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

Málaga Siege: Turning Point in Reconquista (+ 6 more historical events on this day!)

7 min • 18 augusti 2023

A Daily Dose of History (18 Aug 2023)

Today's historical events:

  • The Siege of Málaga ends with the taking of the city by Castilian and Aragonese forces.
  • The first grammar of the Spanish language (Gramática de la lengua castellana) is presented to Queen Isabella I.
  • Marriage in Paris, France, of the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre to Margaret of Valois, in a supposed attempt to reconcile Protestants and Catholics.
  • John White, the governor of the Roanoke Colony, returns from a supply trip to England and finds his settlement deserted.
  • The trial of the Pendle witches, one of England's most famous witch trials, begins at Lancaster Assizes.
  • Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France.
  • A huge fireball meteor is seen across Great Britain as it passes over the east coast.

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