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August 5 – History, Events, Births, Deaths, Holidays and Observances On This Day
August 5 in history
AD 25 – Guangwu claims the throne as Chinese emperor, restoring the Han dynasty after the collapse of the short-lived Xin dynasty.
135 – Roman armies enter Betar, slaughtering thousands and ending the bar…
August 4 – History, Events, Births, Deaths Holidays and Observances On This Day
August 4 in history
367 – Gratian receives the title of Augustus under his father, Valentinian I.
598 – Goguryeo-Sui War: Emperor Wéndi of Sui orders his youngest son, Yang Liang (assisted by the co-prime minister Gao Jiong), to…
August 3 – History, Events, Births, Deaths Holidays and Observances On This Day
August 3 in history
AD 8 – Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna.
AD 70 – Fires resulting from the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem are extinguished.
435 – Deposed Ecumenical…
August 2 – History, Events, Births, Deaths Holidays and Observances On This Day
August 2 in history
338 BC – A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean.
216 BC – The Carthaginian army…
August 1 – History, Events, Births, Deaths Holidays and Observances On This Day
August 1 in History
30 BC – Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic.
AD 69 – Batavian rebellion: The Batavians in Germania Inferior (Netherlands) revolt…
July 31 – History, Events, Births, Deaths Holidays and Observances On This Day
July 31 in History
30 BC – Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian's forces, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading to his suicide.
781 – The oldest recorded eruption of Mount Fuji …
July 30 – History, Events, Births, Deaths Holidays and Observances On This Day
July 30 in History
762 – Baghdad is founded.
1419 – First Defenestration of Prague: A crowd of radical Hussites kill seven members of the Prague city council.
1502 – Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands …
July 29 – History, Events, Births, Deaths Holidays and Observances On This Day
July 29 in History
587 BC – The Neo-Babylonian Empire sacks Jerusalem and destroys the First Temple.
238 – The Praetorian Guard storm the palace and capture Pupienus and Balbinus. They are dragged through the streets of Rome and…
July 28 – History, Events, Births, Deaths Holidays and Observances On This Day
July 28 in History
1364 – Troops of the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence clash in the Battle of Cascina.
1540 – Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries…
July 27 – History, Events, Births, Deaths Holidays and Observances On This Day
July 27 in History
1054 – Siward, Earl of Northumbria, invades Scotland and defeats Macbeth, King of Scotland somewhere north of the Firth of Forth.
1189 – Friedrich Barbarossa arrives at Niš, the capital of Serbian King Stefan…