On This Day in History
Events in History
- 741 Pope Zachary elected
- 1041 Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, Byzantium Emperor dies of results of dropsy. His wife Empress Zoe elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V.
- 1294 Pope Coelestinus V becomes Pope (until Dec 13th)
- 1508 League of the kingdom signed (covenant against Venice)
- 1510 Muslim ruler of Goa, Yusuf Adil Shah and his Ottoman allies surrender to Portuguese forces led by Afonso de Albuquerque who puts the Muslim population to the sword
- 1520 Martin Luther publicly burns papal edict demanding he recant
- 1582 France begins use of Gregorian calendar
- 1652 Sea battle at Dungeness: lt-admiral Maarten Tromp beats English fleet
James I
William Lloyd Garrison
Ada Lovelace
Leo X
Robert Koch
Aleksandr SolzhenitsynWeddings in History
- 1843 Author and religious leader Mary Baker Eddy (22) weds building contractor George Washington Glover (32) in Tilton, New Hampshire
- 1961 Dr Ruth marries Fred Westheimer
Divorces in History
- 1997 Motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel (59) divorces Linda Joan Bork after 38 years of marriage
Alfred Nobel
Damon Runyon
Augusto Pinochet