Today in History
On This Day In History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jul 16, 463 |
Start of Lunar Cycle of Hilarius |
Jul 16, 622 |
Moslem Era begins-Mahomet begins flight from Mecca to Medina (Hejira) |
Jul 16, 1054 |
Michael Caerularius excommunicated of Constantinople |
Jul 16, 1054 |
Three Roman legates fracture relations between Western and Eastern Christian churches by placing invalid Papal Bull of Excommunication on altar of Hagia Sophia during Saturday afternoon divine liturgy. Often dated as start of the East-West Schism. |
Jul 16, 1099 |
Crusaders herd Jews of Jerusalem into a synagogue & set it afire |
Jul 16, 1212 |
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa; end of Moslem power in Spain |
Jul 16, 1251 |
The Virgin Mary gives Simon Stock a Brown Scapular (legend) |
Jul 16, 1338 |
German monarch signs Treaty of Rense |
Jul 16, 1429 |
Army entered Reims |
Jul 16, 1429 |
Joan of Arc and the French army enter the city of Rheims |
Jul 16, 1439 |
Kissing is banned in England (to stop germs from spreading) |
Jul 16, 1465 |
Battle at Montlhéry |
Jul 16, 1519 |
Public debate between Martin Luther & theologist John Eck at Pleissenburg Castle in Liepzig, Luther denies the divine right of the Pope |
Jul 16, 1548 |
La Paz, Bolivia is founded |
Jul 16, 1573 |
Alva demands submission of Zealand/Holland |
Jul 16, 1618 |
Capt John Gilbert patents 1st dredger in Britain |
Jul 16, 1661 |
1st banknotes in Europe are issued by Bank of Stockholm |
Jul 16, 1683 |
Turkish troops under Kara Mustafa attain Vienna |
Jul 16, 1683 |
Manchu/Chinese Qing Dynasty naval forces under commander Shi Lang defeat the Kingdom of Tungning in the Battle of Penghu near the Pescadores Islands. |
Jul 16, 1755 |
John Adams graduates Harvard |
Jul 16, 1769 |
Father Junipero Serra founds Mission San Diego, 1st mission in Calif |
Jul 16, 1782 |
Mozart's opera "Das Entfuhrung aus dem Serail," premieres in Vienna |
Jul 16, 1790 |
US Congress establishes District of Columbia |
Jul 16, 1798 |
US Public Health Service forms & US Marine Hospital authorized |
Jul 16, 1801 |
Pope Pius VII & 1st consul Napoleon sign concord |
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