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Absolution
Henry IV gains absolution from Pope Gregory VII after bowing to his authority
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Henry IV gains absolution from Pope Gregory VII after bowing to his authority
Henry IV gains absolution from Pope Gregory VII after bowing to his authority
Henry IV gains absolution from Pope Gregory VII after bowing to his authority
Appointed Speaker of the House in the Good Parliament, 1st to hold the position
Appointed Speaker of the House in the Good Parliament, 1st to hold the position
A 4d poll tax per head is raised
Graded by rank from 4d to 10 marks
Buried at Peterborough Cathedral, the same day Anne Boleyn miscarries
The Scottish Parliament agrees marriage between Mary Queen of Scots & Henry IIs son. Agreed by the Earl of Arran & Henry II
The Scottish Parliament agrees marriage between Mary Queen of Scots & Henry IIs son
The trial begins for the plotters involved in the gunpowder plot
The trial begins for the plotters involved in the gunpowder plot
The trial begins for the plotters involved in the gunpowder plot
The trial begins for the plotters involved in the gunpowder plot
The trial begins for the plotters involved in the gunpowder plot
Bradshaw pronounced sentence against Charles I before the regicide.
Richard opened the Third Protectorate Parliament amid conflict with army officers.
Opening day of the Proectorate Parliament called up by Cromwell
Marries Eudoxia Lopukhina
Anna Maria Mozart is mother of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Leopold Mozart is father of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Maria Anna Mozart is Wolfgang's elder sister and early musical companion.
Records sighting ice-covered Antarctic land during the Russian expedition, one of the earliest sightings of the continent
Commands Mirny alongside Bellingshausen's Vostok during the Russian sighting of Antarctic land
The Moltke Government ends in Copenhagen, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Denmark.
Begins the First Bluhme Government in Copenhagen and serves as Prime Minister of Denmark.
Resigns after having lost Irish Party support
Appoints his cousin Kaiser Wihelm II of Germany as a Field-Marshal in the British Army
Appointed Prime Minister of Spain, 2nd term
Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the 10th Hannoverian Jager Battalion
Sworn in as President of Cuba
Appointed Rear Admiral
Campbell's party searches for a suitable eastern base before conditions force Terra Nova away from Cape Colbeck.
Debenham begins the first Western Party field journey after Terra Nova lands the geological team near Butter Point.
Terra Nova lands Taylor's Western Party near Butter Point.
Wright lands with the Western Party near Butter Point for geological and glaciological fieldwork.
British troops take a position near Le Transloy and capture a German garrison.
Relations are severed with Romania
Includes 12 public rallies held in & around Munich in defiance of a police ban
Demonstrates the television to members of the Royal Society
Manstein is sacked as Chief of Staff of Army Group A and appointed Commander of an army corps in East Prussia
Manstein is sacked as Chief of Staff of Army Group A and appointed Commander of an army corps in East Prussia
Executed for spying
Manstein is sacked as Chief of Staff of Army Group A and appointed Commander of an army corps in East Prussia
Hitler orders comprehenisive plans be made for the invasion of Norway
Answers Commons questions on the committee examining social insurance and allied services.
The US airforce bombs Germany for the 1sr time
Churchill tells Polish ministers that Britain considers the Curzon Line a realistic basis for negotiations linked to territorial compensation in the north and west.
The Germans officially lift the siege of Leningrad
The Soviet Union announces the end of the deadly German siege of Leningrad, which had lasted 880 days with 600,000 killed. 633,000 civilians had died from starvation & a 200,000 from German military action
Appointed Commander of the Army Group North
Appointed Commander of the Army Group North
Heads a new coalition of Christian Democrats, Democratic Socialists & Republicans
Appointed Prime Minister of Italy, 2nd term
Rendulic is given the task of holding back the Russians who had advanced as far as the Oder
Lee enrolled at Clayton Public School on January 27, 1947, and completed first grade there with generally good marks.
The Shepheard Hotel is burnt down killing 17 people during anti-British demonstrations
The Shepheard Hotel is burnt down killing 17 people during anti-British demonstrations
Cabell joins preparations for the presidential meeting on the strike-force plan and military coordination.
Using the name A. J. Hidell, Oswald dated an order for a Smith & Wesson .38 revolver on January 27, 1963.
The FBI informed the Warren Commission that Hosty's name and related information appeared in Oswald's address book.
