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

Theophilos: Byzantine Emperor & Patron of the Arts (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

9 min • 2 oktober 2024

A Daily Dose of History (02 Oct 2024)

Today's historical events:

  • Theophilos succeeds his father Michael II as Byzantine Emperor.
  • Battle of Andernach: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, crushes a rebellion against his rule, by a coalition of Eberhard of Franconia and other Frankish dukes.
  • The Battle of Largs is fought between Norwegians and Scots.
  • The Earl of Warwick's rebellion forces King Edward IV of England to flee to the Netherlands, restoring Henry VI to the throne.
  • Russo-Kazan Wars: Russian troops enter Kazan.
  • American Revolutionary War: John André, a British Army officer, is hanged as a spy by the Continental Army.
  • The United States Bill of Rights is sent to the various States for ratification.
  • Texas Revolution: Mexican troops attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.
  • American Civil War: Confederates defeat a Union attack on Saltville, Virginia. A massacre of wounded Union prisoners ensues.
  • By plebiscite, the citizens of the Papal States accept annexation by the Kingdom of Italy.
  • The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.

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