This Day in History
Today: December 14, 2025
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Constantinople is severely damaged by an earthquake, which cracks the dome of Hagia Sophia.[1]
835
Sweet Dew Incident: Emperor Wenzong of the Tang dynasty conspires to kill the powerful eunuchs of the Tang court, but the plot is foiled.[2]
1287
St. Lucia's flood: The Zuiderzee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses, killing over 50,000 people.[3]
1542
Princess Mary Stuart becomes Queen of Scots at the age of one week on the death of her father, James V of Scotland.[4]
1751
The Theresian Military Academy is founded in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.[5]
1780
Founding Father Alexander Hamilton marries Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton at the Schuyler Mansion in Albany, New York.[6]
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