On this day in History - Sep. 8

Published: September 8, 2007, 1:56 pm

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551 BC Confucius was born (d. 479 BC). Chinese philosopher. c.20 BC- Virgin Mary was born. Mother of Jesus Christ. 0070 - Titus, General of Rome, sacks Jerusalem. See also: Destruction of Jerusalem. 0701 - Pope Sergius I (687-701) dies. 0780 - Leo IV dies. Byzantine Emperor 0828 - Ali al-Hadi was born (d. 0868). Shia Imam. 1157 - King Richard I of England ("The Lionheart") was born (d. 6 Apr 1199). King of England (1189-99) ; third son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. 1207 - King Sancho II of Portugal was born (d. 1248). 1273 - Election of Pope John XXI. 1276 - John XXI elected Pope 1331 - Stefan Dusan declares himself king of Serbia 1380 - Battle of Kulikovo - Russian forces defeat a mixed army of Tatars and Mongols, stopping their advance. 1429 - Paris attacked by Joan of Arc: French heroine Joan of Arc, a peasant girl who believed she was acting under divine guidance, attempted to oust the duke of Burgundy and take Paris for the newly crowned King Charles VII.1449 - Battle

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