


#TodayInHistory – December 24
December 24 – Some important events on this day 563 ๐๐ผ The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by earthquakes. 1565 […]

#TodayInHistory – December 23
December 23 – Some important events on this day 962 ๐๐ผ Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops storm the city of Aleppo, recovering the tattered tunic […]

#TodayInHistory – December 22
December 22 – Some important events on this day 1596 ๐๐ผ Ferryboat Meuniers crashes in Paris, 150 die 1666 ๐๐ผ The French Academy of Sciences, founded by Louis XIV with […]

#TodayInHistory – December 21
December 21 – Some important events on this day 1163 ๐๐ผ Hurricane hits villages in Holland/Friesland, causing floods 1582 ๐๐ผ Flanders adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is Jan 1 1583 1620 […]

#TodayInHistory – December 20
December 20 โ Some important events on this day. 1046 ๐๐ผ Pope Gregory VI abdicates at the Council of Sutri, ending a conflict between himself, Benedict IX and Sylvester III; […]

#TodayInHistory – December 19
December 19 โ Some important events on this day. 1642 ๐๐ผ 4 of explorer and seafarer Abel Tasman’s crew killed at Wharewharangi (Murderers) Bay by Mฤori; Tasman’s ships depart without […]

#TodayInHistory – December 18
December 18 โ Some important events on this day. 218 BC ๐๐ผ Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia – Hannibal’s Carthaginian army heavily defeat Roman forces on Italian soil […]

#TodayInHistory – December 17
December 17 โ Some important events on this day. 546 ๐๐ผ Gothic War (535-554): The Ostrogoths of King Totila conquer Rome by bribing the Byzantine garrison. 1398 ๐๐ผ Tamerlane captures […]

#TodayInHistory – December 16
December 16 โ Some important events on this day. 755 ๐๐ผ An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion during Chinese Tang Dynasty 1497 […]

#TodayInHistory – December 15
December 15 โ Some important events on this day. 533 ๐๐ผ Byzantine General Belisarius defeats the Vandals, under King Gelimer, at the Battle of Ticameron 1256 ๐๐ผ Hulagu Khan captures […]

#TodayInHistory – December 14
December 14 โ Some important events on this day. 557 ๐๐ผ Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, is significantly damaged by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake 644 ๐๐ผ Uthman ibn […]

13# The terrifying tradition of the Mari Lwyd
Wales is often known for having a rich and interesting history, full of iconic folklore and strange traditions. However, one the weirdest part of the regional tradition involves a creepy […]

#TodayInHistory – December 13
December 13 โ Some important events on this day. 1294 ๐๐ผ Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months; Celestine hoped to return to his previous life as […]

#TodayInHistory – December 12
December 12 โ Some important events on this day. 627 ๐๐ผ Battle at Nineveh: Byzantine Emperor Heraclius beats Sassanid forces during Byzantine-Sassanid War 1694 ๐๐ผ The Royal Society censures Edmond […]

#TodayInHistory – December 11
December 11 โ Some important events on this day. 1282 ๐๐ผ Llywelyn ab Gruffydd/Llywelyn the Last, last native Prince of Wales is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales. […]

#TodayInHistory – December 10
December 10 โ Some important events on this day. 1510 ๐๐ผ Muslim ruler of Goa, Yusuf Adil Shah and his Ottoman allies surrender to Portuguese forces led by Afonso de […]

#TodayInHistory – December 9
December 9 โ Some important events on this day. 536 ๐๐ผ Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city, returning the old capital to its […]

#TodayInHistory – December 8
December 8 โ Some important events on this day. 1326 ๐๐ผ Daitokuji temple, Rinzai line, established in Kyoto by Daito Kokushi 1609 ๐๐ผ Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan opens its reading […]

#TodayInHistory – December 7
December 7 โ Some important events on this day. 43 BC ๐๐ผ Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman orator and politician is assassinated in Formiae 1696 ๐๐ผ Connecticut Route 108, one of […]

#TodayInHistory – December 6
December 6 โ Some important events on this day. 1196 ๐๐ผ Northern Dutch coast flooded, “Saint-Nicolas Flood” 1240 ๐๐ผ Mongols under Batu Khan occupy and destroy Kiev; out of 50,000 […]

#TodayInHistory – December 5
December 5 โ Some important events on this day. 771 ๐๐ผ Charlemagne becomes the sole King of the Franks after the death of his brother Carloman 1349 ๐๐ผ 500 Jews […]

#TodayInHistory – December 4
December 4 โ Some important events on this day. 1154 ๐๐ผ Adrian IV elected Pope. The only Englishman to become pontiff, Nicholas Breakspear was a member of the family which […]

#TodayInHistory – December 3
December 3 โ Some important events on this day. 1586 ๐๐ผ Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England from Colombia 1676 ๐๐ผ Battle of Lund (Scanian War): Swedish army of […]

#TodayInHistory – December 2
December 2 โ Some important events on this day. 1409 ๐๐ผ The University of Leipzig opens 1620 ๐๐ผ English language newspaper “Namloos” begins publishing in Amsterdam 1682 ๐๐ผ Anthony Ashley […]

#TodayInHistory – December 1
December 1 โ Some important events on this day. 1135 ๐๐ผ Englandโs King Henry I died aged 66 after eating what was described at the time as “a surfeit of […]

#TodayInHistory – November 30
November 30 โ Some important events on this day. 1016 ๐๐ผ Cnut the Great [Canute], King of Denmark, claims the English throne after the death of Edmund ‘Ironside’ 1406 ๐๐ผ […]

#TodayInHistory – November 29
November 29 โ Some important events on this day. 526 ๐๐ผ A possible date for the Antioch earthquake in present-day Syria (then the Byzantine Empire) which killed 200,000 people 1349 […]

#TodayInHistory – November 28
November 28 โ Some important events on this day. 1291 ๐๐ผ Eleanor of Castile, wife of King Edward I of England, dies in Northamptonshire. Crosses are erected where her body […]

#TodayInHistory – November 27
November 27 โ Some important events on this day. 176 ๐๐ผ Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus the rank of Imperator 1095 ๐๐ผ Pope Urban II preaches 1st […]