James I: Conqueror of Valencia - Shaping Medieval Spain (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (09 Oct 2023) Today's historical events:

• James I of Aragon founds the Kingdom of Valencia.
• The first known mention of the Prague astronomical clock.
• The Hangul alphabet is published in Korea.
• Troops of the Portuguese Empire are defeated on Sri Lanka, bringing an end to the Campaign of Danture.
• Kepler's Supernova is the most recent supernova to be observed within the Milky Way.
• Roger Williams is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony after religious and policy disagreements.
• The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) is chartered in Old Saybrook.
• Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya.
• Dutch colonists and Javanese natives begin a massacre of the ethnic Chinese population in Batavia, eventually killing at least 10,000.
• Seven Years' War: Russian and Austrian troops briefly occupy Berlin.

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