Augustinian Order: Origins and Influence (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · May 4, 2026 · 7m

A Daily Dose of History (04 May 2026)

Today's historical events:

The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae.

Religious reformers John Wycliffe and Jan Hus are condemned as heretics at the Council of Constance.

Assassination of the Swedish rebel (later national hero) Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson

Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Tewkesbury: Edward IV defeats a Lancastrian Army and kills Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales.

Pope Alexander VI divides the New World between Spain and Portugal along the…