Day In History
This Day in History
Today: October 17, 2026
690
Empress Wu Zetian establishes the Zhou Dynasty of China.[1]
1091
London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London.
1346
The English capture King David II of Scotland at Neville's Cross and imprison him for eleven years.
1448
An Ottoman army defeats a Hungarian army at the Second Battle of Kosovo.
1456
The University of Greifswald is established as the second oldest university in northern Europe.
1534
Anti-Catholic posters appear in Paris and other cities supporting Huldrych Zwingli's position on the Mass.
1558
Poczta Polska, the Polish postal service, is founded.
1604
Kepler's Supernova is observed in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
1610
French king Louis XIII is crowned in Reims Cathedral.
1660
The nine regicides who signed the death warrant of Charles I of England are hanged, drawn and quartered.
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