What happened on this day
200 Sun Ce, warlord of the Han Dynasty (b. 175) 311 Galerius, Emperor of Rome (305-311) ended persecution of Christianity in the East, dies of dis…
553 Second Council of Constantinople (5th ecumenical council) opens Coronation of Kublai Khan 1260 Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis…
1210 Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), born in Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal (d. 1279) 1352 Rupert, King of Germany (1400-10), born in Amberg…
1949 KGO TV channel 7 in San Francisco, California (ABC) begins broadcasting Out of This World 1951 Cole Porter's musical "…
1863 Irish boxer Joe Coburn KOs American Mike McCoole in the 67th round in his first defense of Heavyweight C'ship of America in Charle…
1726 French ballerina Marie-Anne de Cupis de Camargo, aged 16, makes her debut at Paris Opera Ballets in "Les Caractères de la Danse&…