This Day in History
Today: September 10, 2026
506
The bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde.
1419
John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy is assassinated by adherents of the Dauphin, the future Charles VII of France.
1509
An earthquake known as "The Lesser Judgment Day" hits Constantinople.
1515
Thomas Wolsey is invested as a Cardinal.
1547
The Battle of Pinkie, the last full-scale military confrontation between England and Scotland, resulting in a decisive victory for the forces of Edward VI.
1561
Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima: Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts.
1570
Spanish Jesuit missionaries land in present-day Virginia to establish the short-lived Ajacán Mission.
1573
German pirate Klein Henszlein and 33 of his crew are beheaded in Hamburg.[1]
1607
Edward Maria Wingfield ousted as first president of the governing council of the Colony of Virginia; he is replaced by John Ratcliffe.
1608
John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia.
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