Today in History
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Mar 4, 51 |
Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title princeps iuventutis (head of the youth). |
Mar 4, 303 |
Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia. |
Mar 4, 852 |
Croatian Duke Trpimir I issued a statute, a document with the first known written mention of the Croats name in Croatian sources. |
Mar 4, 932 |
Translation of the relics of martyr Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Prince of the Czechs. |
Mar 4, 1152 |
Frederick I Barbarossa elected Holy Roman Emperor |
Mar 4, 1215 |
King John of England makes an oath to the Pope as a crusader to gain the support of Innocent III. |
Mar 4, 1238 |
The Battle of the Sit River was fought in the northern part of the present-day Yaroslavl Oblast of Russia between the Mongol Hordes of Batu Khan and the Russians under Yuri II of Vladimir-Suzdal during the Mongol invasion of Russia. |
Mar 4, 1351 |
Ramathibodi becomes King of Siam. |
Mar 4, 1386 |
Władysław II Jagiełło (Jogaila) was crowned King of Poland. |
Mar 4, 1461 |
Battle of Towton: Duke Edward of York beats English queen Margaretha, Edward IV recognised as king of England in place of Henry IV |
Mar 4, 1492 |
King James IV of Scotland concludes an alliance with France against England. |
Mar 4, 1570 |
King Philip II bans foreign Dutch students |
Mar 4, 1590 |
Mauritius of Nassau's ship reaches Breda |
Mar 4, 1611 |
George Abbot appointed Archbishop of Canterbury |
Mar 4, 1621 |
Jacarta, Java renamed Batavia |
Mar 4, 1628 |
England's King Charles I grants a royal charter to Massachusetts Bay Colony |
Mar 4, 1665 |
English king Charles II declares war on Netherlands |
Mar 4, 1675 |
John Flamsteed appointed 1st Astronomer Royal of England |
Mar 4, 1681 |
English Quaker William Penn receives charter from Charles II, making him sole proprietor of colonial American territory Pennsylvania |
Mar 4, 1699 |
Jews are expelled from Lubeck Germany |
Mar 4, 1741 |
British fleet under Rear Admiral of the Blue Sir Chaloner Ogle reaches Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) |
Mar 4, 1774 |
First sighting of Orion nebula (William Herschel) |
Mar 4, 1776 |
The American War of Independence: The Americans capture Dorchester Heights dominating the port of Boston, Massachusetts. |
Mar 4, 1789 |
1st US Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 reps) |
Mar 4, 1790 |
France is divided into 83 départements, which cut across the former provinces in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on noble ownership of land. |
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