A look back at history on this date
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Second Punic War: At the Battle of Zama, Roman legions under Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal Barca, leader of the army defending Carthage.[citation needed]
New Ross town in Ireland surrenders to Oliver Cromwell.
The Spanish ship San Felipe runs aground on the coast of Japan and its cargo is confiscated by local authorities.
James VI of Scotland is celebrated as an adult ruler by a festival in Edinburgh.
Martin Luther becomes a doctor of theology.
Ferdinand II of Aragon marries Isabella I of Castile, a marriage that paves the way to the unification of Aragon and Castile into a single country, Spain.
The Thirteen Years' War between Poland and the Teutonic Order ends with the Second Treaty of Thorn.
Hundred Years' War: Three months after the Battle of Castillon, England loses its last possessions in southern France.
The Universität Heidelberg holds its first lecture, making it the oldest German university.
The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa.
Yingtian
empress of the Khitan Liao Dynasty (died 953)
Born 879Prince Hisaaki of Japan (died 1328)
Prince Hisaaki of Japan (died 1328)
Born 1276Marsilio Ficino
Italian astrologer and philosopher (died 1499)
Born 1433Viglius
Dutch politician (died 1577)
Born 1507John Juvenal Ancina
Italian Oratorian and bishop (died 1604)
Born 1545Dmitry of Uglich
Russian crown prince and saint (died 1591)
Born 1582Thomas Browne
English physician and author (died 1682)
Born 1605Gerrard Winstanley
English Protestant religious reformer (died 1676)
Born 1609Frithuswith
English saint (born 650)
727Conrad I
King of Burgundy (born c. 925)
993John
King of England (born 1166)
1216Bohemond VII
Count of Tripoli
1287Yusuf I
Sultan of Granada (born 1318)
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