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Heir Presumptive
Becomes heir presumptive behind the infant Queen Mary, strengthening his claim to lead the Scottish government.
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Becomes heir presumptive behind the infant Queen Mary, strengthening his claim to lead the Scottish government.
Succeeds James V as Queen of Scots at six days old.
Becomes queen dowager when James V dies at Falkland, leaving their six-day-old daughter Mary as Queen of Scots.
Abrogates the Anglo-Spanish Marriage Treaty
William III of Orange reaches Charleroi and begins an attempt to take the French-held fortress during his winter campaign.
Queen Anne rewards Marlborough's early campaign by making him Duke of Marlborough.
Queen Anne rewards Churchill's campaign by creating him Duke of Marlborough.
Returns to St James's after the victorious continental campaign and the journey home from Rotterdam.
Is initiated into the Viennese Masonic lodge Zur Wohltatigkeit.
Louis XVI addressed the Legislative Assembly on the émigré threat and warned that continued foreign protection of armed émigrés could lead to conflict.
Louis XVI addressed the Legislative Assembly on the threat posed by émigré forces gathering under protection of German princes.
Addresses the Assembly & says war will be inevitable if the emigres are not dispersed
Louis XVI addressed the Assembly and says war will be inevitable if the emigres are not dispersed.
First day of the uprising of young Russian aristocratic army officers
Promulgates the Civil Code prepared under the leadership of Andres Bello.
Publishes an article examining slavery as the central political issue of the American conflict.
The party reached Discovery on 24 December, after a round trip of seven hundred miles covered in 59 days. Their daily average of over 14 miles on this man-hauling journey was significantly better than that achieved with dogs on the previous seasons southern journey, a fact which further strengthened Scotts prejudices against dogs
1st person to reach the South Pole, beating Captain Scott
Amundsen renamed the Antarctic Plateau as King Haakon VIIs Plateau. Amundsen names their South Pole camp Polheim, "Home on the Pole.". Amundens team of six, with 16 dogs, arrived at the Pole (9000S). they arrive 35 days before Scotts group. 1st person to reach the South Pole, beating Captain Scott
Amundsen renamed the Antarctic Plateau as King Haakon VIIs Plateau
Becomes the first expedition leader to reach the Geographic South Pole
Reaches the South Pole as a member of Amundsen's five-man Norwegian party
Reaches the South Pole with Amundsen's party and helps navigate the final approach
Reaches the South Pole as one of Amundsen's Norwegian sledging party
Reaches the South Pole with Amundsen, Bjaaland, Hanssen and Hassel
Amundsens team of five, with 16 dogs, arrives at the Pole (90° 0 S). They arrived 3334 days before Scotts group. Amundsen named their South Pole camp Polheim, meaning "Home on the Pole." Amundsen renamed the Antarctic Plateau as King Haakon VIIs Plateau. They left a small tent and letter stating their accomplishment, in case they did not return safely to Framheim
Amundsens team of five, with 16 dogs, arrives at the Pole (90° 0 S). They arrived 3334 days before Scotts group. Amundsen named their South Pole camp Polheim, meaning "Home on the Pole." Amundsen renamed the Antarctic Plateau as King Haakon VIIs Plateau. They left a small tent and letter stating their accomplishment, in case they did not return safely to Framheim
Amundsens team of five, with 16 dogs, arrives at the Pole (90° 0 S). They arrived 3334 days before Scotts group. Amundsen named their South Pole camp Polheim, meaning "Home on the Pole." Amundsen renamed the Antarctic Plateau as King Haakon VIIs Plateau. They left a small tent and letter stating their accomplishment, in case they did not return safely to Framheim
Amundsens team of five, with 16 dogs, arrives at the Pole (90° 0 S). They arrived 3334 days before Scotts group. Amundsen named their South Pole camp Polheim, meaning "Home on the Pole." Amundsen renamed the Antarctic Plateau as King Haakon VIIs Plateau. They left a small tent and letter stating their accomplishment, in case they did not return safely to Framheim
Amundsens team of five, with 16 dogs, arrives at the Pole (90° 0 S). They arrived 3334 days before Scotts group. Amundsen named their South Pole camp Polheim, meaning "Home on the Pole." Amundsen renamed the Antarctic Plateau as King Haakon VIIs Plateau. They left a small tent and letter stating their accomplishment, in case they did not return safely to Framheim
Awarded the Order of the Garter on his 21st birthday
Confirms Curzon, Bonar Law, Milner and Henderson as colleagues in the new War Cabinet.
The Red Guard occupies private banks & a decree is passed to nationalize them
The Soviet government nationalizes private banks and strengthens state control over the financial system.
Ayles wins Bristol East for Labour after the war.
Explains how he developed the theory of relativity in a lecture at Kyoto University.
