On This Day in History
Events in History
- 778 Battle of Roncevaux Pass: Roland, commander of the rearguard of Charlemagne's army is defeated by the Basques
- 927 The Saracens conquer and destroy Taranto.
- 1185 The cave city of Vardzia is consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia.
- 1248 Construction of Cologne Cathedral begun
- 1308 Knights of St John conquer Rhodes
- 1457 Earliest dated book, "Mainz Psalter," completed
- 1461 Empire of Trebizond surrenders to forces of Sultan Mehmet II - last Byzantine Empire remnant to fall. Emperor David exiled and later murdered.
- 1517 Seven Portuguese armed vessels led by Fernão Pires de Andrade meet Chinese officials at the Pearl River estuary.
Napoléon Bonaparte
Stieg Larsson
Melinda Gates
T. E. Lawrence
Menachem Begin
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
John Pemberton
Margaret Mitchell
John Diefenbaker