1320 - Events.
January 20 - Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland
April 6 - The Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath.
Ghiyas al-Din Tughlaq founds the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.
The Venetian Arsenal is rebuilt as the Arsenal Nuovo.
Second Shepherds' Crusade.
1320 - Births.
April 8 - King Peter I of Portugal (died 1367)
John Hawkwood, English mercenary (died ...
The Alhambra (Red Castle) (in Arabic الحمراء) is an ancient palace and fortress complex of the Moorish monarchs of Granada, in southern Spain (known as Al-Andalus when the fortress was constructed), occupying a hilly terrace on the south-eastern border of the city of Granada.
Alhambra - Overview.
This terrace or plateau, which measures about 740 m (2430 ft) in length by 205 m (674 ft) at its greatest width, extends from W.N.W. to E.S.E., and covers an area of about 142,000 m². It is encl ...
(1st millennium – 2nd millennium – 3rd millennium – other millennia)
2nd millennium - Events.
European crusades in Middle East
Mongol Empires in Asia
The Black Death
The Renaissance in Europe
The Protestant Reformation
The agricultural and industrial revolutions
The rise of nationalism and the nation state
European discovery of the Americas and Australia and their colonization
European colonization and decolonization in Afri ...
The Venetian Arsenal (Italian: Arsenale di Venezia) is a shipyard and naval depot that played a leading role in Venetian empire-building. It was one of the most important areas of Venice, lying in the Castello sestiere.
The Byzantine-style establishment may have existed as early as the 8th century, though the present structure is usually said to have been begun in 1104, although there is no evidence for such a precise date. It definitely existed by the early thirteenth century and is mentioned in Dante's Inferno. The name probably comes from Arabic Dar al Sina’a ("Dockyard") an ...
For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century.
1282 - Events.
1282 - War and politics.
March 30 - The Sicilian rebellion known as the Sicilian Vespers begins against the rule of Angevin King Charles I of Sicily; over the next six weeks, thousands of French are killed. The rebellion forces Charles to abandon the Ninth Crusade while still en route to the target city of Constantinople, and allows King Peter III of Aragon to take over rule of the island from Charl ...
M. melolontha Linnaeus, 1758
M. hippocastani Fabricius, 1801
M. pectoralis Mühlfeld, 1812
The Cockchafer or "May bug", as it is colloquially called, is a European beetle of the family of the dung beetles, the Scarabaeidae. Once abundant throughout Europe and a major pest in the periodical years of "mass flight", it has been decimated significantly in the middle of the 20th century throu ...
April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). There are 269 days remaining.
April 6 - Events.
648 BC - Earliest solar eclipse recorded by the Ancient Greeks.
402 - Stilicho stymies the Visigoths under Alaric in the Battle of Pollentia
1320 - The Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath.
1327 - The poet Petrarch first saw his idealized love Laura in the church of Saint Claire ...
The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of military campaigns fought between Scotland and England in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
The First War (1296–1328) began with the English invasion of Scotland in 1296, and ended with the signing of the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton in 1328. The Second War (1332–1357) began with the English supported invasion of Edward Balliol and the 'Disinherited' in 1332, and ended around 1357 with the signing of the Treaty of Berwick. The wars were part of a grea ...
History of Christianity
Jesus of Nazareth
The Apostles
Ecumenical councils
Great Schism
The Crusades
Reformation
The Trinity
God the Father
Christ the Son
The Holy Spirit
The Bible
Old Testament
New Testament
Apocrypha
The Gospels
Ten Commandments
Sermon on the Mount
Christian theology
Salvation · Grace
Christian worship
Christian Church
Catholicism
Orthodox Christianity
Protestantism
Christian denominations
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The Declaration of Independence is the document that founded the United States of America. In it, the United States Congress: declares the minimum rights that an equitable government must recognize, shows multiple instances of how the British Crown has failed to recognize these rights in regard to the Thirteen Colonies, and concludes that the Colonies are therefore "free and independent states." The document was unanimously ratified by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. This anniversary is celebrated as Independence Day in the United States. The original sign ...
William of Wykeham (1320 – September 27, 1404), Bishop of Winchester, Chancellor of England, founder of Winchester College and of New College, Oxford, and builder of a large part of Windsor Castle, was born in Wickham, Hampshire.
