On this day in History - Dec. 15

Published: December 14, 2007, 10:11 pm

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1290 BC - Seti I, Pharaoh of Egypt dies. Ramesses II becomes Pharaoh of Egypt. 0037 - Nero was born (d. 0068). 5th Roman Emperor (54-68) 0130 - Lucius Verus was born (d. 0169). Roman Emperor. 0533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Ticameron. 0687 - St. Sergius I becomes Pope 1025 - Basil II dies (b. 0958). Byzantine Emperor 1072 - Alp Arslan dies (b. 1029). Turkish sultan in Persia. 1167 - Sicilian chancellor Stephen du Perche moves the royal court to Messina to prevent a rebellion. 1230 - King Otakar I of Bohemia dies.1242 - Prince Munetaka was born (d. 1274). Japanese shogun. 1256 - Hulagu Khan captures and destroys the Hashshashin stronghold at Alamut in present-day Iran. 1263 - King Haakon IV of Norway dies (b. 1204) 1467 - Stephen III of Moldavia defeats Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, with the latter being injured thrice, at the Battle of Baia. 1488 - Bartholomeus Diaz returns to Portugal after sailing round Cape of

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