This Day in History
Today: January 25, 2026
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After a night of negotiation, Claudius is accepted as Roman emperor by the Senate.[1]
750
In the Battle of the Zab, the Abbasid rebels defeat the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the overthrow of the dynasty.[2]
1327
Fourteen-year-old Edward III ascends the throne of England after his father the king is forced to abdicate by Queen Isabella and her lover, Roger Mortimer.[3]
1348
A strong earthquake strikes the South Alpine region of Friuli in modern Italy, causing considerable damage to buildings as far away as Rome.[4]
1479
The Treaty of Constantinople ends the 16-year-long First Ottoman–Venetian War.[5]
1494
Alfonso II becomes King of Naples.[6]
1515
Coronation of Francis I of France takes place at Reims Cathedral, where the new monarch is anointed with the oil of Clovis and girt with the sword of Charlemagne.[7]
1533
Henry VIII of England secretly marries his second wife Anne Boleyn.[8]
1554
São Paulo, Brazil, is founded by Jesuit priests.[9]
1573
Battle of Mikatagahara: In Japan, Takeda Shingen defeats Tokugawa Ieyasu.[10]
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