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

Macbeth's Rise: Scottish Monarchy's Turning Point (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

9 min • 14 augusti 2023

A Daily Dose of History (14 Aug 2023)

Today's historical events:

  • King Duncan I is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth. The latter succeeds him as King of Scotland.
  • Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, grants city privileges to Karlovy Vary.
  • Portuguese Crisis of 1383-85: Battle of Aljubarrota: Portuguese forces commanded by John I of Portugal defeat the Castilian army of John I of Castile.
  • The first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis.
  • Nine Years' War: Battle of the Yellow Ford: Irish forces under Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, defeat an English expeditionary force under Henry Bagenal.
  • The Spanish military Villasur expedition is defeated by Pawnee and Otoe warriors near present-day Columbus, Nebraska.
  • Slaves from plantations in Saint-Domingue hold a Vodou ceremony led by houngan Dutty Boukman at Bois Caïman, marking the start of the Haitian Revolution.
  • A cease fire agreement, called the Convention of Moss, ended the Swedish-Norwegian War.
  • The United Kingdom formally annexes the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, administering the islands from the Cape Colony in South Africa.
  • American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida.

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