Theoderic's Triumph: Ostrogoths Conquer Italy (+ 14 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (30 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: The Ostrogoths under Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time. The Turgesh drive back an Umayyad invasion of Khuttal, follow them south of the Oxus, and capture their baggage train. A magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes the Caucasus mountains in the Seljuk Empire, causing mass destruction and killing up to 300,000 people. Henry IV is proclaimed king of England. Suleiman the Magnificent is proclaimed sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his forces enter Tula territory in present-day western Arkansas, encountering fierce resistance. A coup by the military establishment of Japan's Ōuchi clan forces their lord to commit suicide, and their city is burned. War of the Austrian Succession: France and Spain defeat Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo, but soon have to withdraw from Sardinia anyway. The first performance of Mozart's opera The Magic Flute takes place two months before his death. France's National Constituent Assembly is dissolved, to be replaced the next day by the National Legislative Assembly. Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation. Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes. The Royal Galician Academy, the Galician language's biggest linguistic authority, starts working in La Coruña, Spain. The McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio. The Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania makes a record-breaking westbound crossing of the Atlantic, that will not be bettered for 20 years. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices