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30 BC – Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic. 69 – Batavian rebellion: The…

  30 BC – Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian’s forces, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading to…

762 – Baghdad is founded by caliph Al-Mansur. 1635 – Eighty Years’ War: The Siege of Schenkenschans begins; Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, begins the…

1794 – French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre and Louis Antoine de Saint-Just are executed by guillotine in Paris, France. 1821 – Peru declared its independence from…

1214 – At the Battle of Bouvines in France, Philip Augustus of France defeated John of England. 1245 – Frederick II was deposed by a…

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

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

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

1706 – The Acts of Union 1707 are agreed upon by commissioners from the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, which, when passed…

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

1592 – During the first Japanese invasion of Korea, Japanese forces led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi captured Pyongyang, although they were ultimately unable to hold it.…

1525 – The Catholic princes of Germany formed the Dessau League to fight against the Reformation 1553 – Fifteen-year-old Lady Jane Grey was deposed as…

0064 – The Great Fire of Rome began. 1536 – The authority of the pope was declared void in England. 1743 – “The New York…

1212 – The Moslems were crushed in the Spanish crusade. 1453 – France defeated England at Castillon, France, which ended the 100 Years’ War. 1785…

1765 – Prime Minister of England Lord Greenville resigned and was replaced by Lord Rockingham. 1774 – Russia and the Ottoman Empire signed the treaty…

1099 – Jerusalem fell to the Crusaders. 1410 – Poles and Lithuanians defeated the Teutonic knights at Tannenburg, Prussia. 1789 – The electors of Paris…

1223 – In France, Louis VIII succeeded his father, Philip Augustus. 1430 – Joan of Arc, taken prisoner by the Burgundians in May, was handed…

1099 – The Crusaders launched their final assault on Muslims in Jerusalem. 1249 – Coronation of Alexander III as King of Scots. 1534 – The…

1096 – Crusaders under Peter the Hermit reached Sofia, Bulgaria. There they met their Byzantine escort, which brought them safely the rest of the way…

1346 – Charles IV of Luxembourg was elected Holy Roman Emperor in Germany. 1533 – Henry VIII, who divorced his wife and became head of…