A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History

A Daily Dose of History (07 Feb 2026)
Today's historical events:
Leo I becomes the Eastern Roman emperor.
Bardas Phokas the Younger and Bardas Skleros, Byzantine generals of the military elite, begin a wide-scale rebellion against Emperor Basil II.
Edward of Caernarvon (later king Edward II of England) becomes the first English Prince of Wales.
King Thihathu founds the Pinya Kingdom as the de jure successor state of the Pagan Kingdom.
Albert III of Mecklenburg (King Albert of Sweden) grants city rights to Ulvila (Swedish: Ulvsby).
In Florence, Italy, supporters of Girolamo Savonarola burn cosmetics, art, and books, in a "Bonfire of the vanities".
Guaraní War: The leader of the Guaraní rebels, Sepé Tiaraju, is killed in a skirmish with Spanish and Portuguese troops.
American Revolutionary War: French and Spanish forces lift the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
The 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified.
Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon finds Bennigsen's Russian forces taking a stand at Eylau. After bitter fighting, the French take the town, but the Russians resume the battle the next day.
The strongest in a series of earthquakes strikes New Madrid, Missouri.
In the action of 7 February 1813 near the Îles de Los, the frigates Aréthuse and Amelia batter each other, but neither can gain the upper hand.
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles leaves Singapore after just taking it over, leaving it in the hands of William Farquhar.
Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien.
Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas
Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts.
This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Daily Dose of History (06 Feb 2026)
Today's historical events:
The Archdiocese of Manila is made a diocese by a papal bull with Domingo de Salazar being its first bishop.
James II of England and VII of Scotland is proclaimed King upon the death of his brother Charles II.
The warrior queen Dandara, leader of the runaway slaves in Quilombo dos Palmares, Brazil, is captured and commits suicide rather than be returned to a life of slavery.
American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
New York became the third state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
Battle of San Domingo: British naval victory against the French in the Caribbean.
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds Singapore.
The first 86 African American immigrants sponsored by the American Colonization Society depart New York to start a settlement in present-day Liberia.
Otto becomes the first modern King of Greece.
Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas
Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts.
This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Daily Dose of History (05 Feb 2026)
Today's historical events:
Earthquake in Pompeii, Italy.
An Lushan, leader of a revolt against the Tang Dynasty, declares himself emperor and establishes the state of Yan.
Idris I reaches Volubilis and founds the Idrisid dynasty, marking the secession of Morocco from the Abbasid caliphate and founding the first Moroccan state.
Henry of Navarre abjures Catholicism at Tours and rejoins the Protestant forces in the French Wars of Religion.
A group of early Japanese Christians are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society.
Charles Stuart, the son of King Charles I, is declared King Charles II of England and Scotland by the Scottish Parliament.
South Carolina becomes the second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
Spanish defeat British forces and capture Menorca.
In Calabria, a sequence of strong earthquakes begins.
HMS Blenheim and HMS Java disappear off the coast of Rodrigues.
Peninsular War: Siege of Cádiz begins.
Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway.
University of Wisconsin-Madison's first class meets at Madison Female Academy.
Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas
Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts.
This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Daily Dose of History (04 Feb 2026)
Today's historical events:
Following the death of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus at Eboracum (modern York, England) while preparing to lead a campaign against the Caledonians, the empire is left in the control of his two quarrelling sons, Caracalla and Geta, whom he had instructed to make peace.
The coronation of Zhao Kuangyin as Emperor Taizu of Song, initiating the Song dynasty period of China that would last more than three centuries.
A strong earthquake strikes the Ionian coast of Sicily, causing tens of thousands of injuries and deaths, especially in Catania.
Thirteen Years' War: The Secret Council of the Prussian Confederation sends a formal act of disobedience to the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, sparking the Thirteen Years' War.
John Rogers is burned at the stake, becoming the first English Protestant martyr under Mary I of England.
In Edo (now Tokyo), all but one of the Forty-seven Ronin commit seppuku (ritual suicide) as recompense for avenging their master's death.
The city of Macapá in Brazil is founded by Sebastião Veiga Cabral.
George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
The French legislature abolishes slavery throughout all territories of the French First Republic. It would be reestablished in the French West Indies in 1802.
The Riobamba earthquake strikes Ecuador, causing up to 40,000 casualties.
John Marshall is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States.
Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas
Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts.
This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Daily Dose of History (03 Feb 2026)
Today's historical events:
Sultan Mehmed II inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire.
Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, becoming the first known European to travel so far south.
The Portuguese navy defeats a joint fleet of the Ottoman Empire, the Republic of Venice, the Sultan of Gujarat, the Mamlûk Burji Sultanate of Egypt, the Zamorin of Calicut, and the Republic of Ragusa at the Battle of Diu in Diu, India.
Battle of São Vicente takes place off Portuguese Brazil where three English warships led by navigator Edward Fenton fight off three Spanish galleons sinking one in the process.
Maratha forces under Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj defeat the Mughals in the Battle of Umberkhind.
The colony of Massachusetts issues the first paper money in the Americas.
During the Battle of Fraustadt Swedish forces defeat a superior Saxon-Polish-Russian force by deploying a double envelopment.
The 1716 Algiers earthquake sequence began with an Mw  7.0 mainshock that caused severe damage and killed 20,000 in Algeria.
American Revolutionary War: British forces seize the Dutch-owned Caribbean island Sint Eustatius.
Militia led by General Benjamin Lincoln crush the remnants of Shays' Rebellion in Petersham, Massachusetts.
A British military force, under Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Auchmuty captures the Spanish Empire city of Montevideo, now the capital of Uruguay.
The Territory of Illinois is created by the 10th United States Congress.
Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas
Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts.
This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices