This Day in History
Today: September 18, 2026
96
Emperor Domitian is assassinated as a result of a plot by his wife Domitia and two Praetorian prefects. Nerva is then proclaimed as his successor.[1]
324
Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire.[2]
1048
Battle of Kapetron between a combined Byzantine-Georgian army and a Seljuq army.[3]
1066
Norwegian king Harald Hardrada lands with Tostig Godwinson at the mouth of the Humber River and begins his invasion of England.[4]
1180
Philip Augustus becomes king of France at the age of fifteen.[5]
1454
Thirteen Years' War: In the Battle of Chojnice, the Polish army is defeated by the Teutonic knights.
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