Day In History
This Day in History
Today: September 7, 2026
70
A Roman army under Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem.
878
Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia by Pope John VIII.
1159
Pope Alexander III is chosen.
1191
Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf: Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf.
1228
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II lands in Acre, Israel, and starts the Sixth Crusade, which results in a peaceful restoration of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.[1]
1303
Guillaume de Nogaret takes Pope Boniface VIII prisoner on behalf of Philip IV of France.
1571
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, is arrested for his role in the Ridolfi plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.
1620
The town of Kokkola (Swedish: Karleby) is founded by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.[2][3]
1630
The city of Boston, Massachusetts, is founded in North America.[4]
1652
Around 15,000 Han farmers and militia rebel against Dutch rule on Taiwan.
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