Today in History
On This Day In History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jun 25, 253 |
St Lucius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope |
Jun 25, 524 |
Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians. |
Jun 25, 841 |
Battle at Fontenay: Louis & Charles beat their brother Lotharius I |
Jun 25, 1080 |
Wibbert of Ravenna chosen as anti-pope Clemens III |
Jun 25, 1096 |
1st Crusade slaughter Jews of Werelinghofen Germany |
Jun 25, 1139 |
Battle of Ourique: Afonso I defeats Moors |
Jun 25, 1178 |
5 Canterbury monks report something exploding on Moon |
Jun 25, 1183 |
Peace of Konstanz |
Jun 25, 1243 |
Sinibaldo dei Fieschi elected as Pope Innocentius IV |
Jun 25, 1298 |
Rindfleisch Persecutions-250 Jews killed in Rothenburg Germany |
Jun 25, 1500 |
Pope Alexander VI accept Treaty of Granada |
Jun 25, 1580 |
Book of Concord, standards of Lutheran Church, 1st published |
Jun 25, 1606 |
Alkmaarse clergy asks "Great Dertelheyt" |
Jun 25, 1606 |
St Jansday is forbidden |
Jun 25, 1607 |
Mentally ill emperor Rudolf II signs Treaty of Lieben, giving up Austria, Hungary & Moravia |
Jun 25, 1621 |
French government army occupies Fort St Jean d'Angély at La Rochelle |
Jun 25, 1630 |
Fork introduced to American dining by Gov Winthrop |
Jun 25, 1638 |
Lunar eclipse is 1st astronomical event recorded in the American Colonies |
Jun 25, 1646 |
Thomas Fairfax's New Model Army occupies Oxford |
Jun 25, 1658 |
Spanish garrison at Dunkirk surrenders to French & British |
Jun 25, 1667 |
Dr Jean-Baptiste Denys, French doctor, performs 1st blood transfusion |
Jun 25, 1672 |
1st recorded monthly Quaker meeting in US held, Sandwich, Mass |
Jun 25, 1675 |
Battle at Rathenow: Brandenburgers beat Sweden |
Jun 25, 1678 |
Elena Cornaro Piscopia, a Venetian, is awarded a doctorate of philosophy - first women to receive a university doctoral decree |
Jun 25, 1716 |
Eugenius of Savoye named land guardian of Austrian Netherlands |
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