April 14 in History

14 April in History – 1957 years ago

Year of the Four Emperors: Otho

Europe 69: Year of the Four Emperors: Otho

Galba’s short reign came to a bloody end in mid-January 69 AD when he was murdered by the... SEE MORE…

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Historical Atlas of Europe 69: Year of the Four Emperors: Otho
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Galba’s short reign came to a bloody end in mid-January 69 AD when he was murdered by the...
 

on 14 April 69

Vitellius defeats Otho at Bedriacum

All Events on 14 April

starts   2015
Cuban–US relations normalized
  1918
Germans take Helsingfors (Helsinki) from Red Finns
ends   1917
British defeat Senussi in Western Desert
  1909
Anglo-Persian Oil Company founded
  1865
Lincoln assassinated
  1864
Spain seizes Chincha Islands
  1849
Hungary proclaims independence from Austria
  1816
Austria and Bavaria agree to territorial exchanges
starts   1809
Austria invades Duchy of Warsaw
  450
Honoria asks for Attila’s support, sending him her ring*
ends   396
Alaric overruns mainland Greece*
  307
Maximian returns to support Maxentius*
starts   70
Romans capture and destroy Jerusalem
ends   69
Otho and Vitellius contest Gaul and Spain*
  69
Vitellius defeats Otho at Bedriacum
*Actual date uncertain; set to 14 April for purposes of Omniatlas

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