A Daily Dose of History (01 Sep 2024)
Today's historical events:
- The main altar of Lund Cathedral, at the time seat of the archiepiscopal see of all the Nordic countries, is consecrated.
- The widow Stamira sacrifices herself in order to raise the siege of Ancona by the forces of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa.
- King Tvrtko I of Bosnia writes In castro nostro Vizoka vocatum from the Old town of Visoki.
- The Spanish fort of Sancti Spiritu, the first one built in modern Argentina, is destroyed by natives.
- Lady Anne Boleyn is made Marquess of Pembroke by her fiancé, King Henry VIII of England.
- Adi Granth, now known as Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhs, is first installed at Harmandir Sahib.
- Battle of Tippermuir: James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose defeats the Earl of Wemyss's Covenanters, reviving the Royalist cause.
- At the age of five, Louis XV becomes king of France in succession to his great-grandfather, King Louis XIV.
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