AncientPages.com – On October 12, 539 BC, the king of Persia, Cyrus the Great, and his army entered the city of Babylon. It was, however, not an easy task because Babylon’s walls were difficult to penetrate. Statue of Cyrus the great at Olympic Park in Sydney.
AncientPages.com – On 11 October 1942, Japanese naval forces in the Solomon Islands area, commanded by Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa, sent a significant supply and reinforcement convoy to their troops on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. The convoy consisted of two seaplane
AncientPages.com – On October 10, 1575, the Battle of Dormans took place during the 5th War of Religion in France Fifth War of Religion (1575-76). A Royal force commanded by Henry, the 3rd Duke of Guise, defeated a force of German
AncientPages.com – On October 9, 1410, the fascinating mechanical wonder, the Prague astronomical clock, was first mentioned. In the Middle Ages, the Old Town astronomical clock was regarded as one of the world’s marvels. For more than 600 years, it has been
AncientPages.com – On October 8, 314, the Battle of Cibalae was fought between the two Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius. It was an armed conflict in 314 ad, during Constantine’s war with Licinius from 314 to 324. Two Roman
AncientPages.com – On October 7, 1780, the battle of King’s Mountain was fought south of the present-day town of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, in rural Cherokee County, South Carolina. It was a decisive victory in South Carolina for the Patriot
AncientPages.com – On October 6, 1536, William Tyndale, who wanted the Bible to be available to all people, was burned at the stake. He was a prominent figure in Protestant reform in the years following his execution. Tyndale was an academic who
AncientPages.com – In Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain, the day of October 5, 1582, ceased to exist because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar made by Pope Gregory XIII. Inscription on the grave of Gregory XIII, St. Peter’s Basilica, gregorian calendar.
AncientPages.com – On October 4, 1535, the Coverdale Bible, the first English-language translation of the Christian Bible, was printed. The Coverdale Bible, compiled by Myles Coverdale and published in 1535, was the first complete Modern English translation of the Bible (not just
AncientPages.com – On October 3, 1849, famous American author Edgar Allan Poe was found delirious in Baltimore under mysterious circumstances. It was the last time Edgar was seen in public before his death. The Loggia and Enchanted Garden, The Edgar Allan Poe Shrine,
AncientPages.com – On October 2, 1869, Mahatma Gandhi, popularly known as Father of Nation, was born at Porbandar, a small town in Kathiawar, Gujarat, India. Mahatma Gandhi played a stellar role in India’s freedom struggle and is widely recognized as
AncientPages.com – On October 1, 331 BC, the Battle of Gaugamela was fought between Alexander the Great of Macedon and King Darius III of Persia. It was the final and successful military encounter. Alexander became the King of all Asia after
AncientPages.com – On September 30, 1938, the Munich Agreement, a significant pact, was signed between Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister, and the leaders of France, Italy, and Germany, which guaranteed ‘Peace in Our Time’. From left to right: Chamberlain, Daladier,
AncientPages.com – On September 29, 1227, Frederick II (1194 –1250), one of the most powerful Holy Roman Emperors of the Middle Ages, was excommunicated by Pope Gregory IX for his failure to participate in the Crusades. Brindisi, Augustal of Frederick II,
AncientPages.com – On September 28, 1821, the Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire from the Spanish Empire was drafted in the National Palace in Mexico City. It was made public on October 13. On September 27, 1821, eleven years
AncientPages.com – On September 27, 1605, one of the significant battles in the Polish–Swedish War was fought. The battle was decided in a maximum of half an hour by the devastating charge of Polish cavalry, the Winged Hussars. The fleeing Swedes
