Day In History
This Day in History
Today: July 22, 2026
838
Battle of Anzen: The Byzantine emperor Theophilos suffers a heavy defeat by the Abbasids.
1099
First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem.
1209
Massacre at Béziers: The first major military action of the Albigensian Crusade.
1298
Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Falkirk: King Edward I of England and his longbowmen defeat William Wallace and his Scottish schiltrons outside the town of Falkirk.
1342
St. Mary Magdalene's flood is the worst such event on record for central Europe.[1]
1443
Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl in the Old Zürich War.
1456
Ottoman wars in Europe: Siege of Belgrade: John Hunyadi, Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary, defeats Mehmet II of the Ottoman Empire.
1484
Battle of Lochmaben Fair: A 500-man raiding party led by Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany and James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas are defeated by Scots forces loyal to Albany's brother James III of Scotland; Douglas is captured.
1499
Battle of Dornach: The Swiss decisively defeat the army of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor.
1587
Roanoke Colony: A second group of English settlers arrives on Roanoke Island off North Carolina to re-establish the deserted colony.
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