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Rule of Mercia
Becomes overlord of Mercia after the Battle of Winwaed
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Becomes overlord of Mercia after the Battle of Winwaed
Reunifies Northumbria after the Battle of Winwaed
Zara is besieged and captured
Leads Habsburg forces defeated by the Swiss at Morgarten.
Clement VII threatens Henry VIII with excommunication if he stays with Anne Boleyn
Elected Member of Tables, a comittee set up to represent religious grievances
Fairfax's authority is used at the Ware rendezvous to suppress Leveller-influenced Agitator resistance, restore Army discipline and end the immediate challenge to the Grandees
Cromwell helps restore discipline at the Corkbush Field rendezvous after soldiers resist the Army Council's settlement, resulting in arrests and the execution of a mutineer
Arnold is executed after soldiers at the Corkbush Field rendezvous resist the Army leadership and display papers supporting soldiers' rights and Leveller demands
Cromwell helps enforce the Grandees' settlement at the Corkbush Field rendezvous, suppressing Leveller-influenced resistance and restoring discipline within the New Model Army
Cromwell suppresses Leveller-influenced resistance at the Corkbush Field rendezvous, restoring Army discipline after soldiers reject the Grandees' settlement and display slogans for England's freedom and soldiers' rights
Calls for the adoption of the Leveller programme. Calls for the trial of the King, the abolition of the Army
Introduces the Remonstrance of the Army to Parliament
Forced to make peace, and concludes the "Peace of Habenhausen"
Forced to make peace, and concludes the "Peace of Habenhausen"
Leaves the Netherlands after the successful Meuse campaign and begins his journey back to England.
Carlisle surrenders without a shot being fired
Carlisle is captured by the Jacobites
Napoleon's government requested the embroidery for an exhibition at the Napoleon Museum in Paris.
Loses a parliamentary vote that brings his ministry to an end.
Publishes an editorial note on the proposed Prussian divorce bill.
A military coup led by Deodoro da Fonseca overthrows Emperor Pedro II and declares Brazil a republic
A military coup led by Deodoro da Fonseca overthrows Emperor Pedro II and declares Brazil a republic
Planters & Liberals to unite & overthrow the monarchy. A military coup led by Deodoro da Fonseca overthrows Emperor Pedro II and declares Brazil a republic
Appointed President of Brazil
Appointed provisional President of Brazil after the proclamation of the Republic
Ruined by the OShea divorce case
Appointed President of Brazil
Appointed President of Brazil
Appointed President of Brazil
Is captured after an armoured train is derailed.
Haldane commands the troops aboard the armoured train ambushed and derailed near Chieveley.
Leaves Escourt in a train commanded by Captain Haldane to explore Boer positions
Appointed President of Brazil
The D'Arcy syndicate concludes an agreement with Bakhtiari chiefs to facilitate operations in southwestern Persia.
Appointed President of Brazil
Scott's southbound party reaches One Ton Depot and rests the ponies before continuing.
Oates assesses the ponies at One Ton Depot as the southern party prepares to continue.
Austria denounces Serbian gains in the Balkans; Russia and France backed Serbia while Italy and Germany back Austria
Austria denounces Serbian gains in the Balkans; Russia and France backed Serbia while Italy and Germany back Austria
The 4th & last Duma opens
The 4th & last Duma opens, 1912-1917
Keohane participates in the search for Oates, whose body is not found, while the party identifies evidence near his final route.
Appointed President of Brazil
Appointed President of Brazil
Churchill makes his resignation speech in Parliament
As the Battle of the Somme comes to a bitterly cold end, a meeting is held between the Allied generals at Chantilly just outside Paris, a decision is reached by Generals Haig and Joffre that on the Western Front things would recommence in February
As the Battle of the Somme comes to a bitterly cold end, a meeting is held between the Allied generals at Chantilly just outside Paris, a decision is reached by Generals Haig and Joffre that on the Western Front things would recommence in February
Appointed President of Brazil
Appointed acting President of Brazil after Rodrigues Alves was unable to take office
Opens the first Assembly of the League in Geneva.
