Day In History
This Day in History
Today: July 9, 2026
118
Hadrian, who became emperor a year previously on Trajan's death, makes his entry into Rome.[1]
381
The end of the First Council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople by the Roman Emperor Theodosius I.[2]
491
Odoacer makes a night assault with his Heruli guardsmen, engaging Theoderic the Great in Ad Pinetam. Both sides suffer heavy losses, but in the end Theodoric forces Odoacer back into Ravenna.
551
A major earthquake strikes Beirut, triggering a devastating tsunami that affected the coastal towns of Byzantine Phoenicia, causing thousands of deaths.[3]
660
Korean forces under general Kim Yu-sin of Silla defeat the army of Baekje in the Battle of Hwangsanbeol.
869
The 8.4–9.0 Mw Sanriku earthquake strikes the area around Sendai in norther...
969
The Fatimid general Jawhar leads the Friday prayer in Fustat in the name of Caliph al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, thereby symbolically completing the Fatimid conquest of Egypt.[4]
1357
Emperor Charles IV assists in laying the foundation stone of Charles Bridge in Prague.
1386
The Old Swiss Confederacy makes great strides in establishing control over its territory by soundly defeating the Duchy of Austria in the Battle of Sempach.
1401
Timur attacks the Jalairid Sultanate and destroys Baghdad.
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