Year of the Four Emperors: Roman Civil War (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Jan 3, 2025 · 8m

A Daily Dose of History (03 Jan 2025)

Today's historical events:

The Roman legions on the Rhine refuse to declare their allegiance to Galba, instead proclaiming their legate, Aulus Vitellius, as emperor.

Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem.

By the Coonan Cross Oath, the Eastern Church in India cuts itself off from colonial Portuguese tutelage.

Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont.

The first issue of Berlingske, Denmark's oldest continually operating newspaper, is published…