This Day in History
Today: October 16, 2026
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Ricimer defeats Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the Western Roman Empire.[1]
690
Empress Wu Zetian ascends to the throne of the Tang dynasty and proclaims herself ruler of the Chinese Empire.
912
Abd ar-Rahman III becomes the eighth Emir of Córdoba.[2]
955
King Otto I defeats a Slavic revolt in what is now Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
1311
The Council of Vienne convenes for the first time.[3]
1384
Jadwiga is crowned King of Poland, although she is a woman.[4]
1590
Prince Gesualdo of Venosa murders his wife and her lover.[5]
1736
Mathematician William Whiston's predicted comet fails to strike the Earth.[6]
1780
American Revolutionary War: The British-led Royalton raid is the last Native American raid on New England.
1780
The Great Hurricane of 1780 finishes after its sixth day, killing between 20,000 and 24,000 residents of the Lesser Antilles.[7]
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