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Fall of Constantinople: Fourth Crusade's Impact (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (13 Apr 2026)
Today's historical events:
Constantinople falls to the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, temporarily ending the Byzantine Empire.
Miyamoto Musashi defeats Sasaki Kojirō at Funajima island.
Samuel Argall, having captured Pocahontas in Passapatanzy, Virginia, sets off with her to Jamestown with the intention of exchanging her for English prisoners held by her father.
The Sikh religion was formalised as the Khalsa – the brotherhood of Warrior-Saints – by Guru Gobind Singh in northern India, in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar.
George Frideric Handel's…
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