A Daily Dose of History (07 May 2024) Today's historical events:

• The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus breaks out after his arrival at Antioch.
• In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses, twenty years after its construction. Justinian I immediately orders that the dome be rebuilt.
• In France, the Second Council of Lyon opens to regulate the election of the Pope.
• The Siege of Málaga commences during the Spanish Reconquista.
• The Burning of Edinburgh by an English army is the first action of the Rough Wooing.
• Inaugural celebrations begin at Louis XIV of France's new Palace of Versailles.
• Battle of Vrtijeljka between rebels and Ottoman forces.
• Stockholm's royal castle (dating back to medieval times) is destroyed by fire. It is replaced in the 18th century by the current Royal Palace.
• The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville.
• Pontiac's War begins with Pontiac's attempt to seize Fort Detroit from the British.
• French Revolution: Robespierre introduces the Cult of the Supreme Being in the National Convention as the new state religion of the French First Republic.
• French Revolutionary Wars: A French force attempting to dislodge a small British garrison on the Îles Saint-Marcouf is repulsed with heavy losses.
• World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer's supervision.
• Greece's independence is recognized by the Treaty of London.
• The Great Natchez Tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi killing 317 people. It is the second deadliest tornado in United States history.

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