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

Pope Pontian: Challenges and Triumphs in 3rd Century (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

9 min • 21 juli 2024

A Daily Dose of History (21 Jul 2024)

Today's historical events:

  • Pope Pontian succeeds Urban I as the eighteenth pope.
  • Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar and co-ruler.
  • The 365 Crete earthquake affected the Greek island of Crete with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing a destructive tsunami that affects the coasts of Libya and Egypt, especially Alexandria. Many thousands were killed.
  • King Berengar I of Italy and a hired Hungarian army defeats the Frankish forces at Verona. King Louis III is captured and blinded for breaking his oath (see 902).
  • Battle of Taillebourg: Louis IX of France puts an end to the revolt of his vassals Henry III of England and Hugh X of Lusignan.
  • Battle of Shrewsbury: King Henry IV of England defeats rebels to the north of the county town of Shropshire, England.
  • The first landing of French troops on the coast of the Isle of Wight during the French invasion of the Isle of Wight.
  • Eighty Years' War: Battle of Jemmingen: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva defeats Louis of Nassau.
  • Qing dynasty regent Dorgon issues an edict ordering all Han Chinese men to shave their forehead and braid the rest of their hair into a queue identical to those of the Manchus.
  • The Raid on Málaga takes place during the Anglo-Spanish War.
  • The Treaty of Passarowitz between the Ottoman Empire, Austria and the Republic of Venice is signed.

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