This Day in History
Today: January 28, 2026
98
On the death of Nerva, Trajan is declared Roman emperor in Cologne, the seat of his government in lower Germany.[1]
814
The death of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, brings about the accession of his son Louis the Pious as ruler of the Frankish Empire.[2]
1069
Robert de Comines, appointed Earl of Northumbria by William the Conqueror, rides into Durham, England, where he is defeated and killed by rebels.[3] This incident leads to the Harrying of the North.
1077
Walk to Canossa: The excommunication of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, is lifted after he humbles himself before Pope Gregory VII at Canossa in Italy.[4]
1521
The Diet of Worms begins, lasting until May 25.[5]
1547
Edward VI, the nine-year-old son of Henry VIII, becomes King of England on his father's death.
1568
The Edict of Torda prohibits the persecution of individuals on religious grounds in John Sigismund Zápolya's Eastern Hungarian Kingdom.
1573
Articles of the Warsaw Confederation are signed, sanctioning freedom of religion in Poland.
1591
Execution of Agnes Sampson, accused of witchcraft in Edinburgh.[6]
1624
Sir Thomas Warner founds the first British colony in the Caribbean, on the island of Saint Kitts.
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