This Day in History July 4th.

1054 A supernova is observed by the Chinese, the Arabs and possibly Amerindians near the star ? Tauri. For several months it remains bright enough to be seen during the day. Its remnants form the Crab Nebula. 1054 The Chinese, the Arabs and possibly Amerindians observe a bright supernova, the remnants of which form the Crab Nebula. 1187 Death of Raynald of...

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This Day in History June 28

1098 Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. 1175 Death of Andrei Bogolyubsky, Russian prince 1194 Death of Emperor Xiaozong of Song China (b. 1127) 1243 Birth of Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (d. 1304) 1243 Innocent IV becomes pope. 1245 First Council of Lyons (13th ecumenical council) opens. 1385 Death of Andronicus IV Palaeologus, Eastern Roman...

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This Day in History June 26

1134 Death of King Niels of Denmark 1212 Simon de Montfort a leader of the crusades, dies at age 67. 1218 Death of Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, French crusader (b. 1160) 1328 Birth of William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader (d. 1397) 1483 Death of Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, English writer 1522 Death of Franchinus...

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This Day in History June 25

1128 Battle of São Mamede, near Guimarães. Portuguese forces led by Alfonso I defeat his mother D.Teresa and D.Fernão Peres de Trava. After this battle, the future king calls himself “Prince of Portugal”, the first step towards “official independence” in 1143. 1244 Birth of Henry I of Hesse (d. 1308) 1292 Graf Adolf von Nassau is...

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This Day in History June 21

1002 Birth of Pope Leo IX (original name Bruno von Egisheim und Dagsburg) in Egisheim, Germany; cousin of the Holy Roman Emperor, became Pope in 1049. 1226 Birth of King Boleslaus V of Poland (d. 1279) 1305 Death of King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland (b. 1271) 1377 Death of King Edward III of England (b. 1312) 1498 Jews are expelled from Nurenberg Bavaria...

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This Day in History June 20

451 Death of Theodorid, King of the Visigoths 840 Death of Louis the Pious, King of the Franks, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (b. 778) 1005 Birth of Ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036) 1214 University of Oxford in England receives its charter. 1214 University of Oxford receives its charter. 1389 Birth of John, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435) 1402...

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