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

Belisarius' Triumph: The Vandalic War (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

8 min • 15 december 2024

A Daily Dose of History (15 Dec 2024)

Today's historical events:

  • Vandalic War: Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Tricamarum.
  • Pope Sergius I is elected as a compromise between antipopes Paschal and Theodore.
  • Constantine VIII becomes sole emperor of the Byzantine Empire, 63 years after being crowned co-emperor.
  • Jin-Song wars: Military officers conspire against the emperor Wanyan Liang of the Jin dynasty after a military defeat at the Battle of Caishi, and assassinate the emperor at his camp.
  • Sicilian Chancellor Stephen du Perche moves the royal court to Messina to prevent a rebellion.
  • Mongol forces under Hulagu enter and dismantle the Nizari Ismaili (Assassin) stronghold at Alamut Castle (in present-day Iran) as part of their offensive on Islamic southwest Asia.
  • Stephen III of Moldavia defeats Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, with the latter being injured thrice, at the Battle of Baia.
  • Castle Cornet in Guernsey, the last stronghold which had supported the King in the Third English Civil War, surrenders.
  • American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.
  • The United States Bill of Rights becomes law when ratified by the Virginia General Assembly.

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