Córdoba's Caliphate: Rise, Influence & Legacy (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Jan 16, 2024 · 7m

A Daily Dose of History (16 Jan 2024)

Today's historical events:

Emir Abd-ar-Rahman III establishes the Caliphate of Córdoba.

Saint Marcellus's flood kills at least 25,000 people on the shores of the North Sea.

Bigod's Rebellion, an armed insurrection attempting to resist the English Reformation, begins.

Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia, replacing the 264-year-old Grand Duchy of Moscow with the Tsardom of Russia.

Philip II becomes King of Spain.

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried and found guilty of treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore…