On This Day

Events in History in 1264

  • May 14 Battle of Lewes, 2nd Barons' War: Simon de Montfort the younger, Earl of Leicester, defeats English King Henry III
  • Jun 18 The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in County Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature
  • Aug 5 Anti-Jewish riots break out in Arnstadt Germany

Event of Interest

Aug 21 Kublai Khan accepts the surrender of his younger brother Ariq Böke at Xanadu, at the end of the Mongol civil war

Kublai Khan
Mongolian Emperor and Founder of the Yuan Dynasty Kublai Khan
  • Sep 8 The Statute of Kalisz, guaranteeing Jews safety and personal liberties and giving battei din jurisdiction over Jewish matters, is promulgated by Boleslaus the Pious, Duke of Greater Poland.
  • Oct 3 Comet said to predict death of Pope Urban IV is last seen

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