Day In History
This Day in History
Today: June 30, 2026
296
Pope Marcellinus begins his papacy.[1]
763
The Byzantine army of emperor Constantine V defeats the Bulgarian forces in the Battle of Anchialus.[2]
1422
Battle of Arbedo between the duke of Milan and the Swiss cantons.[3]
1521
Spanish forces defeat a combined French and Navarrese army at the Battle of Noáin during the Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre.[4]
1559
King Henry II of France is mortally wounded in a jousting match against Gabriel, comte de Montgomery.[5]
1598
The Spanish-held Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico having been besieged for fifteen days, surrenders to an English force under Sir George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland.[6]
1632
The University of Tartu is founded.[7]
1651
The Deluge: Khmelnytsky Uprising: The Battle of Berestechko ends with a Polish victory.[8]
1688
The Immortal Seven issue the Invitation to William, which would culminate in the Glorious Revolution.[9]
1703
The Battle of Ekeren between a Dutch force and a French force.[10]
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