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

Pope Stephen I: Uniting the Church (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

10 min • 12 maj 2023

A Daily Dose of History (12 May 2023)

Today's historical events:

  • Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I, becoming the 23rd pope of the Catholic Church, and immediately takes a stand against Novatianism.
  • Zhu Wen forces Emperor Ai into abdicating, ending the Tang dynasty after nearly three hundred years of rule.
  • Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre in Cyprus; she is crowned Queen consort of England the same day.
  • Jagiellonian University, the oldest university in Poland, is founded in Kraków.
  • Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
  • National University of San Marcos, the oldest university in the Americas, is founded in Lima, Peru.
  • French Wars of Religion: Henry III of France flees Paris after Henry I, Duke of Guise, enters the city and a spontaneous uprising occurs.
  • London playwright Thomas Kyd is arrested and tortured by the Privy Council for libel.
  • Maria Theresa of Austria is crowned Queen of Bohemia after defeating her rival, Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor.
  • Heinrich XI, count of the Principality of Reuss-Greiz, is elevated to Prince by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.
  • American Revolutionary War: In the largest defeat of the Continental Army, Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.

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