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Siege of Mountsorrel
Fights for Henry III at the Siege of Mountsorrel
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Fights for Henry III at the Siege of Mountsorrel
Marries Joan, the "fair maid of Kent"
Elizabeth falls dangerously ill with smallpox and the succession becomes urgent
Frederick Henry accepted Breda's capitulation and allowed the garrison an honourable withdrawal.
Imprisoned at Linz Castle, 1638-1641
Captured by the Imperial forces during Charles Louis invasion of the Palatinate
Captured by the Imperial forces during Charles Louis invasion of the Palatinate
Defeated by Cromwell, Fairfax & Manchester, fails to relieve Bolingbroke Castle
France declares war on the Holy Roman Empire
Exiles the Prince of Wales from Court in anger with his collaboration with opposition
Talleyrand proposed placing church property at the disposal of the nation to address the state's financial crisis.
The evolving constitutional settlement recast Louis XVI as King of the French rather than ruler solely by dynastic right.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord Benevente proposed to issue assignats to be payed for by the confiscation of Church property.
Proposes to issue assignats to be payed for by the confiscation of Church property
Assignats become legal tender
Assignats become legal tender.
Saint-Just reported for suspending the 1793 Constitution and maintaining revolutionary government until peace.
Suvorov crushes the Polish rebel army & takes the leader, Kosciuszko, prisoner
Arrests the rebel Polish leader, Kosciuszko, at the Battle of Maciejowice
Directs siege operations before being killed during the final assault.
Commands the French expedition beginning the second siege of Constantine.
Brunel submits a detailed report recommending screw propulsion instead of paddle wheels for the new Great Britain.
Lassell discovers Triton, Neptune's largest moon, only seventeen days after Neptune itself is identified as a planet.
Defends provincial powers during the Quebec Conference.
Helps draft the Quebec Resolutions for Confederation.
Patience transfers to the newly opened Savoy Theatre.
Sullivan's opera helps inaugurate D'Oyly Carte's new electric-lit theatre.
Burial of Charles Stewart Parnell
The Boers resent the policy of Chamberlain which deprives Transvaal of independence
The Boers resent the policy of Chamberlain which deprives Transvaal of independence
The Boers resent the policy of Chamberlain which deprives Transvaal of independence
Helps found the Womens Political & Social Union, daughter of Emily Pankhurst
Founds the Womens Political & Social Union to campaign for female emancipation
A Kuomingtang revolt under Sun Yat-Sen overthrows the last Emperor of the Manchu Dynasty
A Kuomingtang revolt under Sun Yat-Sen overthrows the last Emperor of the Manchu Dynasty
Forms a Conservative government after the reciprocity election.
A Kuomingtang revolt under Sun Yat-Sen overthrows the last Emperor of the Manchu Dynasty
A rebellion begins in Wuhan against the Manchu Dynasty
Wilson sends the telegraph signal detonating Gamboa Dike and joining the canal waters.
Defeated by Joffre, Germany is retreats from Paris to the Soissons-Rheims line
Ferdinand succeeds his uncle Carol I as king.
Debates Russia's response to the outbreak of war.
Lenin persuades the Bolshevik Central Committee to approve preparations for an armed insurrection.
The Central Committee votes 10 to 2 for armed insurrection
Lenin and Stalin attend a meeting of the Party Central Committee where Lenins resolution on armed insurrection is approved and a 7 man Political Bureau of the CC headed by Lenin and Stalin is setup to direct the uprising
Lenin and Stalin attend a meeting of the Party Central Committee where Lenins resolution on armed insurrection is approved and a 7 man Political Bureau of the CC headed by Lenin and Stalin is setup to direct the uprising
On October 10, 1917 (Julian calendar), he and Lev Kamenev were the only two Central Committee members to vote against an armed revolt
Becomes chairman of the Nationalist Government following the successful Northern Expedition.
Reviews Nationalist troops in Nanjing during celebrations marking the successful completion of the Northern Expedition.
Britain supports League sanctions against Italy.
The League of Nations votes by 50 nations to 1 to impose sanctions against Italy
France joins League sanctions while seeking compromise with Italy.
Kondylis removes the republican government and prepares restoration of the monarchy.
Hitler's government completed occupation of the Sudeten territories according to the Munich timetable.
Keitel oversaw military arrangements as German occupation of the designated Sudeten zones was completed.
