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Elizabeth Returns to Hatfield
Mary sends Elizabeth back to Hatfield after she refuses a Savoy marriage proposal
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Mary sends Elizabeth back to Hatfield after she refuses a Savoy marriage proposal
Mary sends Elizabeth back to Hatfield after she refuses to marry Emmanuel Philibert
Mary sends Elizabeth back to Hatfield after she refuses to marry Emmanuel Philibert
Tells Parliament "not to meddle with anything concerning Government"
Tells Parliament "not to meddle with anything concerning Government"
The National Convention decided that Louis XVI would be tried by the Convention itself.
Napoleon's retreat from Russia is over, from an initial force of 525,000 men and 1,400 guns, Napoleon manages to salvage a little over 25,000 men and 200 cannons, the rest succumbed to General Winter
Becomes a leading member of the provisional government formed during the uprising.
Joins the provisional government created during the November Uprising.
Meets French Ambassador, Walewski, & congratulates him on Louis Napoleon's coup
Meets French Ambassador, Walewski, & congratulates him on Louis Napoleon's coup
Publishes an article assessing the danger of conflict between Britain and the United States.
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term
Pleads guilty to rebellion before an Egyptian court-martial.
Discovers Himalia in photographs taken with the Crossley reflector at Lick Observatory.
Is arrested after chairing the revolutionary workers' Soviet.
Is arrested after the Soviet is suppressed.
Is arrested when the 1905 Soviet is suppressed.
Is arrested after chairing the revolutionary workers' Soviet.
Is arrested after the Soviet is suppressed.
Is arrested when the 1905 Soviet is suppressed.
Government repression follows the arrest of Soviet leaders.
Authorities arrest Soviet leaders in Saint Petersburg.
Authorities move against the Saint Petersburg Soviet.
Turkey, Serbia, Montenegro, Greece and Bulgaria sign a weapons pact
The London Peace Conference, composed of delegates from the Balkan allies, including Greece, who had not signed the armistice, and Turkey, holds its 1st day
Agrees an armistice with most Balkan League states.
Accepts an armistice while negotiations begin in London.
The armistice for the cessation of the First Balkan War is signed
Due to a stalemate on the Chatalja Line a truce is agreed
Adrianople remains in Turkish hands
Adrianople remains in Turkish hands
British Government agree to Japanese request that Australia should not occupy German islands north of the Equator
Units of the 54th East Anglian Division begin leaving the Suvla sector for Mudros in the staged withdrawal.
The Russian Army has disintegrated & Lenin seeks an armistice at Brest Litovsk
German representitive at Brest Litovsk where the Russians are seeking an armistice
Brest Litovsk talks begin between Russia & the Central Powers
Russell orders the New Zealand attack on Polderhoek Chateau after the Passchendaele fighting.
Nicholas attacks German positions during the New Zealand assault at Polderhoek.
The Red Army occupies Valuiki
The Red Army occupies Valuiki
Negotiates an armistice with the Germans but refuses their terms
Lord Inchcape is identified in Parliament as representing Treasury and Admiralty interests on the company board.
Parliament is told the government holds two million of Anglo-Persian's three million ordinary shares.
Dissolves the Cortes
Schleicher hopes to attain a majority in the Reichstag by forming a so-called Querfront, meaning "cross-front," whereby he would unify Germany's fractious special interests around a non-parliamentary, authoritarian but participatory regime. Appointed Chancellor of Germany
The Nazis lose 40% of their vote, it looks as though they cannot be voted into power
Schleicher hopes to attain a majority in the Reichstag by forming a so-called Querfront, meaning "cross-front," whereby he would unify Germany's fractious special interests around a non-parliamentary, authoritarian but participatory regime
Resigns after Schleicher deserts Papen because of his reactionary policies. Papen resigns after a failure to pass his plans for a "new state"
Deserts Papen & asks for Hindenburg to force his resignation
Gains Government support for an international peacekeeping force in the Saarland
The press informs the public of the King's desire to Mary Wallis Simpson
Jewish property is "legally" confiscated
From recent merchant losses, Harwood calculates that the raider could reach the River Plate focal area around 13 December.
Graf Spee sinks the British merchant Tairoa one day after Doric Star while moving back toward South American trade routes.
A reconnaisance battalion is driven out of a Moscow suburb
The RAF bomb Leipzig, 1,500 killed & 40,000 homeless
The RAF bomb Leipzig, 1,500 killed & 40,000 homeless
The American & British zones are economically joined together
The American & British zones are economically joined together
The Republic of China and United States sign the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty, formalizing American security commitments to Taiwan.
Departs on an eleven-nation goodwill tour intended to strengthen alliances and demonstrate personal diplomacy.
first meets the Beatles in a record store
Brian Epstein invites The Beatles to his shop and offers to manage them
Brian Epstein invites The Beatles to his shop and offers to manage them
Brian Epstein invites The Beatles to his shop and offers to manage them
McCone warned Kennedy that Soviet communications, Cuban support for regional subversion, and Moscow's public claims required caution in any final settlement with Castro.
Pleads not guilty to sabotage and conspiracy charges.
Rejects the prosecution case during the Rivonia Trial.
Visits the UK and participates in a debate at Oxford Union
Release the debut album My Generation.
Produces Rubber Soul, helping the Beatles move toward more mature studio songwriting.
Release Happy Jack as a single.
