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

Maxentius: Rise, Rule, and Fall in Roman History (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)

7 min • 28 oktober 2023

A Daily Dose of History (28 Oct 2023)

Today's historical events:

  • Maxentius is proclaimed Roman emperor.
  • Constantine I defeats Maxentius, becoming the sole Roman emperor in the West.
  • Beijing is officially designated the capital of the Ming dynasty when the Forbidden City is completed.
  • Christian I is crowned king of Denmark.
  • Christopher Columbus lands in Cuba on his first voyage to the New World, surmising that it is Japan.
  • Second Ottoman-Mamluk War: Mamluks fail to stop the Ottoman advance towards Egypt at the Battle of Yaunis Khan.
  • Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Pacific Ocean.
  • Abyssinian-Adal war: The Adal Sultanate seizes southern Ethiopia.

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