This Day in History
Today: April 12, 2026
240
Shapur I becomes co-emperor of the Sasanian Empire with his father Ardashir I.[1]
467
Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.[2]
627
King Edwin of Northumbria is converted to Christianity by Paulinus, bishop of York.[3]
1012
Duke Oldřich of Bohemia deposes and blinds his brother Jaromír, who flees to Poland.
1204
The Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade breach the walls of Constantinople and enter the city, which they completely occupy the following day.[4]
1606
The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships.[5]
1776
American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.[6]
1782
American Revolution: A Royal Navy fleet led by Admiral George Rodney defeats a French fleet led by the Comte de Grasse at the Battle of the Saintes off Dominica in the Caribbean Sea.[7]
1807
The Froberg mutiny on Malta ends when the remaining mutineers blow up the magazine of Fort Ricasoli.[8]
1820
Alexander Ypsilantis is declared leader of Filiki Eteria, a secret organization to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece.
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