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Avar Siege of Tomis: Plague's Impact (+ 14 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (30 Mar 2026)
Today's historical events:
Balkan Campaign: The Avars lift the siege at the Byzantine stronghold of Tomis. Their leader Bayan I retreats north of the Danube River after the Avaro-Slavic hordes are decimated by the plague.
The people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin king Charles I, in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers.
Edward I sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed, during armed conflict between Scotland and England.
Guru Gobind Singh establishes the Khalsa in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab.
Joachim Murat issues the Rimini Proclamation which would later inspire…
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