The lying-in-state commences 9:00am, Wednesday, January 27th for 3 days
General Khanh seizes full control of South Vietnam's Government
NSA Bundy & Defense Secretary McNamara send a memo to Johnson stating America's military involvement is Vietnam failing. Bundy & McNamara advise Johnson the U.S. has reached a fork in the road in Vietnam & must either soon escalate or withdraw
NSA Bundy & Defence SecretaryMcNamara send a memo to Johnson stating Americas military involvement is Vietnam failing. Bundy & McNamara advise Johnson the US has reached a fork in the road in Vietnam & must either soon escalate or withdraw
Dies during the Apollo 1 launch pad test.
Dies in the Apollo 1 cabin fire during a launch rehearsal.
Dies with Grissom and Chaffee during the Apollo 1 test.
Knighted on the Quay at Greenwich by Elizabeth II
The United States signs the Outer Space Treaty, which prohibits placing nuclear weapons in orbit or on celestial bodies.
Hunt collaborated with G. Gordon Liddy as the broad Operation Gemstone political-intelligence plan was presented to senior Nixon campaign officials.
Allows for the release of US POWs & withdrwawl of all US forces from Vietnam. Agrees a cease-fire with Kissinger
The United States ends conscription and moves to an all-volunteer force
Announces the signing of the Paris Peace Accords ending direct US combat involvement
Paris agreement seeks to end foreign military interference in Indochina
Signs the Paris Peace Accords for the United States
Welcomes the Vietnam peace agreement while maintaining Soviet ties with Hanoi
Makes a peace agreement with Le Duc Tho
Provides for talks between Hanoi & Saigon which break up in April 1974. Makes provision for the release of US POWs & withdrawal of US forces from Vietnam
Signs a cease-fire in Paris & calls it "peace with honor"
Signs the Paris Peace Agreement which allows South Vietnam its political sovereignty
Keeps defence policy focused on final reunification after the Paris Peace Accords
George Harrison signs himself to Dark Horse Records after the Beatles recording contract with EMI expires
Mugabe returns to campaign in the British-supervised independence election.
Mugabe returns from exile to campaign in the independence election.
Buys the English newspapers the Times & the Sunday Times
Appointed President of the Republic of Honduras
Coalition commanders declare air supremacy after ten days of intensive operations.
Coalition action limits continued discharge into the Persian Gulf.
Directs an air strike intended to interrupt oil flowing offshore.
Schwarzkopf directs an air strike that interrupts oil flowing into the Persian Gulf.
France conducts its final nuclear test before ending nuclear explosive testing.
The Security Council approves Blix's appointment.
He is asked to take up UNMOVIC responsibilities promptly.
Hussein accepts the resolution on November 13 and inspectors returned to Iraq under the direction of UNMOVIC chairman Hans Blix and IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei
Reports Iraq has yet to demonstrate a "genuine acceptance" of United Nations weapons inspections
Says important Iraqi disarmament questions remain unresolved.
Provides the Council's sixty-day update on resumed inspections.
Reports Iraq has yet to demonstrate a "genuine acceptance" of United Nations weapons inspections
Reports Iraq has yet to demonstrate a "genuine acceptance" of United Nations weapons inspections
Mitchell begins his meetings in Cairo and Obama says his visit was part of the Presidents campaign promise to listen to both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and work toward a Middle East peace deal
Encourages coordinated international support for the Yemeni government.
Hosts an international meeting focused on Yemen's security and development.
The transitional government replaced several ministers following continued public protests.
Signs an executive order restricting entry from several Muslim-majority countries.
Visits Wuhan as central authorities respond to the outbreak.
M23 forces enter Goma while Congolese troops continue resisting in parts of the city.
Birth of a stillborn son, Henry believes his marriage to Anne is damned
Birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Salzburg.
Birth of Gottfried Feder
Birth of Hans Modrow
Birth of Nick Mason, later drummer and the only member to appear on every Pink Floyd album.
Henry believes his marriage to Anne is damned. Anne Boleyn & Henry have a stillborn son
Death of Samuel Hood
Death of Isaak Emmanuilovich Babel
Death of Robert Baden-Powell
Death of Suharto
Death of John Hoyer Updike
Death of Jerome David Salinger
Takes the battalion of 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers across the Belgian border
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