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380 – Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal entry, into Constantinople. 1227 – Polish Prince Leszek the White is assassinated at an assembly of…

534 BC – Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character onstage. 1174 – Saladin enters Damascus, and adds it to…

498 – After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Palace, while Laurentius is elected Pope in Santa Maria Maggiore.…

164 BC – Judas Maccabeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family, restores the Temple in Jerusalem. This event is commemorated each year by the…

  284 – Diocletian is chosen as Roman emperor. 762 – During the An Shi Rebellion, the Tang dynasty, with the help of Huihe tribe,…

461 – Libius Severus is declared emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The real power is in the hands of the magister militumRicimer. 636 –…

1180 – Phillip II becomes king of France. 1210 – Pope Innocent III excommunicates Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV. 1282 – Pope Martin IV excommunicates…

474 – Emperor Leo II dies after a reign of ten months. He is succeeded by his father Zeno, who becomes sole ruler of the…

1272 – While travelling during the Ninth Crusade, Prince Edward becomes King of England upon Henry III of England’s death, but he will not return…

565 – Justin II succeeds his uncle, Justinian I, as emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 655 – Battle of the Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is…

  India celebrating Children’s Day, on the Birthday of the 1st Prime Minister Pandit Jawahar lal Nehru 1770 – James Bruce discovers what he believes…

  1002 – English king Æthelred II orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St. Brice’s Day massacre. 1093 –…

295 – Origin of Era of Ascension 1028 – Future Byzantine empress Zoe takes the throne as empress consort to Romanos III Argyros. 1330 –…

308 – At Carnuntum, Emperor emeritus Diocletian confers with Galerius, Augustus of the East, and Maximianus, the recently returned former Augustus of the West, in…

1293 – Raden Wijaya is crowned as the first monarch of Majapahit kingdom of Java, taking throne name Kertarajasa Jayawardhana. 1580 – After a three-day…

694 – At the Seventeenth Council of Toledo, Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims, sentencing all Jews to…

960 – Battle of Andrassos: Byzantines under Leo Phokas the Younger score a crushing victory over the Hamdanid Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla. 1278 –…

335 – Athanasius is banished to Trier, on charge that he prevented a grain fleet from sailing to Constantinople. 680 – The Sixth Ecumenical Council…

  355 – Roman emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with the government of the Prefecture of…

1138 – Lý Anh Tông is enthroned as emperor of Vietnam at the age of two, beginning a 37-year reign. 1605 – Gunpowder Plot: Guy…