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
10
9
📜 The Western Han dynasty of China ended after the throne was usurped by Wang Mang, who…
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Sep
9
9
📜 Germanic Wars: An alliance of Germanic tribes led by Arminius engaged Roman forces at…
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Aug
5
25
📜 Liu Xiu (pictured) proclaimed himself the monarch of the Han dynasty as Emperor Guangwu.
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Dec
25
36
📜 After the death of Emperor Gongsun Shu of Chengjia, the empire was conquered by the…
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Jan
24
41
📜 Roman emperor Caligula was murdered by Cassius Chaerea and other members of the…
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Feb
5
62
📜 Pompeii was severely damaged by a strong earthquake, which may have been a precursor to…
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Apr
16
69
📜 After defeat by Vitellius' troops at Bedriacum, Roman emperor Otho killed himself.
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Aug
30
70
📜 First Jewish–Roman War: Roman forces led by Titus set fire to the Second Temple during…
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Sep
14
81
📜 Domitian, the last Flavian emperor of Rome, was confirmed by the Senate to succeed his…
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Sep
18
96
📜 Nerva (depicted), the first of the "Five Good Emperors" of ancient Rome, came to power…
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Jan
27
98
📜 Trajan succeeded his adoptive father Nerva as Roman emperor; the Roman Empire reached…
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Mar
22
106
📜 The Bostran era, the official era of the Roman province of Arabia Petraea, began.
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Aug
11
106
📜 The region of Dacia, comprising parts of modern Romania, became a province of the Roman…
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Feb
25
138
📜 Roman emperor Hadrian adopted Antoninus Pius as his son and successor following the…
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Mar
28
193
📜 The Praetorian Guard assassinated Roman emperor Pertinax (bust pictured) and sold the…
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Apr
9
193
📜 Year of the Five Emperors: Septimius Severus was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops…
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Apr
8
217
📜 Roman emperor Caracalla (pictured) was assassinated near Harran and succeeded by his…
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Jun
8
218
📜 Led by the inexperienced Gannys, Elagabalus's legions defeated the forces of Roman…
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Apr
28
224
📜 The ancient Iranian Parthian Empire fell to the Sasanids after its forces were defeated…
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Jul
21
230
📜 Pope Pontian began his pontificate, succeeding Urban I.
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Sep
28
235
📜 Pope Pontian resigned after being exiled to Sardinia, becoming the first pope to…
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Jan
10
236
📜 Pope Fabian, said to have been chosen by the Holy Spirit when a dove landed on his head,…
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Jan
3
250
📜 Decius ordered all people in the Roman Empire (except Jews) to perform a sacrifice to…
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Sep
25
275
📜 After the assassination of Aurelian, Tacitus (depicted) was chosen by the Senate to…
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Feb
24
303
📜 The Diocletianic Persecution, the last and most severe episode of the persecution of…
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