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3rd October in History

By Harmeet Singh on October 3, 2025

52 BC – Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and Battle of Alesia. 42 BC –…

2nd October in History

By Harmeet Singh on October 2, 2025

India celebrates Birthday of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi 829 – Theophilos succeeds his father Michael II as Byzantine Emperor. 1187 – Siege…

01st October in History

By Harmeet Singh on October 1, 2025

331 BC – Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. 959 – Edgar the Peaceful becomes king of all…

30th September in History

By Harmeet Singh on September 30, 2025

489 – Battle of Verona: The Ostrogoths under king Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time at Verona (Northern Italy).…

29th September in History

By Harmeet Singh on September 29, 2025

522 BC – Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumata, securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. 61 BC – Pompey…

28th September in History

By Harmeet Singh on September 28, 2025

48 BC – Pompey the Great is assassinated on the orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. 235 – Pope Pontian resigns.…

27th September in History

By Harmeet Singh on September 27, 2025

1066 – William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the River Somme, beginning the Norman conquest of England. 1331 –…

26th September in History

By Harmeet Singh on September 26, 2025

46 BC – Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in accordance with a vow he made at the battle of…

25th September in History

By sangeeta Saxena on September 25, 2025

275 – In Rome, (after the assassination of Aurelian), the Senate proclaims Marcus Claudius Tacitus Emperor. 762 – Led by Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, the…

24th September in History

By Harmeet Singh on September 24, 2025

1180 – Manuel I Komnenos, last Emperor of the Komnenian restoration dies. The Byzantine Empire slips into terminal decline. 1645 – Battle of Rowton Heath,…

23rd September in History

By Harmeet Singh on September 23, 2025

1122 – Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V agree to the Concordat of Worms to put an end to the Investiture Controversy.…

22nd September in History

By Harmeet Singh on September 22, 2025

480 BC – Battle of Salamis: The Greek fleet under Themistocles defeats the Persian fleet under Xerxes I. 904 – The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills…

21st September in history

By Harmeet Singh on September 21, 2025

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, 2025

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…

19th September In History

By Harmeet Singh on September 19, 2025

335 – Flavius Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle, emperor Constantine I. 634 – Siege of Damascus: The Rashidun Arabs…

18th September in History

By sangeeta Saxena on September 18, 2025

96 – Nerva is proclaimed Roman emperor after Domitian is assassinated. 324 – Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis,…

17th September in History

By Harmeet Singh on September 17, 2025

1382 – Louis the Great’s daughter, Mary, is crowned “king” of Hungary. 1462 – The Battle of Świecino (also known as the Battle of Żarnowiec)…

16th September in history

By Harmeet Singh on September 16, 2025

1776 – American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Harlem Heights is fought. 1779 – American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins. 1810 –…