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A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History

Battle of Lugdunum: Severus vs. Albinus (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

8 min • 19 februari 2025

A Daily Dose of History (19 Feb 2025)

Today's historical events:

  • Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies.
  • The anti-paganism policy of Constantius II forbids the worship of pagan idols in the Roman Empire.
  • Having already been elected to the throne of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1587, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, having succeeded his father John III of Sweden in 1592.
  • The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America.
  • The Second Battle of Guararapes takes place, effectively ending Dutch colonization efforts in Brazil.
  • England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England.
  • Great Northern War: The battle of Napue between Sweden and Russia is fought in Isokyrö, Ostrobothnia.
  • The Supreme Privy Council is established in Russia.
  • Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason in Wakefield, Alabama and confined to Fort Stoddert.
  • British explorer William Smith discovers the South Shetland Islands and claims them in the name of King George III.

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