Sunday, December 21, 2014

History Trivia - end of the Year of the four emperors

December 21,

69 the end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian became the fourth Emperor of Rome within a year.

882 Hincmar of Reims died. As archbishop of Reims, Hincmar was one of the most influential political and ecclesiastical figures of Carolingian Europe. 

1118 Thomas A. Becket was born.

1163 A hurricane hit villages in Holland/Friesland, causing massive flooding.
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