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

Leaning Tower of Pisa: Centuries of Construction (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

7 min • 9 augusti 2024

A Daily Dose of History (09 Aug 2024)

Today's historical events:

  • Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take two centuries to complete.
  • Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop.
  • Sources cite biggest caravan trade between Podvisoki and Republic of Ragusa in 1428. Vlachs committed to Ragusan lord Tomo Bunić, that they will with 600 horses deliver 1500 modius of salt. Delivery was meant for Dobrašin Veseoković, and Vlachs price was half of delivered salt.
  • Ottoman-Venetian War (1499-1503): The Ottomans capture Methoni, Messenia.
  • The First Anglo-Powhatan War begins in colonial Virginia.
  • Napoleon annexes Westphalia as part of the First French Empire.
  • Indian Wars: The Creek sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson, giving up huge parts of Alabama and Georgia.
  • Louis Philippe becomes the king of the French following abdication of Charles X.
  • The Webster-Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States-Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.

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