Theodora: End of Macedonian Dynasty (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Aug 31, 2026 · 9m

A Daily Dose of History (31 Aug 2026)

Today's historical events:

After a sudden illness a few days previously, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus ending the Macedonian dynasty.

Abdication of Byzantine Emperor Michael VI Bringas after just one year.

Al-Kamil becomes sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty.

King Haakon V of Norway moves the capital from Bergen to Oslo.

King Henry V of England dies of dysentery while in France. His son, Henry VI becomes King of England at the age of nine months.

William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.

War of the…