This Day in History

[William Brand]

8 – Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus.

435 – Deposed Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt.

881 – Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied.

1492 – Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.

1492 – The Jews of Spain are expelled by the Catholic Monarchs.

1553 - Mary Tudor, the new Queen of England, enters London.

1610 - Henry Hudson of England discovers a great bay on the east coast of Canada and names it for himself.

1527 – The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland.

1645 – Thirty Years' War: the Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.

1678 – Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.

1783 – Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing 35,000 people.