Thursday, December 19, 2013

History Trivia - Publius Septimius Geta, co-emperor of Rome, murdered

December 19

211 Publius Septimius Geta, co-emperor of Rome, was murdered.

324 Licinius abdicated his position as Roman Emperor.

1075 Edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor of England, died.

1154 Henry II of England was crowned at Westminster Abbey.

1187 Clement III became Pope. The fall of Jerusalem to Saladin in the Third Crusade occurred during his pontificate.

1490 Anne, Duchess of Brittany, was married to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor by proxy.

1551 The Dutch west coast was hit by a hurricane.

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