Saturday, Jan 24, 2026
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41 - Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (Caligula), Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at age 28.
76 - Birth of Publius A Hadrianus, 14th Roman Emperor (117-138).
661 - Ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered.
772 - Stephen III dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope.
817 - Stefanus IV [V/Colonna] dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope (816-17).
817 - Saint Paschal I begins his reign as Catholic Pope, succeeding Stephen IV.
1076 - The Holy Roman Emperor writes a letter to Pope Gregory VII condemning him as a usurper of the papacy.
1118 - Giovanni Caetani elected Pope Gelasius II.
1328 - King Edward III of England marries Philippa of Henegouwen.
1336 - Alfonso IV the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at age 36.