Syrovy's government completed evacuation of the territories assigned to German occupation under the agreement.
Forced to accept a "mutual assistance" pact with Moscow
Forced to accept a "mutual assistance" pact with Moscow
Forced to accept a "mutual assistance" pact with Moscow
Graf Spee captures the British merchant Huntsman and uses the larger ship as a temporary prisoner vessel.
Britain refuses Hitler's offer of peace
Vilna is restored to Lithuania while Russia gets sea & air bases
A mutual assistance Treaty is signed between Russia & Lithuania
A mutual assistance Treaty is signed between Russia & Lithuania
A mutual assistance Treaty is signed between Russia & Lithuania
Becomes constitutional president under the 1940 constitution.
Orders, "..just retribution that must be meted out to the subhuman species of Jewry"
Orders the 6th Army to create a command structure for atrocities in the Ukraine
Orders the 6th Army to create a command structure for atrocities in the Ukraine
The Nationalists and Communists conclude the Double Tenth Agreement after negotiations between Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong in Chongqing.
The Eighth Kuomintang National Congress retains Chiang as Director-General, reinforcing his control of the ruling party during Taiwan’s early Cold War period.
Creation of Fatah
Cuba celebrates October 10th as the first declaration of independence after the day Castro and his army enter Havana, January 1, 1959, as "the triumph of the revolution"
Healey begins a period as a Labour front-bench shadow secretary of state.
Healey enters Labour’s Shadow Cabinet and works on foreign affairs.
Addresses the Labour Party conference while serving as National Executive Committee chairman.
A Congressional resolution affirms the rights of western nations in Berlin
Heavy fighting develops along the eastern frontier as the border dispute escalates toward full-scale war.
A Congressional resolution affirms the rights of western nations in Berlin
Publishes an article in Der Spiegel questioning the West German Defence policy. Publishes a Der Spiegel article questioning West German Defence policy
Der Spiegel publishes an article critical of West Germany's defence policy
The Limited Test Ban Treaty enters into force after ratification by the three original parties.
Resigns as Prime Minister during the Conservative Party Conference in Blackpool
The Conservatives win 43.4% of votes cast & 304 MPs
The Outer Space Treaty enters into force, creating binding restrictions on nuclear weapons in outer space.
The Kinks release Arthur or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire.
"Atom Heart Mother" is released
"Atom Heart Mother" is released
The surviving groups members meet up, and with Mahler under arrest, there is little doubt that Baader is in control
The surviving groups members meet up, and with Mahler under arrest, there is little doubt that Baader is in control
Directs The Merchant of Four Seasons.
The FBI reported that the break-in at the Watergate was part of a massive campaign of political spying and sabotage on behalf of the officials and heads of the Nixon re-election campaign
Negotiates with Henry Kissinger on a draft peace settlement
FBI agents establish that the Watergate break-in stems from a massive campaign of political spying and sabotage conducted on behalf of the Nixon reelection effort, The Post reports
FBI agents establish that the Watergate break-in stems from a massive campaign of political spying and sabotage conducted on behalf of the Nixon reelection effort, The Post reports
FBI agents establish that the Watergate break-in stems from a massive campaign of political spying and sabotage conducted on behalf of the Nixon reelection effort, The Post reports
The FBI reported that the break-in at the Watergate was part of a massive campaign of political spying and sabotage on behalf of the officials and heads of the Nixon re-election campaign
FBI findings link the Watergate break-in to a broader campaign of political spying and sabotage conducted on behalf of Nixon's reelection effort.
Assists Israeli command on the northern front as the counteroffensive develops.
Resigns as Vice President after evidence of tax evasion & allegedly accepting $29,500 in bribes during his tenure as governor of Maryland
Resigns as Vice President after evidence of tax evasion & allegedly accepting $29,500 in bribes during his tenure as governor of Maryland
Is recalled to assist on the southern front after the crisis in Sinai deepens.
Appointed Vice President following the resignation of Spiro Agnew
Advises on armored operations as Israel reorganizes its response on the Sinai front.
Agnew blames Nixon for releasing the accusations of bribes & tax evasion in order to divert attention from the growing Watergate scandal
Agnew blames Nixon for releasing the accusations of bribes & tax evasion in order to divert attention from the growing Watergate scandal
Leads the Conservatives in the October election but Labour gains a small majority.
Wins the October election while relying on continued union cooperation.
