This Day in History
Today: March 6, 2026
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The Roman emperor Augustus is named Pontifex Maximus, incorporating the position into that of the emperor.[1]
632
The Farewell Sermon (Khutbah, Khutbatul Wada') of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
845
The 42 Martyrs of Amorium are killed after refusing to convert to Islam.[2]
961
Byzantine conquest of Chandax by Nikephoros Phokas, end of the Emirate of Crete.
1204
The Siege of Château Gaillard ends in a French victory over King John of England, who loses control of Normandy to King Philip II Augustus.[3]
1323
Treaty of Paris of 1323 is signed.[4]
1454
Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of the Prussian Confederation pledge allegiance to King Casimir IV of Poland who agrees to commit his forces in aiding the Confederation's struggle for independence from the Teutonic Knights.
1521
Ferdinand Magellan arrives at Guam.
1651
The town of Kajaani, known at the time as Cajanaburg, is founded by Count Per Brahe, the Governor-General of Finland.[5][6]
1665
The first joint Secretary of the Royal Society, Henry Oldenburg, publishes the first issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, the world's longest-running scientific journal.
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