Vandal Conquest: Carthage's Turning Point (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Oct 19, 2024 · 9m

A Daily Dose of History (19 Oct 2024)

Today's historical events:

The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa.

King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry.

The Universität Heidelberg holds its first lecture, making it the oldest German university.

Hundred Years' War: Three months after the Battle of Castillon, England loses its last possessions in southern France.

The Thirteen Years' War between Poland and the Teutonic Order ends with the Second Treaty of Thorn.

Ferdinand II of Aragon marries Isabella I of Castile, a…