10/9 Major Events Record 1

622: Muhammad arrives in Yathrib after a 12-day escape from Mecca (departing September 27th). This is the famous 'Hijra'. 764: Emperor Junnin of Japan abdicates, and Emperor Kōken ascends the throne. 768: Charlemagne is crowned King of the Franks. 1000: Leif Erikson reaches Vinland (presumed to be part of North America). 1238: James I of Aragon conquers Valencia. 1446: Hunminjeongeum, compiled under the leadership of King Sejong of the Joseon Dynasty, is published. These Korean characters were later called 'Eonmun'. 1604: Kepler's Supernova explodes. 1701: Connecticut College (predecessor to Yale University) is founded. 1740: The Dutch East India government carries out a large-scale massacre of Chinese people in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, resulting in over 10,000 deaths. 1760: Seven Years' War: Russian Imperial forces occupy Berlin, the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia. 1774: Wang Lun in Shandong launches an uprising with the Clear Water Sect (a branch of the White Lotus Society).