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The Siege of Algeciras, one of the first European military engagements where gunpowder was used, comes to an end.

The siege of Algeciras (1342–1344) was undertaken during the Reconquest of Spain by the Castillian forces of Alfonso XI assist...

Saladin becomes the emir of Egypt.

Al-Nasir Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, better known simply as Salah ad-Din or Saladin, was a Sunni Muslim Kurd who became the fi...

Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor.

Pope John XIX, born Romanus, was bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 1024 to his death. He belonged to the family ...

On the feast of Eid al-Adha, the death of the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, kept secret for six weeks, is announced, along with the succession of his son, al-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah. On the same day, al-Hakim's designated heir, Abd al-Rahim ibn Ilyas, is arrested in Damascus and brought to Egypt.

Eid al-Adha is the latter of the two official holidays which are celebrated within Islam. It honors the willingness of Ibrahim (...

Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.

Maurice was Byzantine emperor from 582 to 602 and the last member of the Justinian dynasty. A successful general, Maurice was ch...

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