Day In History
This Day in History
Today: May 16, 2026
946
Emperor Suzaku abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Murakami who becomes the 62nd emperor of Japan.
1204
Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire.[1]
1364
Hundred Years' War: Bertrand du Guesclin and a French army defeat the Anglo-Navarrese army of Charles the Bad at Cocherel.[2]
1426
Gov. Thado of Mohnyin becomes King of Ava.[3]
1527
The Florentines drive out the Medici for a second time and Florence re-establishes itself as a republic.
1532
Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England.
1568
Mary, Queen of Scots, flees to England.[4]
1584
Santiago de Vera becomes sixth governor-general of the Spanish colony of the Philippines.
1739
The Battle of Vasai concludes as the Marathas defeat the Portuguese army.
1770
The 14-year-old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste, who later becomes king of France.[5]
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