Antipope Leo VIII: The Schism of 963 (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Dec 6, 2024 · 8m

A Daily Dose of History (06 Dec 2024)

Today's historical events:

Pope Leo VIII is appointed to the office of Protonotary and begins his papacy as antipope of Rome.

Béla I is crowned king of Hungary.

Mongol invasion of Rus': Kyiv under Daniel of Galicia and Voivode Dmytro falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan.

After exploring island of Cuba for gold, surmising it for Japan, Columbus lands on island similar to Castile, naming it Hispaniola.

The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar.

Colonel Thomas Pride of the New Model Army purges the Long…