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Pappus of Alexandria: Eclipse & Almagest (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (18 Oct 2024)
Today's historical events:
Pappus of Alexandria, Greek philosopher, observes an eclipse of the Sun and writes a commentary on The Great Astronomer (Almagest).
Dagobert I is crowned King of the Franks.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church's foundations down to bedrock.
The Danes defeat the English in the Battle of Assandun.
The Normans defeat the Byzantine Empire in the Battle of Dyrrhachium.
Basel earthquake, the most significant…
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