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This Day in History
Today: September 30, 2026
489
The Ostrogoths under Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time.
737
The Turgesh drive back an Umayyad invasion of Khuttal, follow them south of the Oxus, and capture their baggage train.
1139
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes the Caucasus mountains in the Seljuk Empire, causing mass destruction and killing up to 300,000 people.[1]
1399
Henry IV is proclaimed king of England.[2]
1520
Suleiman the Magnificent is proclaimed sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
1541
Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his forces enter Tula territory in present-day western Arkansas, encountering fierce resistance.
1551
A coup by the military establishment of Japan's Ōuchi clan forces their lord to commit suicide, and their city is burned.
1744
War of the Austrian Succession: France and Spain defeat Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo, but soon have to withdraw from Sardinia anyway.
1791
The first performance of Mozart's opera The Magic Flute takes place two months before his death.
1791
France's National Constituent Assembly is dissolved, to be replaced the next day by the National Legislative Assembly.
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