On today's date in 1527: Fatahillah expels Portuguese forces from Sunda Kelapa, now regarded as the foundation of Jakarta. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1685: Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth declares himself King of England at Bridgwater. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 2009: Iranian student Neda Agha-Soltan was shot dead in Tehran during the presidential election protests; footage of her death was widely distributed over the Internet, making it "probably the most widely witnessed death in human history". #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1631: The Sack of Baltimore: The Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Algerian pirates. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1718: At least 73,000 people died in the 1718 Tongwei-Gansu earthquake due to landslides in the Qing dynasty. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1800: War of the Second Coalition Battle of Höchstädt results in a French victory over Austria. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1179: The Battle of Kalvskinnet takes place outside Nidaros (now Trondheim), Norway. Earl Erling Skakke is killed, and the battle changes the tide of the civil wars. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1821: Decisive defeat of the Filiki Eteria by the Ottomans at Drăgășani (in Wallachia). #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1867: Second French intervention in Mexico: Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico was executed by firing squad in Querétaro City. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1265: A draft Byzantine-Venetian treaty is concluded between Venetian envoys and Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos, but is not ratified by Doge Reniero Zeno. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1967: American musician Jimi Hendrix burned his guitar on stage at the end of a performance at the Monterey International Pop Festival in California. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1264: The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in County Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 618: Li Yuan becomes Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang dynasty rule over China. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1684: The charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony is revoked via a scire facias writ issued by an English court. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1128: Geoffrey V of Anjou, known as Plantagenet, marries Matilda, daughter of Henry I, King of England, and widow of the Emperor Henry V. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1565: Matsunaga Hisahide assassinates the 13th Ashikaga shōgun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1565: Matsunaga Hisahide assassinates the 13th Ashikaga shōgun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1462: Hungarian–Ottoman Wars: Wallachian forces led by Vlad Dracula attacked an Ottoman camp at night in an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Sultan Mehmed II. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 653: Pope Martin I was arrested in the Lateran Palace, Rome, and taken to Constantinople. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1632: The Plymouth Company granted a land patent to Thomas Purchase, who became the first permanent European settler of Pejepscot, Maine. #history #grownostr