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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…

  357 – Battle of Strasbourg: Julian, Caesar (deputy emperor) and supreme commander of the Roman army in Gaul, wins an important victory against the…

49 BC – Julius Caesar’s general Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Battle of the Bagradas (49 BC) by the Numidians under Publius Attius…

30 BC – After the successful invasion of Egypt, Octavian executes Marcus Antonius Antyllus, eldest son of Mark Antony, and Caesarion, the last king of…

851 – Battle of Jengland: Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland.1138 – Battle of the Standard between Scotland and England.1485…

1140 – Song dynasty general Yue Fei defeats an army led by Jin dynasty general Wuzhu at the Battle of Yancheng during the Jin–Song Wars.…

1000 – The foundation of the Hungarian state by Saint Stephen, celebrated as a National Day in Hungary. 1467 – The Second Battle of Olmedo…

1561 – Mary, Queen of Scots, who was 18 years old, returns to Scotland after spending 13 years in France. 1666 – Second Anglo-Dutch War:…

1487 – The Siege of Málaga ends with the taking of the city by Castilian and Aragonese forces. 1572 – Marriage in Paris, France, of…

309/310 – Pope Eusebius is banished by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicily, where he dies, perhaps from a hunger strike. 986 – Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle…

1 BC – Wang Mang consolidates his power and is declared marshal of state. Emperor Ai of Han, who had died the previous day, had…