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

Domitian's Downfall: Wife, Prefects Plot Assassination (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

9 min • 18 september 2024

A Daily Dose of History (18 Sep 2024)

Today's historical events:

  • Domitian, who has been conducting a reign of terror for the past three years, is assassinated as a result of a plot by his wife Domitia and twe Praetorian prefects.
  • Nerva is proclaimed Roman emperor after Domitian is assassinated.
  • Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire.
  • Battle of Kapetron between a combined Byzantine-Georgian army and a Seljuq army.
  • Norwegian king Harald Hardrada lands with Tostig Godwinson at the mouth of the Humber River and begins his invasion of England.
  • Philip Augustus becomes king of France at the age of fifteen.
  • Thirteen Years' War: In the Battle of Chojnice, the Polish army is defeated by the Teutonic knights.
  • The expedition of Juan Bautista Pastene makes landfall in San Pedro Bay, southern Chile, claiming the territory for Spain.
  • The Treaty of Belgrade is signed, whereby Austria cedes lands south of the Sava and Danube rivers to the Ottoman Empire.
  • French and Indian War: The Articles of Capitulation of Quebec are signed.
  • The first cornerstone of the United States Capitol is laid by George Washington.

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