Pope Anterus: Martyrdom & Faith in Persecution (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (21 Nov 2024)

Today's historical events:

Pope Anterus succeeds Pontian as the nineteenth pope. During the persecutions of emperor Maximinus Thrax he is martyred.

Lý Công Uẩn is enthroned as emperor of Đại Cồ Việt, founding the Lý dynasty.

Timur of Samarkand captures and sacks the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, taking King Bagrat V of Georgia captive.

The Danish astronomer Ole Rømer presents the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light.

In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes make the first untethered hot air balloon flight…

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