📅 Today in HistoryApril 5

Lothair I is crowned King of Italy by Pope Paschal I.

The second Fatimid invasion of Egypt begins, when the Fatimid heir-apparent, al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah, sets out from Raqqada at the head of his army.

During the Battle on the Ice of Lake Peipus, Russian forces, led by Alexander Nevsky, rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights.

Charles V makes a Royal Entry into Rome, demolishing a swath of the city to re-enact a Roman triumph.

Two hundred Dutch noblemen, led by Hendrick van Brederode, force themselves into the presence of Margaret of Parma and present the Petition of Compromise, denouncing the Spanish Inquisition in the Seventeen Provinces.

In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.

The second English Parliament of king James I, the so-called Addled Parliament, opens.

The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on a return trip to England.

United States President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States.

Peace of Basel between France and Prussia is made.