Difference between revisions of "January 17"

From Phantis
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Deaths)
(Events)
Line 2: Line 2:
 
==Events==
 
==Events==
 
*[[395]]: Upon the death of [[Theodosius I]], the Roman Empire is permanently split into West and East. Some historians consider this event the beginning of the [[Byzantine Empire]].
 
*[[395]]: Upon the death of [[Theodosius I]], the Roman Empire is permanently split into West and East. Some historians consider this event the beginning of the [[Byzantine Empire]].
 +
*[[730]]: [[Byzantine emperor]] [[Leo III]] calls a meeting of all high political and religious leaders and asks them to co-sign his edict against the worship of icons. [[Patriarch]] [[Germanus I of Constantinople|Germanus I]] refuses to sign and is dethroned.
 
*[[1822]]: [[Ali Pasha]] is beheaded by the Turks on a small island of [[Lake Pamvotis]]. The severed head is sent to Sultan [[Mahmud II]] in Istanbul.
 
*[[1822]]: [[Ali Pasha]] is beheaded by the Turks on a small island of [[Lake Pamvotis]]. The severed head is sent to Sultan [[Mahmud II]] in Istanbul.
 
*[[1827]]: [[Georgios Karaiskakis]] defeats the Turkish army at [[Distomo]] possibly saving the [[Greek Revolution]] from being extinguished in [[Rumeli]].
 
*[[1827]]: [[Georgios Karaiskakis]] defeats the Turkish army at [[Distomo]] possibly saving the [[Greek Revolution]] from being extinguished in [[Rumeli]].

Revision as of 14:05, February 7, 2011

Events

Sports

Births

Deaths

Namesday