📅 Today in HistoryMay 12
Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I, becoming the 23rd pope of the Catholic Church, and immediately takes a stand against Novatianism.
Zhu Wen forces Emperor Ai into abdicating, ending the Tang dynasty after nearly three hundred years of rule.
Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre in Cyprus; she is crowned Queen consort of England the same day.
Antipope Nicholas V, a claimant to the papacy, is consecrated in Rome by the Bishop of Venice.
The Prince of Anhua rebellion begins when Zhu Zhifan kills all the officials invited to a banquet and declares his intent on ousting the powerful Ming dynasty eunuch Liu Jin during the reign of the Zhengde Emperor.
National University of San Marcos, the oldest university in the Americas, is founded in Lima, Peru.
French Wars of Religion: Henry III of France flees Paris after Henry I, Duke of Guise, enters the city and a spontaneous uprising occurs.
