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

Majorian's Beheading: End of a Reign (+ 6 more historical events on this day!)

6 min • 7 augusti 2023

A Daily Dose of History (07 Aug 2023)

Today's historical events:

Roman Emperor Majorian is beheaded near the river Iria in north-west Italy following his arrest and deposition by the magister militum Ricimer.
Pope Stephen III is elected to office, and quickly seeks Frankish protection against the Lombard threat, since the Byzantine Empire is no longer able to help.
Coronation of King Otto I of Germany.
The brigantine Le Griffon, commissioned by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the south-eastern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes of North America.
George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit to honor soldiers wounded in battle. It is later renamed to the more poetic Purple Heart.
The United States Department of War is established.
American troops destroy the Miami town of Kenapacomaqua near the site of present-day Logansport, Indiana in the Northwest Indian War.

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Byzantine Triumph: Nikephoros I vs Khan Krum (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

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Rome's Great Fire: Catastrophe & Controversy (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

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Early Christian Martyrdom in North Africa (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

Battle of Spercheios: Byzantine Triumph 997 (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

Siege of Jerusalem: Turning Point in Jewish-Roman War (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

Battle of Cape Colonna: Otto II vs. al-Qasim (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

William I of Scotland's Capture: Turning Point in 1173-74 Revolt (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

Fall of Jerusalem: End of Jewish-Roman War (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

Anthemius: Betrayal and Fall of a Roman Emperor (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

Emperor Hadrian: Military Conquests to Architectural Legacy (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

Hadrian: Rome's Greek-loving Emperor (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

Siege of Jerusalem: Turning Point in Crusade History (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

Tyre's Fall: Venetian Crusade Triumph 1124 (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

Heliopolis 640 AD: Arab Triumph in Byzantine Wars (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

Constantine's Bridge: Roman Engineering Triumph (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

Pactum Sicardi: Medieval Italian Peace Treaty (+ 5 more historical events on this day!)

Adrianople 324 AD: Constantine's Triumph & Christian Empire (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

Roman Empire's Political Turmoil: Galla Placidia's Influence (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

Legions' Oath: Vespasian's Rise to Power (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

Pope Marcellinus: Courageous Leader of Early Christianity (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

Cao Rui: Successor of Wei Dynasty (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

Ragusa: Adriatic City-State of Trade and Diplomacy (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

Elagabalus Names Alexander Severus Heir (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

Battle of Vézeronce: Franks vs Burgundians 524 (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

Aqua Traiana: Rome's Water Triumph (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

Sun Quan: Rise of Eastern Wu Dynasty (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

Battle of Versinikia: Byzantine Empire's Turning Point (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

Belisarius' Naval Campaign Against the Vandals (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

Battle of Chalons: Attila vs. Aetius (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

Nicene Creed: Foundation of Christian Beliefs (+ 14 more historical events on this day!)

Emperor Gaozu: Rise of Tang Dynasty (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

Pope Martin I's Martyrdom: Defending Orthodoxy (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

Emperor Julian's Critical Turning Point in 363 AD (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

Louis II: Coronation as King of Italy (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

Munich: From Henry the Lion to Modern Metropolis (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

Edict of Milan: Roman Religious Freedom (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

Strategic Feigned Retreat: Battle of Augsburg 910 (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

Miracle of the Rain: Roman Triumph in Marcomannic Wars (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

Emperor Tenji's Rokoku Water Clock: Timekeeping Revolution (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

Nero's Suicide: End of Julio-Claudian Era (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

Battle of Antioch: Elagabalus' Rise to Power (+ 14 more historical events on this day!)

Croatia's Independence: Pope John VIII's Recognition (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

Regency in Byzantine History: Constantine VII's Rule (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

Kraków's City Rights: A Medieval Milestone (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

Roquefort Cheese Monopoly: A Culinary Milestone (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)

Usurper Nepotianus: Rise and Fall in Roman Empire (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

Vandals' 455 AD Sack of Rome: Empire's Decline (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

Fall of Zhongdu: Genghis Khan's Triumph (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

Emperor Petronius Maximus: Fall of Rome (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

Siege of Jerusalem 70 AD: Roman Strategy & Jewish Revolt (+ 14 more historical events on this day!)

Julian's Triumph & Retreat: Battle of Ctesiphon (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

Hulao Battle: Li Shimin's Triumph in Chinese History (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

Emicho's Crusade: The Mainz Massacre (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

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Alfonso VI's Triumph in Toledo: Turning Point in Reconquista (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

Rise of Henry the Fowler: Medieval Germany's Turning Point (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

Joan of Arc: Captured, Tried, Burned (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

Tetrarchy: Roman Empire's Division & Collapse (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

Nicene Council: Shaping Christian Orthodoxy (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

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Emperor Constantine's Food Distribution in Constantinople (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

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