21, 2022

1545 – The first landing of French troops on the coast of the Isle of Wight during the French invasion of the Isle of Wight.…

2nd July in History

By Harmeet Singh on July 2, 2022

1298 – An army under Albert of Austria defeated and killed Adolf of Nassua near Worms, Germany. 1625 – The Spanish army took Breda, Spain,…

17th June in History

By Harmeet Singh on June 17, 2022

0362 – Emperor Julian issued an edict banning Christians from teaching in Syria. 1789 – The Third Estate in France declared itself a national assembly,…

16th June in History

By Harmeet Singh on June 16, 2022

0455 – Rome was sacked by the Vandal army. 1487 – The War of the Roses ended with the Battle of Stoke. 1567 – Mary,…

15th June in History

By sangeeta Saxena on June 15, 2022

1215 – King John of England put his seal on the Magna Carta. 1381 – The English peasant revolt was crushed in London. 1389 –…

14th June in History

By Harmeet Singh on June 14, 2022

1775 – The Continental Army was founded by the Second Continental Congress for purposes of common defense. This event is considered to be the birth…

13th June in History

By sangeeta Saxena on June 13, 2022

1415 – Henry the Navigator, the prince of Portugal, embarked on an expedition to Africa. 1777 – The Marquis de Lafayette arrived in the American…

12th June in history

By sangeeta Saxena on June 12, 2022

1442 – Alfonso V of Aragon was crowned King of Naples. 1665 – England installed a municipal government in New York. It was the former…

11th June in history

By sangeeta Saxena on June 11, 2022

1346 – Charles IV of Luxembourg was elected Holy Roman Emperor in Germany. 1770 – Captain James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef off of…

10th June in History

By Harmeet Singh on June 10, 2022

1776 – The Continental Congress appointed a committee to write a Declaration of Independence. 1801 – The North African State of Tripoli declared war on…

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