Today in history, 7 june Events on 7 june 421 – Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia. The wedding was celebrated at Constantinople (Byzantine Empire). 879 – Pope John VIII recognizes the Duchy of Croatia under Duke Branimir as an independent state. 1002 – Henry II, a cousin of Emperor Otto III, is elected … Read more
Today in history, 6 june June 6 is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 208 days remaining until the end of the year. Events on 6 june 913 – Emperor Alexander III dies of exhaustion while playing the game tzykanion (Byzantine name for polo). He … Read more
Today in history, 5 june Events on 5 june AD 70 – Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem. 754 – Boniface, Anglo-Saxon missionary, is killed by a band of pagans at Dokkum in Frisia. 1257 – Kraków, in Poland, receives city rights. 1283 – Battle … Read more
Today in history, 4 june Events on 4 june 1411 – King Charles VI granted a monopoly for the ripening of Roquefort cheese to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon as they had been doing for centuries.[1] 1561 – The steeple of St Paul’s, the medieval cathedral of London, is destroyed in a fire caused by … Read more
Today in history, 3 June June 3 is the 154th day of the year (155th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 211 days remaining until the end of the year. Events 350 – The Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman emperor, entering Rome at the head … Read more
June 2 is actually the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 212 days remaining until the end of the year. Republic Day, also known as Festa della Repubblica in Italian (Festival of the Republic), is a national holiday in Italy on June 2 each year. It celebrates the … Read more
Today in hostory : 1 June events June 1 is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 213 days remaining until the end of the year. Events 193 – The Roman emperor Didius Julianus is assassinated. 1215 – Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of … Read more
Today in History, May 30 1416 Jerome of Prague is burned as a heretic by the Church. 1431 Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by the English. 1527 The University of Marburg is founded in Germany. 1539 Hernando de Soto lands in Florida with 600 soldiers in search of gold. 1783 The first American … Read more
Today in History, 29 May 1453 Constantinople falls to Muhammad II, ending the Byzantine Empire. 1660 Charles II is restored to the English throne, succeeding the short-lived Commonwealth. 1721 South Carolina is formally incorporated as a royal colony of England. 1790 Rhode Island becomes the last of the original thirteen colonies to ratify the … Read more