Unix Timestamp: -24031555200
Saturday, June 14. 1208, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Philip of Swabia, King of Germany and rival to Holy Roman EmperorOtto IV, is assassinated in Bamberg by German Count Otto of Wittelsbach, because Philip had refused to give him his daughter in marriage.

With the help of the newly converted local tribes of Livs and Letts, the Crusaders initiate raids into part of what is present-day Estonia the resulting ancient fight for independence lasts until 1227.

Robert of Courçon writes his "Suma".