William was born to an undistinguished family in Hampshire and educated at a school in Winchester. He became secretary to the constable of Winchester Castle and in that capacity learned a lot about building. This led to architectural work for King Edward III, for whom he reconstucted Windsor Castle. ...
Vitsebsk (Belarusian: Ві́цебск (Viciebsk); Russian: Ви́тебск (Vitebsk); Polish: Witebsk) is a city in Belarus, near the border with Russia and Latvia. The capital of the Vitsebsk voblast, in 2004 it had 342,381 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth largest city.
Vitsebsk - History.
Vitsebsk developed from a river harbour where the Vitba (Віцьба, from which it derives its name) flows into the larger Daugava (in Belarusian, Dzvina). Its mention i ...
The Coptic Orthodox Church is a member of the Oriental Orthodox churches, not to be mistaken with the Eastern Orthodox group of churches. The Coptic Orthodox Chruch has its own Pope and Patriarch, whom is currently His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and the See of St. Mark.
The following is a list of all the Popes who have held led the Coptic Orthodox Church since the Council of Chalcedon.
For the earlier Patriarchs of Alexandria prior to the schism, see List of Patriarchs of Alexandr ...
Valerio Evangelisti (June 20, 1952, Bologna) is one of the most popular Italian writers of science fiction, fantasy and horror. He is known mainly for his series of novels featuring Nicolas Eymerich inquisitor and the Nostradamus thrilogy, all bestsellers translated in many languages.
Evangelisti's outuput has striking similarities to that of the New Weird writers.
Valerio Evangelisti - Biography.
Evangelisti earned his degree in Political Science in 1976 with a historical-political thesis. He lives ...
Charles I of Hungary (Anjou France 1288 or 1291 - Visegrád, Hungary July 16, 1342), also called Charles Robert, Carobert and Charles I Robert, was the king of Hungary from August 27, 1310. He was the grandson of King Charles II of Naples, son of Charles Martel d'Anjou and Clemencia, daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph I.
Charles I of Hungary - Life.
Known as Charles Robert prior to his enthronment as King of Hungary in 1309, Charles claimed the Hungarian crown as the grea ...
WYLD is a traditional Urban Gospel outlet based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Clear Channel Communications stations broadcasts at 940 kHz with 10 kW-Daytime/500 W-Nighttime power.
WYLD - History.
WYLD was a very successful Urban Contemporary outlet in the 1960s and 1970s before it shifted its format to sister station WYLD-FM. The AM would later evolve to a community-oriented Urban Adult Contemporary format in the 1970s to its current format in the 1990s.
WYLD - ...
April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). There are 267 days remaining in the year.
April 8 - Events.
217 - Roman emperor Caracalla is assassinated (and succeeded) by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus
1203 - Congress in Bilino Polje, where Ban Kulin officially declared his allegiance to the Catholic Church and denounced the heresy.
1730 - Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in New York City, is dedicated.Including:
Chełmno (-Polish, German: Kulm) is a town in northern Poland with 22,000 inhabitants (1995) and the historical capital of Chełmno Land.
Situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship since 1999, Chełmno was previously in Toruń Voivodship (1975–1998), near the Vistula river.
It is not related to Chełmno extermination camp, which was located near a village with a similar name, Chełmno nad Nerem.
Chełmno - History.
The first written mention of Chełmno is known from ...
For broader historical context, see 1260s and 13th century.
1260 - Events.
1260 - Europe.
September 4 - The Senese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of King Manfred of Sicily, defeats the Florentine Guelphs at Montaperti.
King Otakar II of Bohemia captures Styria from King Bela IV of Hungary in the Battle of Kressenbrunn.
The Baltic Samogitians and Curonians defeat the Teutonic knights in the Battle of Durbe.
The Duchy of Saxony is div ...
April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). There are 256 days remaining.
April 19 - Events.
1012 - Martyrdom of St Alphege in Greenwich, London.
1529 - At the Diet of Speyer, a group of rulers (German: Fürst) and independent cities (German: Reichsstadt) protests the reinstatement of the Edict of Worms, beginning the Protestant movement.
1587 - Sir Francis Drake sinks the French fleet in Cádiz H ...
