På denne dag: 11. juli
Utforsk avgjørende hendelser, vitenskapelige sprang og historiske vendepunkter. Med kildekritisk merking for antikke og kalenderusatte datoer.
813: Historisk hendelse
Byzantine emperor Michael I Rangabe (depicted), under threat by conspiracies, abdicated in favor of his general Leo the Armenian, and became a monk.
1302: Historisk hendelse
Franco-Flemish War: Flemish infantry defeated a large French army near Kortrijk at the Battle of the Golden Spurs.
1405: Historisk hendelse
Marking the start of the Ming treasure voyages, a Chinese expeditionary fleet led by Zheng He set sail for foreign regions of the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean.
1789: Historisk hendelse
French Revolution: Jacques Necker was dismissed as Director-General of Finances of France, sparking public demonstrations in Paris that led to the storming of the Bastille.
1792: Historisk hendelse
The Belfast Harp Festival, an early event in the Gaelic revival, began at the Assembly Rooms.
1801: Historisk hendelse
French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons co-discovered the first of his 37 comets, more than any other person in history.
1833: Historisk hendelse
Yagan, a Noongar warrior, was killed for leading attacks on British colonists in Western Australia.
1846: Historisk hendelse
British soldier Frederick John White died after a flogging, leading to a campaign to end the practice in the British Army.
1848: Historisk hendelse
Waterloo Bridge Station, which later became Britain's busiest railway station by passenger usage, was opened by the London and South Western Railway.
1864: Historisk hendelse
American Civil War: Confederate forces under Jubal Early began an unsuccessful attempt to capture Washington, D.C..
1864: Historisk hendelse
A riot broke out in Leicester, England, at the failed launching of a gas balloon (pictured).
1914: Historisk hendelse
The US Navy launched the USS Nevada (BB-36) as its first Standard-type battleship.
1928: Historisk hendelse
Archaeologist Ivan Borkovský discovered a medieval skeleton at Prague Castle; competing factions claimed the skeleton as Germanic or Slavic in origin.
1960: Historisk hendelse
To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel by Harper Lee featuring themes of racial injustice and the loss of innocence in the Deep South of America, was published.
1982: Historisk hendelse
Italy defeated West Germany 3–1 to win their third FIFA World Cup title.
1991: Historisk hendelse
Shortly after taking off from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 caught fire and crashed, killing all 261 people on board.
2010: Historisk hendelse
The Islamist militia group Al-Shabaab carried out multiple suicide bombings in Kampala, Uganda, killing 74 people and injuring 85 others.
2010: Historisk hendelse
Spain defeated the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time to win their first FIFA World Cup title (pictured lifting the trophy).
2011: Historisk hendelse
An explosion at the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base killed 13 people, including the head of the Cyprus Navy.
🔍 Om kildene og historisk datering
Å tidfeste hendelser tusenvis av år tilbake i tid er en krevende historievitenskapelig oppgave. Før innføringen av den julianske kalenderen (45 f.Kr.) og den gregorianske kalenderen (1582) benyttet ulike sivilisasjoner (romere, grekere, kinesere, babylonere) vidt forskjellige kalendersystemer basert på månesykluser eller lokale embetsperioder.
Slik merker vi dateringene:
• ✓ Sikker datering: Dokumentert i samtidige protokoller, offisielle traktater eller etter standardiserte kalendersystemer.
• ⚠️ Usikker / estimert: Hendelsen er historisk reell, men datoen er tradisjonell, basert på senere krøniker eller lunisolare omregninger.
- Wikimedia Foundation – Wikipedia On This Day arkiver og historiske registre.
- Store norske leksikon (SNL) – Norsk og internasjonal historie, biografier og årstallsverifisering.
- Encyclopædia Britannica – Verifisering av antikke slag, fredsavtaler og statsdannelser.
- NASA Historical Logs & Science Missions – Romfartshistoriske datoer og oppskytningstelemetri.