This Day in History
Today: August 27, 2026
410
The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days.
1172
Henry the Young King and Margaret of France are crowned junior king and queen of England.
1232
Shikken Hojo Yasutoki of the Kamakura shogunate promulgates the Goseibai Shikimoku, the first Japanese legal code governing the samurai class.[1]
1557
The Battle of St. Quentin results in Emmanuel Philibert becoming Duke of Savoy.
1593
Pierre Barrière failed an attempt to assassinate Henry IV of France.
1597
Jeongyu War: Battle of Chilcheollyang: A Japanese fleet of 500 ships destroys Joseon commander Won Gyun's fleet of 200 ships at Chilcheollyang.[2]
1600
Ishida Mitsunari's Western Army commences the Siege of Fushimi Castle, which is lightly defended by a much smaller Tokugawa garrison led by Torii Mototada.[3]
1689
The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar).
1776
American Revolutionary War: Members of the 1st Maryland Regiment repeatedly charged a numerically superior British force during the Battle of Long Island, allowing General Washington and the rest of the American troops to escape.[4]
1791
French Revolution: Frederick William II of Prussia and Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, issue the Declaration of Pillnitz, declaring the joint support of the Holy Roman Empire and Prussia for the French monarchy, agitating the French revolutionaries and contributing to the outbreak of the War of the ...
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