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

Japan's Water Clock: Emperor Tenji's Innovation (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

9 min • 10 juni 2023

A Daily Dose of History (10 Jun 2023)

Today's historical events:

  • Emperor Tenji of Japan introduces a water clock (clepsydra) called Rokoku. The instrument, which measures time and indicates hours, is placed in the capital of Ōtsu.
  • Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the river Saleph while leading an army to Jerusalem.
  • The Battle of Pelekanon results in a Byzantine defeat by the Ottoman Empire.
  • Copenhagen is surrounded by the army of Frederick I of Denmark, as the city will not recognise him as the successor of Christian II of Denmark.
  • Willem Barents and Jacob van Heemskerk discover Bear Island.
  • Thirty Years' War: Battle of Záblatí, a turning point in the Bohemian Revolt.
  • Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft and Sorceries".
  • Jacobite risings: Battle of Glen Shiel.
  • King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) is crowned.
  • French Revolution: Following the arrests of Girondin leaders, the Jacobins gain control of the Committee of Public Safety installing the revolutionary dictatorship.

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