This Day in History
Today: October 4, 2026
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Rebels sack the Chinese capital Chang'an during a peasant rebellion.
1209
Otto IV is crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Innocent III.[1]
1302
The Byzantine–Venetian War comes to an end.
1363
Battle of Lake Poyang: In one of the largest naval battles in history, Zhu Yuanzhang's rebels defeat rival Chen Youliang.
1511
Formation of the Holy League of Aragon, the Papal States and Venice against France.
1535
The Coverdale Bible is printed, with translations into English by William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale.[2]
1582
The Gregorian Calendar is introduced by Pope Gregory XIII.
1597
Governor Gonzalo Méndez de Canço begins to suppress a native uprising against his rule in what is now the state of Georgia.
1602
Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War: A fleet of Spanish galleys are defeated by English and Dutch galleons in the English Channel.[3]
1636
Thirty Years' War: The Swedish Army defeats the armies of Saxony and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Wittstock.
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