    ==events== *48 bc &ndash; pompey the great is assassinated on the orders of king ptolemy of egypt after landing in egypt. * 235 &ndash; pope pontian resigns. he and hippolytus, church leader of rome, are exiled to the mines of sardinia. * 351 &ndash; battle of mursa major: the roman emperor constantius ii defeats the usurper magnentius. * 365 &ndash; roman usurper procopius bribes two legions passing by constantinople, and proclaims himself roman emperor. * 935 &ndash; saint wenceslas is murdered by his brother, boleslaus i of bohemia. * 995 &ndash; members of slavnÃ­k's dynasty &ndash; spytimÃ­r, pobraslav, poÅej and ÄÃ¡slav are murdered by boleslaus's son, boleslaus ii the pious. *1066 &ndash; william the bastard (also known as william the conqueror) invades england beginning the norman conquest of england. *1106 &ndash; the battle of tinchebray &ndash; henry i of england defeats his brother, robert curthose. *1238 &ndash; muslim valencia surrenders to the besieging king james i of aragon the conqueror. *1322 &ndash; louis iv, holy roman emperor defeats frederick i of austria in the battle of mÃ¼hldorf. *1448 &ndash; christian i is crowned king of denmark. *1538 &ndash; ottomanâvenetian war: the ottoman navy scores a decisive victory over a holy league fleet in the battle of preveza. *1542 &ndash; navigator juan rodrÃ­guez cabrillo of portugal arrives at what is now san diego, california, united states. *1779 &ndash; american revolution: samuel huntington is elected president of the continental congress, succeeding john jay. *1781 &ndash; american forces backed by a french fleet begin the siege of yorktown, virginia, during the american revolutionary war. *1787 &ndash; the newly completed united states constitution is voted on by the u.s. congress to be sent to the state legislatures for approval. *1791 &ndash; france becomes the first country to emancipate its jewish population. *1844 &ndash; oscar i of sweden-norway is crowned king of sweden. *1867 &ndash; toronto becomes the capital of ontario. *1868 &ndash; [[battle of alcolea (186
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