Capturing King David II: Second War of Independence (+ 6 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Oct 17, 2024 · 6m

A Daily Dose of History (17 Oct 2024)

Today's historical events:

The English capture King David II of Scotland at Neville's Cross and imprison him for eleven years.

An Ottoman army defeats a Hungarian army at the Second Battle of Kosovo.

The University of Greifswald is established as the second oldest university in northern Europe.

Anti-Catholic posters appear in Paris and other cities supporting Huldrych Zwingli's position on the Mass.

Kepler's Supernova is observed in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

French king Louis XIII is crowned in Reims Cathedral.

The nine regicides who signed the…