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Severianus: Martyr of Faith in 452 Palestine (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (21 Feb 2026)
Today's historical events:
Severianus, Bishop of Scythopolis, is martyred in Palestine.
Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland, is granted resignation after confessing to torture and forgery.
The Prussian Confederation is formed.
Mikhail I is unanimously elected Tsar by a national assembly, beginning the Romanov dynasty of Imperial Russia.
A force of 1,400 French soldiers invaded Britain at Fishguard in support of the Society of United Irishmen. They were defeated by 500 British reservists.
The first self-propelling steam locomotive makes its outing at…
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