This Day in History
Today: April 15, 2026
769
The Lateran Council ends by condemning the Council of Hieria and anathematizing its iconoclastic rulings.[1]
1071
Bari, the last Byzantine possession in southern Italy, is surrendered to Robert Guiscard.[2]
1450
Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English forces, ending English domination in Northern France.[3]
1632
Battle of Rain: Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeat the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War.[4]
1642
Irish Confederate Wars: A Confederate Irish militia is routed in the Battle of Kilrush when it attempts to halt the progress of a Royalist Army.[5]
1715
The Pocotaligo Massacre triggers the start of the Yamasee War in colonial South Carolina.[6]
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