1453CE
War
Battle of Castillon
The Battle of Castillon takes place, resulting in a decisive French victory over the English. This battle effectively ended the Hundred Years' War and secured French control of Guyenne.
The Battle of Castillon takes place, resulting in a decisive French victory over the English. This battle effectively ended the Hundred Years' War and secured French control of Guyenne.
The Russian Imperial Romanov family is executed by Bolshevik revolutionaries led by Yakov Yurovsky in Yekaterinburg. Tsar Nicholas II, his wife, and their five children were killed, ending centuries of Romanov rule.
German politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. She was the first woman to hold that office and was widely described as the de facto leader of the European Union and the most powerful woman in the world during her tenure.