July 10, 48 BC Battle of Dyrrhachium: Julius Caesar barely avoided a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. 138 Emperor Hadrian died of heart failure at Baiae at age 62, he was buried in Rome in the Tomb of Hadrian beside his late wife, Vibia Sabina. 988 The city of Dublin was founded on the banks of the river Liffey. 1212 The most severe of several early fires of London burned most of the city to the ground. 1460 Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick defeated the king's Lancastrian forces and captured King Henry VI in the Battle of Northampton. 1553 Lady Jane Grey took the throne of England. 1645 English Civil War: The Battle of Langport took place.
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