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Titus and the Fall of Jerusalem's Temple (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (30 Aug 2024)
Today's historical events:
Titus ends the siege of Jerusalem after destroying Herod's Temple.
Peter III of Aragon lands at Trapani to intervene in the War of the Sicilian Vespers.
The five-week Battle of Lake Poyang begins, in which the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders (Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang) meet to decide who will supplant the Yuan dynasty.
Pope Paul II succeeds Pope Pius II as the 211th pope.
Guru Ram Das becomes the Fourth Sikh Guru/Master.
King James of Scotland holds a masque at the baptism of Prince Henry.
The Great Northern War…
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