Day In History
This Day in History
Today: September 20, 2026
1058
Agnes of Poitou and Andrew I of Hungary meet to negotiate about the border territory of Burgenland.[1]
1066
At the Battle of Fulford, Harald Hardrada defeats earls Morcar and Edwin.[2]
1187
Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem.
1260
The Great Prussian Uprising among the old Prussians begins against the Teutonic Knights.[3]
1378
Cardinal Robert of Geneva is elected as Pope Clement VII, beginning the Papal schism.
1498
The Nankai tsunami washes away the building housing the Great Buddha at Kōtoku-in; it has been located outside ever since.
1519
Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with about 270 men on his expedition which ultimately culminates in the first circumnavigation of the globe.
1586
A number of conspirators in the Babington Plot are hanged, drawn and quartered.[4][5][6]
1602
The Spanish-held Dutch town of Grave capitulates to a besieging Dutch and English army under the command of Maurice of Orange.[7]
1697
The Treaty of Ryswick is signed by France, England, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic, ending the Nine Years' War.
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