📅 Today in HistoryApril 7

Attila the Hun captures Metz in France, killing most of its inhabitants and burning the town.

First Corpus Juris Civilis, a fundamental work in jurisprudence, is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I.

Empress Matilda becomes the first female ruler of England, adopting the title "Lady of the English".

Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV charters Prague University.

Felix V abdicates his claim to the papacy, ending the reign of the final Antipope.

Ferdinand Magellan arrives at Cebu.

Francis Xavier leaves Lisbon on a mission to the Portuguese East Indies.

Premiere performance of Bach's St John Passion, BWV 245, at St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig.

End of Burmese-Siamese War (1765-1767).

Settlers establish Marietta, Ohio, the first permanent settlement created by U.S. citizens in the recently organized Northwest Territory.