This Day in History

Ash · Post by **Ash** » Tue September 22nd, 2009, 2:14 pm

On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel states should be free as of Jan. 1, 1863

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Tue September 22nd, 2009, 10:37 pm

Today in royal history:

September 23, 63 BC - Birth of Emperor Augustus of Rome

September 23, 1158 - Birth of Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany, son of Henry II

September 23, 1459 Yorkists win the Battle of Blore Heath

September 23, 1535 Death of Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, first wife of Gustav I of Sweden; buried at Uppsala Cathedral

September 23, 1713 Birth of Ferdinand VI of Spain

September 23, 1932 - Unification of Hejaz and Nejid into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman ibn Faisal Al Saud become the first monarch

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Wed September 23rd, 2009, 11:19 pm

Today in history:

September 24, 1435 Death of Isabeau of Bavaria, wife of Charles VI of France, in Paris; buried at Saint Denis Basilica

September 24, 1513 Birth of Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, first wife of Gustav I of Sweden

September 24, 1577 Birth of Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

September 24, 1834 Death of Pedro IV of Portugal (and Emperor Pedro I of Brazil) at Queluz Palace, Lisbon; first buried at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon; re-buried in 1972 at the Museu do Ipiranga in São Paulo, Brazil

September 24, 1950 Death of Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, Marchioness of Milford Haven, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, at Kensington Palace, London; buried at St. Mildred's Church Cemetery, Whippingham on the Isle of Wight

September 24, 1994 - Wedding of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Sibilla Weiller

annis · Post by **annis** » Thu September 24th, 2009, 5:48 pm

25 September 1066, the Battle of Stamford Bridge near York in northern England. Viking forces led by Norse King Harald Hardrada were relaxing at a meadow near the bridge while they awaited emissaries from the nearby city of York. It was a hot day, so they’d removed their armour, not expecting any trouble after comprehensively wiping out the Saxon forces of the northern earls five days earlier at Fulford. To their horror they found themselves confronting the full force of the English army, led by King Harold Godwinsson of England in an epic fast march up from southern England - 185 miles in four days.

The Vikings were totally unprepared. They were routed, and hundreds killed, including Harald Hardrada himself. It marked the end of the era of Viking invasions, but instead of being able to relax and enjoy their victory, news that the Norman army of Duke William of Normandy had landed in England meant that King Harold of England and his men had to turn around and repeat their epic march in the opposite direction. The third and final significant battle of 1066 at Hastings was now only a fortnight away.

"Then Harold our king came upon the Norwegians by surprise and met them beyond York at Stamford Bridge with a large force of the English people; and that day there was a very fierce fight on both sides."
from the 'Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Fri September 25th, 2009, 1:22 am

Today in royal history:

September 25, 1506 Death of Philip I of Castile (the Handsome), husband of Juana I of Castile at Burgos, Castile; buried at the Capilla Real in Granada

September 25, 1697 Birth of Franz Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

September 25, 1744 Birth of Frederick William II of Prussia

September 25, 1826 Death of Frederica of Baden, former wife of Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, at Lausanne, Switzerland; buried at the Crypt of the Grand Dukes in Pforzheim, Baden, Germany

September 25, 1968 - Birth of Prince Friso of the Netherlands, son of Queen Beatrix

September 25, 1983 - Death of former King Leopold III of the Belgians at Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium; buried at the Royal Vault at the Church of Our Lady in Laeken, Belgium

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Fri September 25th, 2009, 10:49 pm

Today in royal history:

September 26, 1087 - Coronation of William II

September 26, 1810 - Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne

September 26, 1870 - Birth of Christian X of Denmark

September 26, 2000 - Birth of Princess Salma of Jordan, daughter of King Abdullah II

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Sat September 26th, 2009, 9:24 pm

Today in royal history:

September 27, 1601 - Birth of Louis XIII of France

September 27, 1657 Birth of Sophia Alekseyevna, Regent of Russia, daughter of Tsar Alexei I of Russia

September 27, 1781 Birth of William I of Württemberg

September 27, 1760 Death of Maria Amalia of Saxony, wife of Charles III of Spain; buried at the Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial

September 27, 1788 Death of Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, first wife of Frederick I of Württemberg, at Koluvere Manor, Kullamaa near Reval, Estonia; buried at the Church of Kullamaa in Lääne County, Estonia

September 27, 1922 - Abdication of Constantine I of Greece

September 27, 1967 - Death of Prince Felix Yussupov, assassin of Rasputin, in Paris, France; buried at Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

September 27, 1996 - Birth of Princess Iman of Jordan, daughter of King Abdullah II

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Sun September 27th, 2009, 10:59 pm

Today in royal history:

September 28, 1745 - "God Save the King" sung for the first time at the Drury Lane Theatre, London

September 28, 1828 Birth of Antoinette de Mérode-Westerloo, wife of Charles III of Monaco

September 28, 1863 Birth of Carlos I of Portugal

September 28, 1865 Birth of Amélie of Orleans, wife of Carlos I of Portugal

September 28, 1907 Death of Grand Duke Friedrich I of Baden

Ash · Post by **Ash** » Mon September 28th, 2009, 1:44 pm

On Sept. 28, 1924, two United States Army planes landed in Seattle, Washington, having completed the first round-the-world flight in 175 days.

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Tue September 29th, 2009, 12:11 am

Today in royal history:

September 29, 1240 - Birth of Margaret, daughter of Henry III, at Windsor Castle

September 29, 1360 Death of Joanna of Auvergne, wife of John II of France, at Chateau d'Argilly; buried at Saint Denis Basilica

September 29, 1766 - Birth of Charlotte, Princess Royal, daughter of George III, at Buckingham Palace

September 29, 1833 Death of Ferdinand VII of Spain in Madrid; buried at the Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial

September 29, 1898 Death of Louise of Hesse-Kassel, wife of Christian IX of Denmark, at Bernstorff Castle; buried at Roskilde Cathedral

September 29, 1999 - Birth of Juan Urdangarín, son of Infanta Cristina of Spain