Pompeii's 62 AD Earthquake: Devastation & Aftermath (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (05 Feb 2026) Today's historical events: Earthquake in Pompeii, Italy. An Lushan, leader of a revolt against the Tang Dynasty, declares himself emperor and establishes the state of Yan. Idris I reaches Volubilis and founds the Idrisid dynasty, marking the secession of Morocco from the Abbasid caliphate and founding the first Moroccan state. Henry of Navarre abjures Catholicism at Tours and rejoins the Protestant forces in the French Wars of Religion. A group of early Japanese Christians are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society. Charles Stuart, the son of King Charles I, is declared King Charles II of England and Scotland by the Scottish Parliament. South Carolina becomes the second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. Spanish defeat British forces and capture Menorca. In Calabria, a sequence of strong earthquakes begins. HMS Blenheim and HMS Java disappear off the coast of Rodrigues. Peninsular War: Siege of Cádiz begins. Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway. University of Wisconsin-Madison's first class meets at Madison Female Academy. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices