on a day like today 1710During the War of the Spanish Succession, the Bourbon aspirant, the Frenchman Felipe de Anjou (future Felipe V) secures the throne of Spain after the defeat of the Austrian claimant (Archduke Carlos) in the Battle of Villaviciosa (Guadalajara). In 1763, the first national lottery draw is held in Spain. In … Read more
Ephemeris of August 29 >> On a day like today 1526, the Ottomans, under the command of Suleiman the Magnificent, defeat Louis II, the last king of the Jagiellonian dynasty of Hungary and Bohemia, at the battle of Mohács (Hungary), who dies without issue. He inherits his sister Anne of Hungary, wife of Ferdinand of … Read more
Check today’s ephemeris June 12, 2022 and find out who was born, who died and what happened throughout history on a day like today. On a day like today 1964, Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life imprisonment after the Rivonia trial, along with other compatriots accused of sabotage against the State. In 1985, Spain and … Read more
Check the ephemeris of today March 1, 2022 and find out who was born, who died and what happened throughout history on a day like today. On such a day as today 1493, The caravel “La Pinta”, one of the three ships of Christopher Columbus’s expedition, docks in the Spanish port of Bayonne (Pontevedra) with … Read more
Check today’s ephemeris, January 8, 2022 and discover who was born, who died and what happened throughout history on a day like today. On such a day of the year 1918US President Woodrow Willson presents the so-called “14 Points of Willson”, a declaration of principles for achieving peace after the end of World War I. … Read more
Check today’s ephemeris, January 4, 2022 and discover who was born, who died and what happened throughout History on a day like today. On such a day of the year 1823, the overflowing of the Guadalquivir river floods Seville. In 1936, the magazine “Billboard” publishes the first list of musical successes of the world. In … Read more