Day In History
This Day in History
Today: June 5, 2026
1086
Tutush, brother of Seljuk sultan Malik Shah, defeats Suleiman ibn Qutalmish, the Turkish ruler of Anatolia in the battle of Ain Salm.[1]
1257
Kraków, in Poland, receives city rights.[2]
1284
Battle of the Gulf of Naples: Roger of Lauria, admiral to King Peter III of Aragon, destroys the Neapolitan fleet and captures Charles of Salerno.[3]
1288
The Battle of Worringen ends the War of the Limburg Succession, with John I, Duke of Brabant, being one of the more important victors.[4]
1610
The masque Tethys' Festival is performed at Whitehall Palace to celebrate the investiture of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales.[5]
1644
The Qing dynasty's Manchu forces led by the Shunzhi Emperor take Beijing during the collapse of the Ming dynasty.[6]
1794
Haitian Revolution: Battle of Port-Républicain: British troops capture the capital of Saint-Domingue.[7]
1798
Battle of New Ross: The attempt to spread the United Irish Rebellion into Munster is defeated.
1817
The first Great Lakes steamer, the Frontenac, is launched.
1829
HMS Pickle captures the armed slave ship Voladora off the coast of Cuba.
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