Day In History
This Day in History
Today: October 30, 2026
637
Arab–Byzantine wars: Antioch surrenders to the Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of the Iron Bridge.
758
Guangzhou is sacked by Arab and Persian pirates.
1137
Ranulf of Apulia defeats Roger II of Sicily at the Battle of Rignano, securing his position as duke until his death two years later.
1270
The Eighth Crusade ends by an agreement between Charles I of Anjou (replacing his deceased brother King Louis IX of France) and the Hafsid dynasty of Tunis, Tunisia.
1340
Reconquista: Portuguese and Castilian forces halt a Muslim invasion at the Battle of Río Salado.
1657
Anglo-Spanish War: Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Ocho Rios.
1806
War of the Fourth Coalition: Convinced that he is facing a much larger force, Prussian General von Romberg, commanding 5,300 men, surrenders the city of Stettin to 800 French soldiers.
1817
Simón Bolívar becomes President of the Third Republic of Venezuela.
1831
Nat Turner is arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in United States history.
1863
Danish Prince Vilhelm arrives in Athens to assume his throne as George I, King of the Hellenes.
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