The First Stauning Premiership ends in Copenhagen, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Denmark.
Begins the Madsen-Mygdal Government in Copenhagen and serves as Prime Minister of Denmark.
Nationalist China breaks diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union amid deteriorating relations after the Communist uprisings.
China & Russia break off diplomatic relations
His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.
Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.
Women are given the vote
Appointed Prime Minister of Spain
The Chapaprieta Government collapses
Resigns owing to bad health
Scores all seven Arsenal goals in a 7-1 league victory over Aston Villa.
Graf Spee enters Montevideo shortly after midnight, beginning an intense diplomatic dispute over repairs and the permitted length of stay.
Issues OKW command to begin plans to invade orway
Harwood seeks additional warships while maintaining a naval watch outside the neutral port where Graf Spee has taken refuge.
Attempts to persuade Stalin to travel to a Mediterranean location rather than remain on the Soviet Black Sea coast.
Yamashita organizes a prolonged defense of Luzon after concluding that the main American invasion will strike the island.
Scores the first goal at the newly inaugurated stadium during a 3-1 friendly win over Belenenses.
Romulo Gallegos won Venezuela's first direct presidential election based on universal suffrage.
Castaneda Castro is overthrown by young military officers
Oscar Osorio becomes a leading figure in the Revolutionary Council of Government
Libya is admitted to membership of the United Nations.
Elected Party Leader of the Labour Party
Loses the Labour leadership contest to Hugh Gaitskell.
Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party
Leads the government when Ireland is admitted to the United Nations.
Makes a Commons statement denying prior collusion over the invasion of Egypt
Denies prior collusion in the Suez invasion during Commons questioning
Faces questioning over whether Britain had prior knowledge of Israel's attack on Egypt
Returns from Jamaica
Makes a speech in the Commons denying all knowledge of the invasion of Suez
Elected President of the Republic of Cyprus
Elected President of the Republic of Cyprus
Mariner 2 flies past Venus and becomes the first successful spacecraft mission to another planet.
Mariner 2 detects no strong intrinsic magnetic field at Venus during its planetary encounter.
Mariner 2 measurements confirm that Venus is extremely hot, supporting greenhouse models of the planet's climate.
Authorizes expanded US air operations over northern Laos
His forces rely on US air support as Operation Barrel Roll expands
Authorizes expanded US air operations in northern Laos
Fails to overthrow the military Junta & the King & his family flee to Rome
Fails to overthrow the military Junta & the King & his family flee to Rome
A new "constitution" was implemented, the RCC becomes the ultimate authority in Libya
A new "constitution" was implemented, the RCC becomes the ultimate authority in Libya
A new "constitution" was implemented, the RCC becomes the ultimate authority in Libya
Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon engages Pakistani aircraft over Srinagar and is killed while defending the airfield.
Commands Challenger's ascent stage as the final Apollo lunar surface crew leaves the Moon.
Leaves the Moon aboard Challenger with Cernan after completing the final Apollo surface expedition.
Sends a message marking the close of Apollo lunar exploration.
Operates mapping and scientific equipment in lunar orbit while the surface crew prepares to depart.
Completes the final Apollo lunar surface excursion with Cernan before Challenger's departure.
Commands Challenger’s ascent from Taurus-Littrow and rendezvous with command module America.
Leaves the Moon as the last Apollo astronaut on the surface.
Nixon ultimatum to NV to resume negotiations or "suffer the consequences"
Represents Ireland at a Community summit during the country's first year of membership.
Israel annexes the Golan Heights, seized from Syria in 1967, Parliament approves the annexation of the Golan Heights with legislation in one day
Israel annexes the Golan Heights, seized from Syria in 1967, Parliament approves the annexation of the Golan Heights with legislation in one day
Returns as Taoiseach and forms another Fine Gael-Labour coalition government.
A court fines Scargill for obstruction
A court fines Scargill for obstruction
The United Nations General Assembly condems South Africa
Oversees the election won by opposition candidate Patricio Aylwin.
Is elected president as the candidate of the Concertacion coalition.
Wins the first competitive presidential election held after the 1988 plebiscite.
Nominates Bielicki as Prime Minister
Supports opening treaty negotiations on political union alongside the parallel conference on monetary union.
Resigns from office
Hosts the European Council that opens intergovernmental conferences on political union and monetary union.
Represents Ireland as the intergovernmental conferences on political and monetary union formally open.
Represents Greece as leaders open intergovernmental conferences on political union and monetary union.
Appoints Viktor Chernomyrdin prime minister after parliament refuses to confirm Yegor Gaidar.
