This Day in History
Today: October 24, 2026
69
In the Second Battle of Bedriacum, troops loyal to Vespasian defeat those of Emperor Vitellius.[1]
1260
Chartres Cathedral is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France.[2]
1260
After defeating the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut and assassinating the previous Mamluk sultan, Qutuz, Baybars ascends to the Egyptian throne as the fourth sultan of the Mamluk Sultanate.[3]
1360
The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War.[4]
1590
John White, the governor of the second Roanoke Colony, returns to England after an unsuccessful search for the "lost" colonists.
1596
The second Spanish armada sets sail to strike against England, but is smashed by storms off Cape Finisterre forcing a retreat to port.[5]
1641
Felim O'Neill of Kinard, the leader of the Irish Rebellion, issues his Proclamation of Dungannon, justifying the uprising and declaring continued loyalty to King Charles I of England.[6]
1648
The Peace of Westphalia is signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War and the Eighty Years' War.
1795
Poland is completely consumed by Russia, Prussia and Austria.
1812
Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow.[7]
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