Anastasius I: Byzantine Emperor & Reformer (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

Anastasius I: Byzantine Emperor & Reformer (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

Author: Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones April 11, 2024 Duration: 10:44
A Daily Dose of History (11 Apr 2024) Today's historical events: Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Batu Khan defeats Béla IV of Hungary at the Battle of Mohi. War of the League of Cambrai: Franco-Ferrarese forces led by Gaston de Foix and Alfonso I d'Este win the Battle of Ravenna against the Papal-Spanish forces. Italian War of 1542-46: A French army defeats Habsburg forces at the Battle of Ceresole, but fails to exploit its victory. William III and Mary II are crowned as joint sovereigns of Great Britain. War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War): Treaty of Utrecht. Premiere of Johann Sebastian Bach's St Matthew Passion BWV 244b at the St. Thomas Church, Leipzig An incomplete British victory over the French fleet at the Battle of the Basque Roads results in the court-martial of James, Lord Gambier. The Treaty of Fontainebleau ends the War of the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon Bonaparte, and forces him to abdicate unconditionally for the first time. Second Battle of Rivas: Juan Santamaría burns down the hostel where William Walker's filibusters are holed up. Former shōgun Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrenders Edo Castle to Imperial forces, marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized. Spelman College is founded in Atlanta, Georgia as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, an institute of higher education for African-American women. SMS Blücher, the last armored cruiser to be built by the Imperial German Navy, is launched. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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