Moments in History
The events Wikipedia's editors chose for each day of the year — about 6,500 turning points, each at the day it happened.
Events 6531 totals
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Jan
20
1156
📜 According to legend, Lalli slew Bishop Henry of Finland with an axe on the ice of Lake…
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Oct
23
1157
📜 The Battle of Grathe Heath ended the Danish Civil War.
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Sep
7
1159
📜 Pope Alexander III was chosen to succeed of Adrian IV in a disputed election.
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Nov
27
1161
📜 A Song dynasty fleet defeated Jin ships in a naval engagement on the Yangtze river…
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Feb
4
1169
📜 A strong earthquake struck the eastern coast of Sicily, causing at least 15,000 deaths.
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Mar
26
1169
📜 Saladin (depicted on coin) was inaugurated as vizier of Egypt.
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May
1
1169
📜 Norman mercenaries landed at Bannow Bay in Leinster, beginning the Norman invasion of…
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Sep
21
1170
📜 Norman invasion of Ireland: English and Irish forces conquered Dublin, forcing Ascall…
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Mar
31
1174
📜 A conspiracy against Saladin, aiming to restore the Fatimid Caliphate, was revealed in…
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May
29
1176
📜 Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines: Troops of the Lombard League defeated forces of the…
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Sep
17
1176
📜 Byzantine–Seljuk wars: At the Battle of Myriokephalon in Phrygia, the Seljuq Turks…
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Jul
26
1184
📜 Approximately 60 local nobles died when the floor of a building collapsed in Erfurt,…
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Mar
16
1190
📜 Around 150 Jews died inside York Castle, the majority committing mass suicide to avoid…
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Jun
10
1190
📜 Third Crusade: Frederick Barbarossa (pictured), Holy Roman Emperor, drowned in the…
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Apr
15
1191
📜 Henry VI, King of Germany (pictured), was crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
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Sep
7
1191
📜 Third Crusade: Crusaders under Richard I of England defeated Ayyubid troops under…
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May
2
1194
📜 King Richard I of England gave the city of Portsmouth its first royal charter.
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Jan
8
1198
📜 Lotario dei Conti was elected as Pope Innocent III; he later worked to restore papal…
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Nov
10
1202
📜 Fourth Crusade: The Siege of Zara, the first attack on a Catholic city by Catholic…
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Apr
12
1204
📜 Troops of the Fourth Crusade entered Constantinople and began a sack of the city,…
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Feb
2
1207
📜 Terra Mariana, comprising present-day Estonia and Latvia, was established as a…
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Jan
31
1208
📜 Sverker II was defeated at the Battle of Lena by Erik Knutsson, who succeeded him as…
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Jul
22
1209
📜 A crusading army captured Béziers, France, and massacred the city's inhabitants in the…
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Nov
18
1210
📜 Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, was excommunicated by Pope Innocent III after Otto…
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Jul
27
1214
📜 Philip II of France decisively won the Battle of Bouvines, the conclusive battle of the…
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