A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History

Founding of Later Han Dynasty by Liu Zhiyuan (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)


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A Daily Dose of History (10 Mar 2025) Today's historical events:
  • The Later Han is founded by Liu Zhiyuan. He declares himself emperor.
  • After establishing the city of Santo Domingo, Christopher Columbus departs for Spain, leaving his brother in command.
  • Spaniard Fray Tomás de Berlanga, the fourth Bishop of Panama, discovers the Galápagos Islands by chance on his way to Peru.
  • Susenyos I defeats the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, making him Emperor of Ethiopia.
  • Charles I dissolves the Parliament of England, beginning the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule.
  • French "Sun King" Louis XIV begins his personal rule of France after the death of his premier, the Cardinal Mazarin.
  • An agreement between Nader Shah and Russia is signed near Ganja, Azerbaijan and Russian troops are withdrawn from occupied territories.
  • French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.
  • Emperor Napoleon I is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France.
  • The French Foreign Legion is created by Louis Philippe, the King of France, from the foreign regiments of the Kingdom of France.

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