Day In History
This Day in History
Today: May 12, 2026
254
Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I, becoming the 23rd pope of the Catholic Church, and immediately takes a stand against Novatianism.[1]
907
Zhu Wen forces Emperor Ai into abdicating, ending the Tang dynasty after nearly three hundred years of rule.
1191
Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre in Cyprus;[2] she is crowned Queen consort of England the same day.
1328
Antipope Nicholas V, a claimant to the papacy, is consecrated in Rome by the Bishop of Venice.
1364
Jagiellonian University, the oldest university in Poland, is founded in Kraków.[3]
1497
Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.[4]
1510
The Prince of Anhua rebellion begins when Zhu Zhifan kills all the officials invited to a banquet and declares his intent on ousting the powerful Ming dynasty eunuch Liu Jin during the reign of the Zhengde Emperor.
1551
National University of San Marcos, the oldest university in the Americas, is founded in Lima, Peru.
1588
French Wars of Religion: Henry III of France flees Paris after Henry I, Duke of Guise, enters the city and a spontaneous uprising occurs.
1593
London playwright Thomas Kyd is arrested and tortured by the Privy Council for libel.
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