Serves as president of the first League Assembly.
Birmingham's 5IT station begins regular radio broadcasting.
Wins Nelson and Colne for Labour and enters the House of Commons.
Appointed President of Brazil
Stands for Parliament in Warwick and Leamington during the general election
The Rentenmark is introduced at one trillion paper marks, stabilising the currency without gold convertibility.
A new currency, the Rentenmark, is introduced at the rate of 1 trillion (1,000,000,000,000) Papiermark for 1 Rentenmark. At that time, 1 U.S. dollar was equal to 4.2 Rentenmark
One Rentenmark equals one trillion paper marks and is valued at 4.2 Rentenmarks per United States dollar.
Discovers the asteroid later numbered and named 1052 Belgica.
Adds a Belgian-named object to the catalogue of minor planets.
Appointed President of Brazil
Appointed President of Brazil
Takes office as elected president before the Socialist Republic movement removes him.
Graf Spee sinks the small British tanker Africa Shell in the Mozambique Channel after removing the crew.
The Germans begin their 2nd offensive against Moscow
Helps capture Derna
Orders Church bells to be rung throughout England after the capture of Tobruk
The AEAF HQ takes control of the RAF Tactical Air Force & the Air Defence of Britain
The 1st Arctic convoy since February sets sail
An Allied Expeditionary force is formed for the invasion of Europe
Chiang convenes the National Assembly despite Communist and Democratic League opposition
Zhou Enlai and the Communist Party reject participation in the National Assembly
Zhang Lan's Democratic League opposes the National Assembly held without full political agreement
The National Assembly convenes in Nanjing to consider a new constitutional framework for the Republic of China.
1st to break the sound barrier
Becomes prime minister after Mackenzie King retires.
Godse & Apte are executed for the assassination of Gandhi
Godse & Apte are executed for the assassination of Gandhi
Appointed Prime Minister of Norway
The Liberal Party & the Japan Democratic Party form the Liberal-Democratic Party
The United Nations forces arrive in Suez
Burns begins deploying UNEF contingents into Egypt to supervise the ceasefire and withdrawals.
United Nations forces begin arriving in the Suez area to replace Anglo-French troops
The Quarrymen are renamed Johnny and the Moondogs and fail an audition for "talent-show" Carroll Levis at Manchester Hippodrome
The Quarrymen are renamed Johnny and the Moondogs and fail an audition for "talent-show" Carroll Levis at Manchester Hippodrome
The Quarrymen are renamed Johnny and the Moondogs and fail an audition for "talent-show" Carroll Levis at Manchester Hippodrome
USS George Washington begins the first Polaris deterrent patrol with nuclear armed submarine launched ballistic missiles
CIA counterintelligence liaison logged an FBI submission describing Oswald's New Orleans political activity and the Hidell identity used in FPCC material.
FBI correspondence transferred responsibility for the Marina Oswald case from New Orleans to Dallas, where Hosty was already handling related inquiries.
Makes his Ajax first-team debut against GVAV and scores in a 3-1 defeat.
B-52s support US ground forces for the 1st time
Moratorium demonstration of 500,000 in Washington DC
Leaves the Velvet Underground before Loaded is released, ending his first period with the band.
Voters select National Assembly members from a single ruling-party list.
Douglas-Home opend talks with Ian Smith
Ends his 2nd term as Minister of National Defence
Douglas-Home opens talks with Ian Smith
Produces Homecoming for America, beginning a successful collaboration with the folk-rock band.
Makes his final recorded Commons contribution during a debate on direct grant schools.
Egypt and Israel exchange prisoners of war after postwar negotiations.
The dockers employment monopoly within 1/2 not 5 mile radius is kept
Higher unemployment & welfare benefits come into force. Accepts comprimise, dockers employment monopoly within 1/2 not 5 mile radius
Accepts comprimise, dockers employment monopoly within 1/2 not 5 mile radius
Exposed as a former Soviet spy and stripped of his knighthood.
