A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History

Byzantine Triumph: Nikephoros I vs Khan Krum (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

Published: July 23, 2025

Duration: 7:18

A Daily Dose of History (23 Jul 2025)

Today's historical events:

Byzantine emperor Nikephoros I plunders the Bulgarian capital of Pliska and captures Khan Krum's treasury. A Knights Hospitaller fleet scores a crushing victory over an Aydinid fleet off Chios. Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe, France. Scanian War: Denmark-Norway captures the harbor town of Marstrand from Sweden. Kingdom of Prussia re-conquers Mainz from France. Sir Thomas Maitland is appointed as the first Governor of Malta, transforming the island from a British protectorate to a de facto colony. While the Mora Rebellion continues, Greeks...