In the face of Parliamentary opposition to Gaidars reforms, Yeltsin fires him and appoints businessman Viktor Chernomyrdin Prime Minister
In the face of Parliamentary opposition to Gaidars reforms, Yeltsin fires him and appoints businessman Viktor Chernomyrdin Prime Minister
Appointed Prime Minister of Russia, 1st term
Publishes a personal account of struggle imprisonment and political transition.
Launches his autobiography Long Walk to Freedom.
The full and formal agreement is signed by French President Jacques Chirac, US President Bill Clinton, UK Prime Minister John Major, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin
The full and formal agreement is signed by French President Jacques Chirac, US President Bill Clinton, UK Prime Minister John Major, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin
The full and formal agreement is signed by French President Jacques Chirac, US President Bill Clinton, UK Prime Minister John Major, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin
The Dayton negotiations create the peace framework for Bosnia.
The Dayton negotiations create the peace framework for Bosnia.
The full and formal agreement is signed by French President Jacques Chirac, US President Bill Clinton, UK Prime Minister John Major, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin
The full and formal agreement is signed by French President Jacques Chirac, US President Bill Clinton, UK Prime Minister John Major, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin
The Dayton Accords follow the Croatian military Operation Storm, Government military offensive against the Republika Srpska, in concert with NATO's Operation Deliberate Force, the bombardment of the Bosnian Serb military
The Dayton negotiations create the peace framework for Bosnia.
50,000 NATO troops, including Russians and 20,000 Americans, begin to monitor the fragile peace in December
A US peace accord is agreed at Paris and signed outside Dayton, Ohio, ending 43 months of savage, genocidal warfare in which 250,000 had died and nearly 2 million lost their homes
The Dayton Accords provide for a virtual partitioning of Bosnia and the deployment of a multinational implementation force (IFOR) to keep the warring factions apart and protect war-crimes investigators. The Dayton accords are signed in Paris.
The Dayton accords put an end to the three and a half year long war in Bosnia, one of the armed conflicts in the former Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia.
The political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its structure of Government are agreed upon as part the constitution that makes up Annex 4 of the General Framework Agreement concluded at Dayton.
Under the Dayton Accords Anyone under indictment for war crimes is be barred from public office after scheduled elections, all parties must cooperate with the International War Crimes Tribunal, and Sarajevo will be reunified under Bosnia.
The General Framework Agreement for Peace is signed
The General Framework Agreement for Peace recognizes the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska as one of its two main political-territorial divisions
The General Framework Agreement for Peace recognizes the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska as one of its two main political-territorial divisions
Initiated in Dayton, Ohio on November 21, 1995 the full formal agreement is signed in Paris
Supports the Presidency draft that becomes an important basis for the Treaty of Amsterdam.
Supports agreement on key elements of the Stability and Growth Pact for monetary union.
Supports the Dublin agreement on the essential elements of the Stability and Growth Pact for monetary union.
Helps secure political agreement on the fiscal framework accompanying the euro.
Appointed Prime Minister of Russia, 2nd term
Represents Germany as leaders launch a broader debate on the future constitutional structure of the Union.
Represents Greece as leaders launch the Convention on the Future of Europe.
Scores Boca Juniors' equaliser against Milan before the Argentine club win the Intercontinental Cup on penalties.
Saves penalties from Andrea Pirlo and Alessandro Costacurta as Boca Juniors defeat Milan in the shootout.
Abbas calls for an end to violence in the Al-Aqsa Intifada and a return to peaceful resistance
Abbas calls for an end to violence in the Al-Aqsa Intifada and a return to peaceful resistance
Abbas calls for an end to violence in the Al-Aqsa Intifada and a return to peaceful resistance
Approved for appointment to the Privy Council after becoming opposition leader.
Lord Stevens report, Operation Paget, was published and dismisses all allegations of conspiracy as without foundation
A meeting between al-Malki and former US President George Bush is disrupted when Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al Zaidi threw his shoes at Bush
Named BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Nkomo becomes Vice-President following Joseph Msika's death.
The Electoral College confirms Joe Biden's presidential victory.
Electoral College votes confirm Joe Biden’s victory.
Electoral College confirms his presidential victory.
Welcomes the European Council decision to open European Union accession negotiations with Ukraine.
Birth of George VI, 2nd son of George V
The UK premiere of Born to Boogie is held at Oscars Cinema in Brewer Street, Soho.
Dies at Falkland Palace six days after the birth of his daughter Mary, leaving the Scottish crown to the infant queen.
Death of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
Death of John Erskine of Mar
Death of Prince Albert from typhoid, spends the rest of her life dressed in mourning
Lord Stevens report, Operation Paget, was published and dismisses all allegations of conspiracy as without foundation
Leads Patriote resistance during the decisive battle at Saint-Eustache.
Dies as British forces defeat the remaining organized Lower Canada rebels.
Is crowned king and soon assumes personal rule.
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