Day In History
This Day in History
Today: May 14, 2026
1027
Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks.[1]
1097
The Siege of Nicaea begins during the First Crusade.[2]
1264
Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simon de Montfort the effective ruler of England.[3]
1509
Battle of Agnadello: In northern Italy, French forces defeat the Republic of Venice.[4]
1607
English colonists establish "James Fort," which would become Jamestown, Virginia, the earliest permanent English settlement in the Americas.[5]
1608
The Protestant Union, a coalition of Protestant German states, is founded to defend the rights, land and safety of each member against the Catholic Church and Catholic German states.[6]
1610
Henry IV of France is assassinated by Catholic zealot François Ravaillac, and Louis XIII ascends the throne.[7]
1643
Four-year-old Louis XIV becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Louis XIII.
1747
War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.
1796
Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox inoculation.[8]
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