On this day in History - Jul 10

Published: July 9, 2008, 8:01 pm

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48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. 0138 - Hadrian dies (b. 76). Roman Emperor. 0649 - Li Shimin dies (b. 599). Emperor of China.0988 - The City of Dublin is founded on the banks of the river Liffey.1086 - Kanute IV (Saint) dies (b. c. 1043). King of Denmark (1080-1086)1099 - Rodrigo D az de Vivar (El Cid) dies (b. 1043). Spanish heroe.1103 - King Eric I of Denmark dies.1212 - The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground. 1217 - 200 navios de cruzados alem es e h ngaros entram nos rios Douro e Tejo (Portugal)1290 - King Ladislaus IV of Hungary dies (b. 1262). 1372 - Treaty of Tagilde - John of Gaunt (Duke of Lancaster, England) makes a claim to the throne of Castile being married to Dona Constanza (daughter of Dom Pedro I of Castile and Le n), and makes an accord with Dom Fernando I of Portugal against Spain and France / Assinatura do Tratado de Tagilde entre o rei D. Fernando de

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