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

Battle of Rhyndacus: Latin vs Nicaean Empires (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

9 min • 15 oktober 2023

A Daily Dose of History (15 Oct 2023)

Today's historical events:

  • Battle of the Rhyndacus: The Latin emperor Henry of Flanders defeats the Nicaean emperor Theodore I Laskaris.
  • Adoption of the Gregorian calendar begins, eventually leading to near-universal adoption.
  • The Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon makes the first human ascent, piloted by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier.
  • Queen Marie Antoinette of France is tried and convicted of treason.
  • Napoleon begins his exile on Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
  • American Civil War: The H. L. Hunley, the first submarine to sink a ship, sinks, killing its inventor.
  • American Civil War: The Union garrison of Glasgow, Missouri surrenders to Confederate forces.
  • The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.
  • Airship America is launched from New Jersey in the first attempt to cross the Atlantic by a powered aircraft.
  • World War I: Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by France for espionage.

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