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Day In History

This Day in History

Today: March 11, 2026
222
Roman emperor Elagabalus is murdered alongside his mother, Julia Soaemias. He is replaced by his 14-year old cousin, Severus Alexander.[1]
843
Triumph of Orthodoxy: Empress Theodora II restores the veneration of icons in the Orthodox churches in the Byzantine Empire.[2]
1343
Arnošt of Pardubice becomes the last Bishop of Prague (3 March 1343 O.S.), and, a year later, the first Archbishop of Prague.[3]
1387
Battle of Castagnaro: Padua, led by John Hawkwood, is victorious over Giovanni Ordelaffi of Verona.[4]
1641
Guaraní forces living in the Jesuit reductions defeat bandeirantes loyal to the Portuguese Empire at the Battle of Mbororé in present-day Panambí, Argentina.[5]
1649
The Frondeurs and the French government sign the Peace of Rueil.[6]
1702
The Daily Courant, England's first national daily newspaper, is published for the first time.[7]
1708
Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.[8]
1784
The signing of the Treaty of Mangalore brings the Second Anglo-Mysore War to an end.[9]
1795
The Battle of Kharda is fought between the Maratha Confederacy and the Nizam of Hyderabad, resulting in Maratha victory.[10]
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