What happened on this day in history?
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On this day (September 4) in history:
- 476 — Romulus Augustulus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the Western Roman Empire.
- 626 — Li Shimin, posthumously known as Emperor Taizong of Tang, assumes the throne over the Tang dynasty of China.
- 929 — Battle of Lenzen: Slavic forces (the Redarii and the Obotrites) are defeated by a Saxon army near the fortified stronghold of Lenzen in Brandenburg.
- 1260 — The Sienese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of Manfred, King of Sicily, defeat the Florentine Guelphs at Montaperti.
- 1282 — Peter III of Aragon becomes the King of Sicily.
- 1479 — The Treaty of Alcáçovas is signed by the Catholic Monarchs of Castile and Aragon on one side and Afonso V and his son, Prince John of Portugal.
- 1607 — The Flight of the Earls takes place in Ireland.
- 1666 — In London, England, the most destructive damage from the Great Fire occurs.
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