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Valentinian I: Restoring Roman Stability (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (26 Feb 2025)
Today's historical events:
Valentinian I is proclaimed Roman emperor.
Battle of Benevento: An army led by Charles, Count of Anjou, defeats a combined German and Sicilian force led by Manfred, King of Sicily. Manfred is killed in the battle and Pope Clement IV invests Charles as king of Sicily and Naples.
The Janszoon voyage of 1605-06 becomes the first European expedition to set foot on Australia, although it is mistaken as a part of New Guinea.
Galileo Galilei is formally banned by the Roman Catholic Church from teaching or defending the view that the…
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