Saint Marcellus' Flood: Europe's Deadliest Disaster (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Jan 17, 2024 · 8m

A Daily Dose of History (17 Jan 2024)

Today's historical events:

Saint Marcellus' flood kills at least 25,000 people on the shores of the North Sea.

Pope Gregory XI reaches Rome, after deciding to move the Papacy back to Rome from Avignon.

Giovanni da Verrazzano sets sail westward from Madeira to find a sea route to the Pacific Ocean.

France grants religious toleration to the Huguenots in the Edict of Saint-Germain.

During the French Wars of Religion, Henry IV of France declares war on Spain.

Emperor Susenyos I of Ethiopia surprises an Oromo army at Ebenat; his army reportedly kills 12,000…