Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
Found 43 events. Showing 1 - 30.
- 484Leontius, Roman usurper, is crowned Eastern emperor at Tarsus (modern Turkey). He is recognized in Antioch and makes it his capital.
- 711Umayyad conquest of Hispania: Battle of Guadalete: Umayyad forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by King Roderic.
- 998Arab–Byzantine wars: Battle of Apamea: Fatimids defeat a Byzantine army near Apamea.
- 1333Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Halidon Hill: The English win a decisive victory over the Scots.
- 1544Italian War of 1542–46: The first Siege of Boulogne begins.
- 1545The Tudor warship Mary Rose sinks off Portsmouth; in 1982 the wreck is salvaged in one of the most complex and expensive projects in the history of maritime archaeology.
- 1553Lady Jane Grey is replaced by Mary I of England as Queen of England after only nine days on the throne.
- Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: The Spanish Armada is sighted in the English Channel.
- Representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy sign the Nanfan Treaty, ceding a large territory north of the Ohio River to England.
- Great Northern War: A numerically superior Polish-Saxon army of Augustus II the Strong, operating from an advantageous defensive position, is defeated by a Swedish army half its size under the command of King Charles XII in the Battle of Klissow.
- Coronation of George IV of the United Kingdom.
- The British Medical Association is founded as the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association by Sir Charles Hastings at a meeting in the Board Room of the Worcester Infirmary.
- Brunel’s steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull or screw propeller and becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world.
- Women’s rights: A two-day Women’s Rights Convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York.
- American Civil War: Morgan’s Raid: At Buffington Island in Ohio, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan’s raid into the north is mostly thwarted when a large group of his men are captured while trying to escape across the Ohio River.
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- Taiping Rebellion: Third Battle of Nanking: The Qing dynasty finally defeats the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
- Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
- The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.
- Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France.
- World War I: Battle of Fromelles: British and Australian troops attack German trenches in a prelude to the Battle of the Somme.
- Following Peace Day celebrations marking the end of World War I, ex-servicemen riot and burn down Luton Town Hall.
- World War II: Battle of Cape Spada: The Royal Navy and the Regia Marina clash; the Italian light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni sinks, with 121 casualties.
- Field Marshal Ceremony: First occasion in World War II, that Hitler appointed field marshals due to military achievements.
- World War II: Army order 112 forms the Intelligence Corps of the British Army.
- World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: German Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz orders the last U-boats to withdraw from their United States Atlantic coast positions in response to the effective American convoy system.
- World War II: Rome is heavily bombed by more than 500 Allied aircraft, inflicting thousands of casualties.
- The Prime Minister of the shadow Burmese government, Bogyoke Aung San and 6 of his cabinet and 2 non-cabinet members are assassinated by Galon U Saw.
- Korean politician Lyuh Woon-hyung is assassinated.
- The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were opened in Helsinki, Finland.
- Tunisia imposes a blockade on the French naval base at Bizerte; the French would capture the entire town four days later.
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