Events on July 2 in history

Menas of Ethiopia (July 2, 1561)

Menas, emperor of Ethiopia, defeats a revolt in Emfraz.

Menas (Ge'ez: ሜናስ, romanized: mēnās) or Minas, throne name Admas Sagad I (Ge’ez: አድማስ ሰገድ, died 1563), was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1559 until his death in 1563, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was a brother of Gelawdewos.

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Menas of Ethiopia
Emfraz

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Events on 1561

2 Mar

Pedro del Castillo
Mendoza, Argentina is founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro del Castillo.
4 Jun

Old St Paul's Cathedral
The steeple of St Paul's, the medieval cathedral of London, is destroyed in a fire caused by lightning and is never rebuilt.
18 Oct

Battle of Kawanakajima
In Japan the fourth Battle of Kawanakajima was fought between the forces of Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen; resulting in a draw.

Events on July 2 in history

Menas of Ethiopia (July 2, 1561)

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Events on 1561

Pedro del Castillo

Old St Paul's Cathedral

Battle of Kawanakajima