Officially dies under arrest for trying to assassinate Prime Minister Hafizullah Amin
The Kabul Times announces Tarakis death. Officially dies under arrest for trying to assassinate Prime Minister Hafizullah Amin
Rejects calls to change course at Conservative conference.
Uses the Brighton conference speech to reject a change of economic course.
Writes the phrase used in Thatcher's conference speech.
Gains senior party posts at the Sixth Party Congress.
Tells Conservative conference that the lady's not for turning.
Gives Pulp's demo tape to John Peel at a Sheffield Polytechnic roadshow.
Al-Khasawneh participates in jerusalem policy connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Siles Zuazo takes office and restores civilian democratic rule.
Venera 15 enters Venus orbit and begins high-resolution radar mapping of the planet's northern hemisphere.
Union fined $200,000 for contempt of court
Cruithne is discovered by Duncan Waldron on a photographic plate taken with the UK Schmidt Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, Australia. Cruithne and Earth appear to "follow" each other in their paths around the Sun, this is why Cruithne is sometimes called "Earths second moon", however, it does not orbit the Earth and is not a moon
Appointed manager of Leeds United
de Klerk announces the release of Mandela
de Klerk announces the release of Mandela
de Klerk announces the release of Sisulu
Voyager 2's wide-angle imaging camera is switched off after completion of its planetary photography.
Reuben Meade becomes Chief Minister after the 1991 election
Appointed Prime Minister of Estonia, 1st term
The United Nations United Nations General Assembly has condemned the embargo as a violation of international law every year since 1992
The United Nations United Nations General Assembly has condemned the embargo as a violation of international law every year since 1992
Israel releases 900 Palestinian prisoners but President Ezer Weissman has held up the pardon of two women arrested for antii violence, contravening a core provision of a pact signed in September
Israel begins a West Bank pullback and freed hundreds of Palestinian prisoners
Kazhegeldin resigns as Prime Minister
Nurlan Balgimbayev becomes Prime Minister
Pledges to reduce the maximum length of the working week from 39 to 35 hrs by 2000
Makes internationaal debut for England, in a 21 friendly win over Belgium
General elections produce a plurality for the pro-Musharraf Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid.
General elections produce a plurality for the pro-Musharraf Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid.
General election outcome recorded for Pervez Musharraf: General elections produce a plurality for the pro-Musharraf Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid.
Government context for this general election: General elections produce a plurality for the pro-Musharraf Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid.
The US announces the creation of a task force made up of officials from several US agencies that will pursue more aggressively violators of the US trade embargo against Cuba, with severe penalties
The US announces the creation of a task force made up of officials from several US agencies that will pursue more aggressively violators of the US trade embargo against Cuba, with severe penalties
Releases Still the Same, interpreting classic rock songs from earlier decades.
Kabila appoints Muzito to lead a new governing cabinet.
Brown appears as a surprise guest at the Times Cheltenham Literature Festival.
Armed men briefly abduct Zeidan from a Tripoli hotel before his release.
Blames Ukraine for the Kerch bridge explosion and launches mass strikes against Ukrainian cities
Russia begins large strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
Starmer argues that Labour is ready to govern and rebuild national infrastructure.
Birth of John Campbell
Birth of Constantin Siegwart-Muller
Isabella II is born in Madrid, daughter of Ferdinand VII and Maria Christina.
Dies at Antioch, provoking suspicion and popular grief.
Death of Henry Beauchamp, 5th Earl of Warwick
Death of John Campbell
Carol I dies after a reign that established Romania's independence and monarchy.
Orders, "..just retribution that must be meted out to the subhuman species of Jewry"
The Kabul Times announces Tarakis death. Officially diesunder arrest for trying to assassinate Prime Minister Hafizullah Amin. Death of Nur Taraki, assassinated
Death of Ralph David Richardson
Death of George Orson Welles
Death of Yul Brynner
Death of Christopher Reeve
Combines with Cromwell & Manchester to check the Governor of Newark
Defeated by Cromwell, Fairfax & Manchester, fails to relieve Bolingbroke Castle
Defeats the Royalists under Sir John Henderson near Newark. Cromwell's cavalry proves very effective
Suvorov crushes the Polish rebel army & takes the leader, Kosciuszko, prisoner
Crushes the Polish rebel army. Arrests the rebel Polish leader, Kosciuszko, at the Battle of Maciejowice
Defeated by Joffre, Germany is retreats from Paris to the Soissons-Rheims line
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