This Day in History
Today: January 16, 2026
-1458
Hatshepsut dies at the age of 50 and is buried in the Valley of the Kings.[1]
-27
Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus is granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate, marking the beginning of the Roman Empire.[2]
378
General Siyaj K'ak' conquers Tikal, enlarging the domain of King Spearthrower Owl of Teotihuacán.[3]
550
Gothic War: The Ostrogoths, under King Totila, conquer Rome after a long siege, by bribing the Isaurian garrison.[4]
929
Emir Abd-ar-Rahman III establishes the Caliphate of Córdoba.[5]
1120
Crusades: The Council of Nablus is held, establishing the earliest surviving written laws of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem.[6]
1362
Saint Marcellus's flood kills at least 25,000 people on the shores of the North Sea.[7]
1537
Bigod's Rebellion, an armed insurrection attempting to resist the English Reformation, begins.[8]
1547
Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia, replacing the 264-year-old Grand Duchy of Moscow with the Tsardom of Russia.[9]
1556
Philip II becomes King of Spain.[10]
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