July 1, 1897

01/07/2025

Dr. Seward instructs Renfield to get rid of spiders and witnesses him eating a fly; he gives Renfield a sleeping drug and looks at his journal; turns out he has been counting the flies he feeds to the spiders.

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November 1447 – 1476
Events explained by Stefan Andreescu in his book, Vlad Tepes (Dracula) between legend and historical facts, 1976: November 23, 1447: Iancu of Hunedoara removed Vlad Dracul (Vlad the Impaler's father) from power through an expedition to Wallachia. November 1448: Vladislav II, returning with his troops, found the throne occupied by Vlad Ţepeş but managed to retake it with Moldavian help. The Wallachian Prince was returning from Kossovopolje (Kosovo Field), which was the site of a major battle between Christian forces, led by Iancu of Hunedoara, and the Ottoman army from October 17-19, 1448. Wallachian and Moldavian troops, under the command of Vladislav II, formed the Christian army's left wing. The battle ended up with the defeat of the Christian armies. November 20, 1451: The Turkish-Hungarian armistice was concluded, strengthening Vladislav II's international position. November 8, 1455: Iancu of Hunedoara was in Braşov, making a donation to a Dominican monastery. November 15,...