Day In History
This Day in History
Today: July 23, 2026
811
Byzantine emperor Nikephoros I plunders the Bulgarian capital of Pliska and captures Khan Krum's treasury.
1319
A Knights Hospitaller fleet scores a crushing victory over an Aydinid fleet off Chios.
1632
Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe, France.
1677
Scanian War: Denmark–Norway captures the harbor town of Marstrand from Sweden.
1793
Kingdom of Prussia re-conquers Mainz from France.
1813
Sir Thomas Maitland is appointed as the first Governor of Malta, transforming the island from a British protectorate to a de facto colony.
1821
While the Mora Rebellion continues, Greeks capture Monemvasia Castle. Turkish troops and citizens are transferred to Asia Minor's coasts.
1829
In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter.
1840
The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union.
1862
American Civil War: Henry Halleck becomes general-in-chief of the Union Army.
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