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

Emperor Suzaku Abdicates: A Tale of Power and Culture (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)

7 min • 16 maj 2023

A Daily Dose of History (16 May 2023)

Today's historical events:

  • Emperor Suzaku abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Murakami who becomes the 62nd emperor of Japan.
  • Gov. Thado of Mohnyin becomes king of Ava.
  • Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England.
  • Mary, Queen of Scots, flees to England.
  • Santiago de Vera becomes sixth Governor-General of the Spanish colony of the Philippines.
  • The 14-year-old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste, who later becomes king of France.
  • The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia and a group of rebels called The "Regulators", occurs in present-day Alamance County, North Carolina.
  • Peninsular War: The allies Spain, Portugal and United Kingdom, defeat the French at the Battle of Albuera.

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