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

The Fall of Rome: End of an Empire (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

9 min • 4 september 2023

A Daily Dose of History (04 Sep 2023)

Today's historical events:

  • Romulus Augustulus is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the Western Roman Empire.
  • Battle of Lenzen: Slavic forces (the Redarii and the Obotrites) are defeated by a Saxon army near the fortified stronghold of Lenzen in Brandenburg.
  • The Sienese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of Manfred, King of Sicily, defeat the Florentine Guelphs at Montaperti.
  • The Treaty of Alcáçovas is signed by the Catholic Monarchs of Castile and Aragon on one side and Afonso V and his son, Prince John of Portugal.
  • The Flight of the Earls takes place in Ireland.
  • In London, England, the most destructive damage from the Great Fire occurs.
  • New Caledonia is first sighted by Europeans, during the second voyage of Captain James Cook.
  • Los Angeles is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels) by 44 Spanish settlers.
  • Coup of 18 Fructidor in France.
  • The French garrison in Valletta surrenders to British troops who had been called at the invitation of the Maltese. The islands of Malta and Gozo become the Malta Protectorate.

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