Receives a state funeral in Moscow attended by Soviet officials and foreign leaders.
Signs the Anglo-Irish Agreement, giving the Irish Government a formal consultative role regarding Northern Ireland.
Tries to make the constitution more attractive to the Northern Irish Protestants. Signs an agreement in Belfast with Thatcher. Helps setup an Inter-Government Conference of ministers for a say in Northern Ireland
Sets up an Inter-Government Conference of to give the Republic a say in North Ireland
Signs an agreement in Belfast with Dr FitzGerald
Signs power sharing agreement at Hillsborough with the Irish Government
Catholics, Protestants & the Republic have a say in Ulster
Tries to make the constitution more attractive to the Northern Irish Protestants
Resigns from the Government after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement
Announces market-oriented reforms at the fourth party congress
The achievement marks automatic spaceplane landing as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Leads the Energia-Buran programme during its only orbital flight.
The independent state of Palestine is declared
The independent state of Palestine is declared
Proclaims Palestinian independence and accepts a diplomatic course during the First Intifada.
Khmer Rouge participate in UN-sponsored peace talks
Assumes leadership of the Russian government while launching the first post-Soviet market reform programme.
Signs a package of presidential decrees and government orders intended to move Russia toward a market economy.
Iommi, Butler, and Appice back Ozzy Osbourne as part of what is billed as the singer's final live appearance
Military council is renamed State Peace and Development Council under Than Shwe
Following Kevin Keegans resignation as England manager in October, Beckham is promoted to team captain by the caretaker manager Peter Taylor, and then keeps the role under new manager Sven-Goran Eriksson
Begins an international career spanning three major tournament victories.
The Bihar Reorganisation Act takes effect, establishing Jharkhand as a new state with Ranchi as its capital.
Makes his senior Spain debut against the Netherlands.
A confidential United Nations report is leaked, the report states that all nuclear materials within Iran have been accounted for and there is no evidence of any military nuclear program
Merkels first foreign trMerkel travels to Paris for a meeting with the French president, Jacques Chirac, In his speech, Chirac emphasized the importance of the Franco-German Companionship for Europe
Ahmadinejad announces that "Today the Iranian nation possesses the full nuclear fuel cycle"
Rejoins Take That for Progress, the first album with the five-man line-up since 1995.
Tessy Thomas leads the Agni-IV project as the missile completes a successful developmental test flight.
Wins 100th England international cap, has scored 44 goals, making him Englands ninth most-capped player and joint third-highest goalscorer
Resigns as Brexit Secretary over the draft Withdrawal Agreement.
Supports a political agreement establishing a process for drafting a new constitution.
Faces nationwide protests after fuel price rises.
Signs the bipartisan infrastructure law.
Addresses the G20 summit and presents a ten-point Ukrainian Peace Formula.
Meets Xi Jinping during the APEC summit.
Birth of Frederick William Herschel
Birth of Erwin von Rommel, Heidenheim near Ulm in Wurttemberg
Birth of Aneurin Bevan in Tredegar, Monmouthshire.
Birth of James Graham Ballard
Death of William Beauchamp, 3rd Earl of Warwick
Death of Johannes Kepler
Death of Cixi
Death of Edwin Samuel Montagu
Death of Narayan Apte, executed for the assassination of Gandhi
Death of Nathuram Godse, executed for the assassination of Gandhi
Death of Jean Gabin
Defeats & kills Penda of Mercia. Becomes Bretwalda & King of a reunited Northumbria & becomes overlord of Mercia
Killed by King Oswy while invading Bernicia. Killed at the Battle of Winwaed. Defeated & killed by King Oswy
Leopold, Frederick's brother, is defeated by the Swiss Confederates.
Tallard defeats a relief army at Speyerbach during operations around Landau.
Tallard defeats the Allied relief army at Speyerbach.
Fights at the Battle of Arcole in Italy
Kondo leads a renewed Japanese bombardment force that is defeated by American battleships near Guadalcanal.
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