Performs the 1st heart transplant in Cape Town, his patient lives for 18 days
Performs the 1st heart transplant in Cape Town, his patient lives for 18 days
Pakistan launches air strikes against Indian airfields, widening the 1971 war.
Pakistan launches air strikes against Indian airfields, beginning full-scale war between India and Pakistan.
War begins after Pakistan launches pre-emptive air strikes against Indian airfields.
Pakistan strikes Indian airfields, and Indira Gandhi's government responds by entering the war that ends with Bangladesh's independence.
The Indiai civil war ends with independence for East Pakistan, now Bangladesh
Yahya Khan's government orders air strikes against Indian airfields as full-scale war begins on the western front.
Indira Gandhi directs India's response after Pakistan launches pre-emptive air strikes, bringing India formally into the war.
Full-scale war begins between Pakistan and India after Pakistani air strikes.
Pioneer 10 makes humanity's first close spacecraft encounter with Jupiter.
Pioneer 10 instruments confirm Jupiter's intense radiation environment.
Signs the Yacyreta Treaty with Paraguay for a binational hydroelectric project.
Pioneer 11 returns the first close spacecraft views of Jupiter's polar regions.
Pioneer 11 obtains the most detailed spacecraft images then available of Jupiter's Great Red Spot.
Pioneer 11 passes closer to Jupiter than Pioneer 10 and surveys high latitudes.
Luis Herrera Campins won the presidential election as the COPEI candidate.
Iran's new constitution is approved by referendum, formalising the Islamic Republic's governing structure
Represents Ireland as leaders address enlargement, finances and future Community development.
Represents Greece as leaders address enlargement, budgetary disputes and future Community development.
A toxic gas leak from the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal kills thousands and causes long-term health damage.
Hosts the European Council as leaders resolve issues involving wine production, budget discipline and enlargement.
Refuses to testify before a Senate committee
Venezuelans directly elected state governors and mayors under decentralization reforms.
President Gust v Hus k nominates a new federal cabinet, headed by Ladislav Adamec
President Gust v Hus k nominates a new federal cabinet, headed by Ladislav Adamec. Husak nominates a new federal cabinet, headed by Ladislav Adamec
Takes office as the first woman to serve as President of Ireland.
Disclosures about unauthorized loans from the Mirror pension fund
Announces a strategy for one-stop business support centres offering small and medium-sized firms advice on skills, exporting, technology, innovation and design.
Designs the one-stop business-support programme with chambers of commerce, training bodies, business organisations, local authorities and other partners.
Announces a strategy for one-stop shops providing advice and support to small and medium-sized businesses.
Razzaz participates in state visit connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Nations sign a Treaty banning land mines, about 120 nations at the Ottawa conference agree to outlaw global production and use, the United States, China, and Russia attend but do not sign Treaty
South Korea accepts $55 Billion Loan Package, formally agrees to terms for international economic rescue effort, the largest ever, revamping of economy expected to cause hardship for millions
Nations sign a Treaty banning land mines, about 120 nations at the Ottawa conference agree to outlaw global production and use, the United States, China, and Russia attend but do not sign Treaty
Chinese officials and British diplomats meet in Beijing to discuss issues of democracy and human rights
Chinese officials and British diplomats meet in Beijing to discuss issues of democracy and human rights
Chinese officials and British diplomats meet in Beijing to discuss issues of democracy and human rights
Chinese officials and British diplomats meet in Beijing to discuss issues of democracy and human rights
Chinese officials and British diplomats meet in Beijing to discuss issues of democracy and human rights
Guides Benfica to a 3-0 league victory over city rivals Sporting Lisbon.
Submits UNMOVIC's eleventh quarterly report to the Security Council.
Scores the opening goal against Olimpia as Real Madrid win the Intercontinental Cup.
Heads Real Madrid's second goal in the Intercontinental Cup final victory over Olimpia.
Reports on preparations and the newly resumed inspection process.
Rudd is sworn in as Prime Minister by Governor of General Michael Jeffery, unlike Labor predecessors, Rudd does not swear allegiance to the Queen of Australia directly but promises to "well and truly serve the Commonwealth of Australia and her people"
Rudd is sworn in as Prime Minister by Governor of General Michael Jeffery, unlike Labor predecessors, Rudd does not swear allegiance to the Queen of Australia directly but promises to "well and truly serve the Commonwealth of Australia and her people"
Australias new Government formed by the Australian Labor Party fully supports the protocol and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd signs the instrument of ratification immediately after assuming office
Awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBCs Sports Personality of the Year show in recognition of "his contribution as both player and manager in a career spanning more than half a century"
Rudd is sworn in as Prime Minister by Governor of General Michael Jeffery, unlike Labor predecessors, Rudd does not swear allegiance to the Queen of Australia directly but promises to "well and truly serve the Commonwealth of Australia and her people"
Awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBCs Sports Personality of the Year show in recognition of "his contribution as both player and manager in a career spanning more than half a century"
Wins the 2018 Ballon d'Or after a year featuring Champions League success with Real Madrid.
Birth of Fedor von Bock
Rajendra Prasad is born in Ziradei, Bihar, and later becomes the first President of India.
Birth of Maria Callas
Birth of John Michael Osbourne, later singer with Black Sabbath and a major solo artist.
His death sentence is immediately commuted to perpetual exile.
Death of Andrew, Prince Philips father
Death of Andrew, Prince Philips father
A German counter-offensive wipes out British gains
Albert Ekka attacks fortified Pakistani positions at Gangasagar and is mortally wounded while helping secure the objective.
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