45 BC In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda. 455 Petronius Maximus becomes, with support of the Roman Senate, emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 624 Led by Muhammad, the Muslims of Medina defeat the Quraysh of Mecca in the… Continue reading
37 Tiberius (died), Roman emperor (born 46 BC) 455 Heraclius (died), Roman servant 455 Valentinian III (died), Roman emperor (born 419) 1338 Thomas de Beauchamp (born), 12th Earl of Warwick, English son of Katherine Mortimer, Countess of Warwick (died 1401) 1410 John Beaufort (died), 1st Earl of Somerset, French-English admiral (born 1373) 1521 … Continue reading
44 BC – Julius Caesar (born 100 BC), Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Junius Brutus and several other Roman senators on the Ides of March. 1327 – Albert of Schwarzburg (died), grand preceptor of the Knights Hospitaller 1493 – Christopher Columbus returns to… Continue reading
44 BC Casca and Cassius decide, on the night before the Assassination of Julius Caesar, that Mark Antony should stay alive. 1489 The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. 1780 American Revolutionary War: Spanish forces capture Fort Charlotte in Mobile, Alabama, the last British frontier post capable of threatening New Orleans… Continue reading
624 Battle of Badr: a key battle between Muhammad’s army (Muslims of Medina) – the new followers of Islam and the Quraish (merchant tribe) of Mecca. The Muslims won this battle, known as the turning point of Islam, which took place in the Hejaz region of western Arabia. 1372 Louis I, Duke of Orléans (born) (died… Continue reading