September 26, 2009

ante diem vi kalendas octobres 46 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Venus Genetrix (and associated rites thereafter) 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Cosmas and Damian 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Cyprian 1687 — a Venetian mortar ignites a store of Turkish gunpowder being stored in the Parthenon, causing much damage.

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