Muslim Conquest: Aghlabids Capture Taormina, Sicily (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Aug 1, 2023 · 8m

A Daily Dose of History (01 Aug 2023)

Today's historical events:

Taormina, the last Byzantine stronghold in Sicily, is captured by the Aghlabid army, concluding the Muslim conquest of Sicily.

Isaac II Angelos, restored Byzantine Emperor, declares his son Alexios IV Angelos co-emperor after pressure from the forces of the Fourth Crusade.

The Old Swiss Confederacy is formed with the signature of the Federal Charter.

Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to visit what is now Venezuela.

The Ottoman conquest of Cyprus is concluded, by the surrender of Famagusta.

Speedwell leaves…