Day In History
This Day in History
Today: March 18, 2026
37
Roman Senate annuls Tiberius' will and proclaims Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (aka Caligula = Little Boots) emperor.[1]
1068
An earthquake in the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula leaves up to 20,000 dead.
1229
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, declares himself King of Jerusalem in the Sixth Crusade.
1241
First Mongol invasion of Poland: Mongols overwhelm Polish armies in Kraków in the Battle of Chmielnik and plunder the city.
1314
Jacques de Molay, the 23rd and final Grand Master of the Knights Templar, is burned at the stake.
1438
Albert II of Habsburg becomes King of the Romans.
1571
Valletta is made the capital city of Malta.[2]
1608
Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia.
1644
The Third Anglo-Powhatan War begins in the Colony of Virginia.
1673
English lord John Berkeley sold his half of New Jersey to the Quakers[3]
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