476 – Romulus Augustulus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself “King of Italy”, thus ending the Western…
476 – Romulus Augustulus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself “King of Italy”, thus ending the Western…
36 BC – In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompey, son of Pompey, thus ending Pompeian resistance to…
44 BC – Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. 44 BC – Cicero launches the first of his…
462 – Possible start of the first Byzantine indiction cycle. 717 – Siege of Constantinople: The Muslim armada with 1,800 ships, is defeated by the…
1056 – After a sudden illness a few days previously, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus ending the Macedonian dynasty. 1218 – Al-Kamil becomes Sultan…
1363 – Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders — Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang — are…
708 – Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708). 1315 – Battle of Montecatini: The army…
663 – Silla–Tang armies crush the Baekje restoration attempt and force Yamato Japan to withdraw from Korea in the Battle of Baekgang. 1189 – Third…
1172 – Henry the Young King and Margaret of France are crowned as junior king and queen of England. 1776 – Battle of Long Island:…
1303 – Alauddin Khilji captures Chittorgarh. 1346 – Hundred Years’ War: The military supremacy of the English longbow over the French combination of crossbow and…