Pope Damasus I: Defender of Orthodoxy (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Oct 1, 2024 · 11m

A Daily Dose of History (01 Oct 2024)

Today's historical events:

Pope Damasus I is consecrated.

Edgar the Peaceful becomes king of all England, in succession to Eadwig.

Pope John XIII is consecrated.

Coronation of Queen Mary I of England.

Coronation of Shah Abbas I of Persia.

Ahmed III is forced to abdicate as the Ottoman sultan.

The city of Tampere, Finland (belonging to Sweden at this time) is founded by King Gustav III of Sweden.

Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.

First session of the French Legislative Assembly.

More than a year after the Battle of Sprimont, the…