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Elected by the witan as King of all England on the death of Edmund Ironside
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Elected by the witan as King of all England on the death of Edmund Ironside
Inaugurated King of Scotland on St Andrews Day
Balliol was inaugurated at Scone, ending the first Scottish interregnum.
Edward returns to England
Returns to England after agreeing a truce with France
Henry VII's daughter Margaret is baptised and named after her grandmother Margaret Beaufort.
Mary accepts that former monastic lands will not be restored to the church.
Parliament accepts reconciliation with Rome and papal authority.
England is formally reconciled with Rome under Mary's government
Parliament listens to Poles absolution of itself & the nation
England is formally reconciled with the papacy under Mary's parliament.
Burton returns publicly after punishment for attacking episcopal religious policy.
Bastwick receives a popular welcome after release from island imprisonment.
Crowds welcome Prynne back from imprisonment imposed by the prerogative courts.
Iakov Dolgorukov is taken prisoner after the Russian defeat at Narva.
Ivan Trubetskoy is among the Russian commanders captured after Narva.
Boris Sheremetev's cavalry is caught in the Russian defeat at Narva.
Charles Eugene de Croy commands Russian forces at Narva after Peter I leaves the army.
Peter I's army loses artillery, muskets and supplies after the defeat at Narva.
The Swedish victory at Narva strengthens Charles XII and worsens Augustus II's position.
Charles XII defeats the Russian army besieging Narva and relieves the Swedish fortress.
Relieves the Swedish fortress and captures Russian artillery.
After Narva, Charles XII turns south toward Livonia and Poland-Lithuania rather than invading Russia.
Newton assumes the chair at the Society's anniversary election.
Elected President of the Royal Society, an office he holds until death.
Newton is elected President of the Royal Society.
Begins his long presidency of the Royal Society.
Leaves England for the Continent after waiting for favourable conditions to cross the Channel.
Casanova becomes Conseller en Cap of Barcelona and a leading political figure in the city's resistance.
Puts his signature to the preliminary peace Treaty
The Treaty of Paris recognizes the independence of the 13 American colonies
The Treaty of Paris recognizes the independence of the 13 American colonies
Under the Treaty of Paris Britain cedes St Lucia to France
Under the Treaty of Paris Britain cedes Tobago to France
In the Treaty of Paris Britain is awarded the West Indies
The Treaty of Paris recognizes the independence of the 13 American colonies. The Treaty of Paris cedes Florida to Spain. France regains St Lucia, Tobago & the East Indies. Britain regains the West Indies
Demands Britain relinquish military posts along Great Lakes & in Ohio, Britain refuses
Withdraws Russian forces from Warsaw after the uprising begins.
Publishes an article criticizing the polemical methods of the Augsburg newspaper.
Obtains Said Pasha's concession to form a company and construct the Suez Canal.
Grants the first concession for construction of the Suez Canal.
Grants de Lesseps a concession that gives a foreign company rights to build and operate the future Suez Canal.
Appointed President of Venezuela
The Lords reject the Budget by 350 votes to 75
The Lords reject the Budget by 350 votes to 75
Leads Conservative peers during rejection of the Finance Bill.
Condemns the Lords for refusing to pass the Finance Bill.
Prepares to seek an electoral mandate over the constitutional dispute.
Prepares to seek an electoral mandate over the constitutional crisis.
Moves that the Finance Bill be submitted to the electorate.
Leads the Lords challenge to the Peoples Budget.
Triggers a constitutional confrontation with the Liberal government.
The House of Lords rejects the Budget by 350 votes to 75.
Condemns the Lords refusal to pass the Finance Bill.
Finance Bill, The Finance Bill is rejected by the House of Lords, 350 votes to 75
The Finance Bill is rejected in the Lords by 350 votes to 75. The Commons is prorogued & a general election campaign begins
The Commons is prorogued & a general election campaign begins
Haig reviews the German counterattack that recovers much of the ground gained earlier at Cambrai.
Operated on for a duodenal ulcer
Lenin chairs the Council of Workers' and Peasants' Defence created to coordinate the Soviet war effort.
