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First Post-Mortem Autopsy: Medical Milestone (+ 14 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (12 Feb 2026)
Today's historical events:
The Italian professor Galeazzo di Santa Sophie performed the first post-mortem autopsy for the purposes of teaching and demonstration at the Heiligen-Geist Spital in Vienna.
English forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orléans in the Battle of the Herrings.
Isabella I issues an edict outlawing Islam in the Crown of Castile, forcing virtually all her Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity.
Vasco da Gama with 15 ships and 800 men sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal on his…
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