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

Joan of Arc: The Siege Liberator (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

9 min • 4 november 2023

A Daily Dose of History (04 Nov 2023)

Today's historical events:

  • Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War: Joan of Arc liberates Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier.
  • Christopher Columbus reaches Leeward Island and Puerto Rico.
  • Catherine of Aragon (later Henry VIII's first wife) meets Arthur Tudor, Henry VIII's older brother - they would later marry.
  • Eighty Years' War: In Flanders, Spain captures Antwerp (which is nearly destroyed after three days).
  • The future Mary II of England marries William, Prince of Orange; they later jointly reign as William and Mary.
  • The Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated in Naples, Italy.
  • The Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II against Spanish rule in the Viceroyalty of Peru begins.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 36 is performed for the first time in Linz, Austria.
  • Northwest Indian War: The Western Confederacy of American Indians wins a major victory over the United States in the Battle of the Wabash.
  • Newport Rising: The last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain.
  • Sir James Young Simpson, a Scottish physician, discovers the anaesthetic properties of chloroform.

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