Makes his first recorded contribution in Hansard shortly after entering Parliament.
Leaves the chancellorship at the end of November 1923.
Dr Stresemann leaves office
Awarded the Royal Society's Copley Medal for relativity and contributions to quantum theory.
Consolidates his control of the Prussian police apparatus after months of emergency arrests and political repression.
Parliament is recalled after a 6 month recess
Russia launches an attack against Finland, fighting lasts throughout the winter. Russia attacks the Mannerheim Line to invade Finland
Russia attacks the Mannerheim Line to invade Finland
Considers naval risks of mining Norwegian waters to interrupt ore shipments through Narvik.
Asks to be relieved of his command if there is no longer confidence in his leadership
Arnold reviews air requirements connected with the planned Allied offensives in Europe.
Field Marshal Rommel begins inspection of Atlantic Wall, Germany's coastal defence system stretching from Norway to the Spanish frontier
Field Marshal Rommel begins inspection of Atlantic Wall, Germany's coastal defence system stretching from Norway to the Spanish frontier
Brooke attends the dinner where military and political discussions continue among senior Allied leaders.
Churchill takes part in the third plenary as the leaders narrow their remaining strategic differences.
Churchill receives Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi while the Allied leaders are gathered in Tehran.
Churchill celebrates his sixty-ninth birthday at a dinner attended by Roosevelt, Stalin and senior Allied leaders.
Field Marshal Rommel begins inspection of Atlantic Wall, Germany's coastal defence system stretching from Norway to the Spanish frontier
King contributes to discussion of naval resources and landing craft needed for forthcoming Allied operations.
Leahy joins senior American and British military leaders reviewing the remaining strategic questions.
Marshall participates in the Combined Chiefs review before the third Tehran plenary.
Molotov attends Churchill's birthday dinner with the principal Allied political and military representatives.
Field Marshal Rommel begins inspection of Atlantic Wall, Germany's coastal defence system stretching from Norway to the Spanish frontier
Roosevelt hosts Churchill and Stalin for luncheon before the third plenary session.
Roosevelt meets Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi during the Tehran Conference and discusses relations with Iran.
Roosevelt presents Churchill with a Kashan bowl during the Prime Minister's birthday dinner.
Stalin participates in the third plenary meeting as agreement on 1944 operations takes shape.
Stalin meets the Shah of Iran while attending the summit in Tehran.
At Churchill's birthday dinner, Stalin praises American industrial output and the importance of Lend-Lease to the Soviet war effort.
Roosevelt joins Churchill and Stalin for the third formal plenary meeting.
The government held a constituent assembly election whose disputed results preceded further military consolidation.
Feels he can lead another election but Woolton, the Party Chairman, disagrees. Churchill says he can lead another election but Woolton, the Party Chairman, disagrees
Becomes prime minister following Daniel Malan's retirement.
Leads a government committed to strengthening apartheid.
The National Party victory ends decades of Colorado dominance in national government
President Kennedy authorized Operation Mongoose, a covert programme directed against Fidel Castro's government.
Appointed Home Secretary, 1st term
Is appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer following the devaluation of sterling.
Roy Jenkins becomes Chancellor of the Exchequer with responsibility for stabilising sterling at its new exchange rate.
Becomes Chancellor after sterling devaluation and begins restoring confidence in the economy.
Releases album, "All Things Must Pass" in Britain
The government transfers many foreign-owned businesses to Zairian citizens.
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.
"The Wall" is finally released
"The Wall" is finally released
Pink Floyd release The Wall, dominated by Waters's narrative concept
The electorate rejects the military regime's proposed constitutional reform
A new constitution establishes the Republic of Afghanistan and provides for an elected presidency.
Najibullah assumes the constitutional presidency and continues his national reconciliation policy.
The Loya Jirga elects Najibullah president under the new constitution.
The accord accelerates preparation for a single republic.
Agrees with southern leaders on steps toward Yemeni unification.
