This Day in History
Today: February 8, 2026
421
Constantius III becomes co-emperor of the Western Roman Empire.[1]
1238
The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir.[2][3]
1250
Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid forces in the Battle of Al Mansurah.[4]
1347
The Byzantine civil war of 1341–47 ends with a power-sharing agreement between John VI Kantakouzenos and John V Palaiologos.[5][6]
1587
Mary, Queen of Scots is executed on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.[7][8]
1601
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, unsuccessfully rebels against Queen Elizabeth I.[9][10]
1693
The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, the second-oldest institution of higher education in the Thirteen Colonies, is granted a charter by King William III and Queen Mary II.[11]
1807
Napoleon defeats the coalition forces of Russian General Bennigsen and Prussian General L'Estocq at the Battle of Eylau.[12][13]
1817
An army led by Grand Marshal Las Heras crosses the Andes to join San Martín in the liberation of Chile from Spain.[14][15]
1837
Richard Johnson becomes the first and only Vice President of the United States chosen by the Senate.[16][17]
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