This Day in History
Today: March 2, 2026
537
Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoth army under king Vitiges begins the siege of the capital. Belisarius conducts a delaying action outside the Flaminian Gate; he and a detachment of his bucellarii are almost cut off.[1]
986
Louis V becomes the last Carolingian king of West Francia after the death of his father, Lothaire.[2]
1331
Fall of Nicaea to the Ottoman Turks after a siege.[3]
1444
Skanderbeg organizes a group of Albanian nobles to form the League of Lezhë.[4]
1458
George of Poděbrady is chosen as the king of Bohemia.[5]
1476
Burgundian Wars: The Old Swiss Confederacy hands Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, a major defeat in the Battle of Grandson in Canton of Neuchâtel.[6]
1484
The College of Arms is formally incorporated by Royal Charter signed by King Richard III of England.[7]
1498
Vasco da Gama's fleet visits the Island of Mozambique.[8]
1657
The Great Fire of Meireki begins in Edo (now Tokyo), Japan, causing more than 100,000 deaths before it exhausts itself three days later.
1776
American Revolutionary War: Patriot militia units attempt to prevent capture of supply ships in and around the Savannah River by a small fleet of the Royal Navy in the Battle of the Rice Boats.[9]
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