The federal Government decides barbed wire should be removed at the border with Austria (later also at the border with West Germany), and that Czechoslovak citizens do not need "exit visa permits". Czech citizens do not need "exit visa permits" anymore when travelling abroad
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Appointed Chief Whip
Appointed Foreign Secretary
Appointed Home Secretary
Appointed Minister of the Duchy of Lancaster
Appointed Minister of Education & Science
Appointed Minister of Energy
Appointed Minister for Scotland
Appointed Minister of Trade & Industry
Appointed Minister of Transport
Appointed Minister of Agriculture
Appointed Minister of Defence
Appointed Minister of Health
Appointed Minister for Northern Ireland
Appointed Minister for Wales
Russia agrees to provide emergency financial support to the Soviet central government during its final budget crisis.
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Presents the budget for 1995-96, proposes cutting spending but not reducing taxes
Approves measures leading to the deployment of federal troops against the separatist government in Chechnya.
Foday Sankoh signs peace agreement with the Sierra Leone government
Government and RUF sign the Abidjan Peace Accord
Appointed Vice Dean of the College of Cardinals
Oversees United Nations preparations after the Security Council establishes MONUC to support implementation of the Lusaka agreement.
Appointed Dean of the College of Cardinals
Makes a final public appearance at a St Pauls Cathedral event connected with Churchill.
The First Bjarni Benediktsson Government ends, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Iceland.
Begins the First Katrin Jakobsdottir Government and serves as Prime Minister of Iceland.
Birth of George II, Schloss Herrenhausen, son of George I & Sophia Dorothea
Birth of George II, Schloss Herrenhausen, son of George I & Sophia Dorothea
Birth of George II, Schloss Herrenhausen, son of George I & Sophia Dorothea
Birth of Winston Churchill, Blenheim Palace, family estate near Woodstock, Oxfordshire
Churchill celebrates his 90th birthday
Death of Edmund II, on St Andrews day, fighting Canute
Death of Oscar Wilde
Death of George H W Bush
Charles XII defeats Peter I's much larger Russian army at Narva and captures guns and supplies.
Charles XII defeats Peter I's much larger Russian army at Narva.
Charles XII leads a smaller Swedish army to victory over Peter I's larger Russian force at Narva.
Defeats a much larger Russian army outside Narva.
Avtonom Golovin commands part of the Russian army during the Battle of Narva.
Henning Rudolf Horn commands the Swedish garrison at Narva before Charles XII relieves the fortress.
Carl Gustav Rehnskiold helps command the Swedish attack at Narva.
Magnus Stenbock serves in the Swedish army during the victory at Narva.
Otto Vellingk serves among the senior Swedish officers during Charles XII's Narva campaign.
Adam Veyde commands a Russian division during the Battle of Narva.
Charles XII positioned his 8,000 men (another 2,500 men were garrisoned in the city and would take part in the battle at a later stage) opposite the besieging Russian army of about 34,000 to 40,000 troops.
If Sweden had invaded Russia immediately after Narva, Peter would have been almost powerless to stop them.
The Russian surrender brought to Charles XII's army all of Peter's cannons, muskets and military supplies.
This left Russia's remaining armed forces with essentially no equipment.
Checks the advance of the French under General Hoche
Checked by the Allied forces under Brunswick
Destruction of Turkish ships provide Great Britain and France a reason for declaring war against Russia.
The Sultan's armies attack the Russian army near the Danube, Nicholas responds by dispatching warships, which destroy a patrol squadron of Ottoman frigates and corvettes while they were anchored at the port of Sinope.
Destroys an Ottoman squadron at Sinope.
Attacks the Turkish Admiral Hussein Pasha, the Turkish flotilla is destroyed.
The Russians destroy the Turkish Fleet at Sinope. Destruction of Turkish ships provide Great Britain and France a reason for declaring war against Russia.
Attacked by Russia's Admiral Nakhimov, the Turkish flotilla is destroyed.
Commands Ottoman ships destroyed by Nakhimov at Sinope.
German & Austrian victory which leads to the capture of Bucharest. Attacks the Romanians at the River Argesul who launch an operation to defend Bucharest
German & Austrian victory which leads to the capture of Bucharest. Attacks the Romanians at the River Argesul who launch an operation to defend Bucharest
Tanaka's destroyers launch an effective torpedo counterattack during the Battle of Tassafaronga.
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