On This Day In History Archive

AncientPages.com - On June 8, 1191, the famous English King Richard the Lionheart arrived in the Holy Land to participate in the Crusade. He arrived with an English fleet of 100

AncientPages.com - On June 6, 1944, there was D-Day. This important day in European history will never be forgotten. The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations

AncientPages.com - On June 4, 1798, Casanova – the famous seducer and adventurer, dies in a Castle in Bohemia. Giacomo Casanova by Francesco Narici. Image credit: Public Domain Giacomo

AncientPages.com - On June 2, 1858, Comet Donati was first observed by astronomer Giovanni Battista Donati in Florence, Italy. Donati Comet is considered one of the most spectacular astronomical

AncientPages.com - On May 31, 1279, BC, Ramesses II (1303 BC-1213 BC) became the third king of the 19th Dynasty of Egypt at the age of twenty-five. Ramesses II

AncientPages.com - On May 29, 1660, Charles II was restored to the throne. The years of his reign are known in English history as the Restoration period. During this

AncientPages.com - On May 27, 1905, the Battle of Tsushima, known as the "Sea of Japan Naval Battle," took place and was the primary battle between Russia and Japan

AncientPages.com - On May 25, 735, it's a feast day devoted to the Venerable Bede (also known as St Bede). He was a remarkable priest, monk, and scholar. This

AncientPages.com - On May 23, 1430, Joan Of Arc was captured by the Burgundians, who sold her to the English. The Burgundians had allied with the British against the French

AncientPages.com - On May 21, 1502, the island of Saint Helena was discovered by the Portuguese explorer João da Nova. Located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean,

AncientPages.com - On 19 May 1536, Anne Boleyn was led from her quarters to Tower Green, and a French swordsman granted her the 'mercy' of beheading. Anne was

AncientPages.com - On May 17, 1970, the reed boat Ra II, with Thor Heyerdahl, accompanied by an international crew, set sail from Safi, Morocco, on course for Barbados.

AncientPages.com - On May 15, 1836, Francis Baily, an English amateur astronomer, observed a celestial phenomenon known as Baily's Beads. In May 1836, Baily traveled to Inch Bonney, Roxburghshire,

AncientPages.com - On 13 May 1568, the Battle of Langside was fought between the forces of Mary, Queen of Scots, and those of the Earl of Moray, her

AncientPages.com - On May 11, 868, the Diamond Sutra was published in northern China. This priceless religious teaching survives as the oldest dated, printed book. The manuscript was one of many other