This Day in History
Today: December 16, 2025
714
Pepin of Herstal, mayor of the Merovingian palace, dies at Jupille (modern Belgium). He is succeeded by his infant grandson Theudoald, while his widow Plectrude holds actual power in the Frankish Kingdom.[1]
755
An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Yanjing, initiating the An Lushan Rebellion during the Tang dynasty of China.[2]
1431
Hundred Years' War: Henry VI of England is crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris.[3]
1497
Vasco da Gama passes the Great Fish River at the southern tip of Africa, where Bartolomeu Dias had previously turned back to Portugal.[4]
1575
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 8.5Mw strikes Valdivia, Chile.<...
1598
Seven-Year War: Battle of Noryang: The final battle of the Seven-Year War is fought between the China and the Korean allied forces and Japanese navies, resulting in a decisive allied forces victory.[6]
1653
English Interregnum: The Protectorate: Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.
1689
Convention Parliament: The Declaration of Right is embodied in the Bill of Rights.
1707
Most Recent Eruption of Mount Fuji.[7]
1761
Seven Years' War: After a four-month siege, the Russians under Pyotr Rumyantsev take the Prussian fortress of Kołobrzeg.
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