Day In History
This Day in History
Today: August 1, 2026
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Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic.
69
Batavian rebellion: The Batavians in Germania Inferior (Netherlands) revolt under the leadership of Gaius Julius Civilis.
527
Justinian I becomes the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire.
607
Ono no Imoko is dispatched as envoy to the Sui court in China (Traditional Japanese date: July 3, 607).
902
Taormina, the last Byzantine stronghold in Sicily, is captured by the Aghlabid army, concluding the Muslim conquest of Sicily.[1]
1203
Isaac II Angelos, restored Byzantine Emperor, declares his son Alexios IV Angelos co-emperor after pressure from the forces of the Fourth Crusade.
1291
The Old Swiss Confederacy is formed with the signature of the Federal Charter.
1469
Louis XI of France founds the chivalric order called the Order of Saint Michael in Amboise.
1498
Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to visit what is now Venezuela.
1571
The Ottoman conquest of Cyprus is concluded, by the surrender of Famagusta.
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