Day In History
This Day in History
Today: October 31, 2026
475
Romulus Augustulus is proclaimed Western Roman Emperor.
683
During the Siege of Mecca, the Kaaba catches fire and is burned down.
802
Empress Irene is deposed and banished to Lesbos. Conspirators place Nikephoros, the minister of finance, on the Byzantine throne.
932
Abbasid caliph al-Muqtadir is killed while fighting against the forces of general Mu'nis al-Muzaffar. Al-Muqtadir's brother al-Qahir is chosen to succeed him.
1517
Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.
1587
Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575.
1822
Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Congress of the Mexican Empire.
1837
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1863
The New Zealand Wars resume as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato.
1864
Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state.[2]
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