Today in History
On This Day In History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Apr 8, 217 |
Roman Emperor Caracalla is assassinated (and succeeded) by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus. |
Apr 8, 1093 |
The new Winchester Cathedral is dedicated by Walkelin. |
Apr 8, 1139 |
Roger II of Sicily is excommunicated. |
Apr 8, 1149 |
Pope Eugene III takes refuge in the castle of Ptolemy II of Tusculum. |
Apr 8, 1195 |
Alexius III Angelus drives out brother Isaak II as Byzantine emperor |
Apr 8, 1271 |
In Syria, sultan Baybars conquers the Krak of Chevaliers (a fortress near Homs). |
Apr 8, 1341 |
Francesco Petrarca crowned in Rome |
Apr 8, 1378 |
Bartolomeo Prignano elected as Pope Urban VI |
Apr 8, 1455 |
Alfonso de Borgia elected as Pope Callistus III |
Apr 8, 1500 |
Battle at Novara: King Louis XII beats duke Ludovico Sforza |
Apr 8, 1513 |
Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain |
Apr 8, 1730 |
1st Jewish congregation in US forms synagogue, "Shearith Israel, NYC" |
Apr 8, 1759 |
British troops chase French out of Masulipatam India |
Apr 8, 1766 |
1st fire escape patented, wicker basket on a pulley & chain |
Apr 8, 1767 |
Ayutthaya kingdom falls to Burmese invaders. |
Apr 8, 1781 |
Premiere of Mozart's violin sonata K379 |
Apr 8, 1783 |
Catharina II of Russia annexes the Crimea. [What goes around comes around.] |
Apr 8, 1789 |
First meeting of the US House of Representatives |
Apr 8, 1796 |
Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician, proves the quadratic reciprocity law (the ability to determine the solvability of any quadratic equation in modular arithmetic) |
Apr 8, 1801 |
Soldiers riot in Bucharest, kill 128 Jews |
Apr 8, 1802 |
French Protestant church becomes state-supported & -controlled |
Apr 8, 1808 |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baltimore was promoted to an archdiocese, with the founding of the dioceses of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Bardstown (now Louisville) by Pope Pius VII. |
Apr 8, 1820 |
The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Melos. |
Apr 8, 1832 |
Charles Darwin begins trip through Rio de Janeiro |
Apr 8, 1838 |
Steamship "Great Western" maiden voyage (Bristol, England, to NYC) |
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