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Invasion of England
Arrives in London from York in an attempt to head off the Norman invasion
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Arrives in London from York in an attempt to head off the Norman invasion
Warwick & Clarence free Henry VI
William Tyndale is executed in the Low Countries
William Tyndale is executed in the Low Countries
William Tyndale is burnt at the stake for heresy. His final words are, "Lord! Open the King of England's eyes"
Ends his rebellion against Mary Queen of Scots by fleeing to England. After Moray opposed Marys marriage to Lord Darnley he is declared an outlaw and takes refuge in England
The Earl of Moray escapes to England after his unsuccessful rebellion
Fourdin requested honourable surrender terms after the Dutch captured key outer positions.
Captures Newport Pagnell for the Royalists
Elected pope as Alexander VIII
Charles XII lands in Livonia and begins the campaign to relieve Narva.
Moves east to relieve Swedish positions threatened by Russia.
Appointed Commander of the Southern forces by Washington as his "right hand man"
Appointed Commander of the Southern forces by Washington as his "right hand man"
The National Guard arrive to restore order. Louis agrees to be escorted back to the Tuilereies.
Crowds of women appear in front of the King who then accepts the August decrees.
Barras spoke in favour of the king and queen during the October crisis at Versailles.
Louis XVI left Versailles with the royal family under pressure from the Parisian crowd and National Guard.
Louis XVI was transferred to the Tuileries Palace, placing the monarchy close to the Assembly and under Parisian surveillance.
Helps promote Rocket's technical design during the Rainhill Trials.
Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials near Liverpool.
Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
Designs the locomotive that wins the Rainhill Trials.
Convicted of high treason (being disloyal to the Emperor of Austria, who was also the King of Hungary), after the Hungarian Revolution of 1848-49 had failed
Convicted of high treason (being disloyal to the Emperor of Austria, who was also the King of Hungary), after the Hungarian Revolution of 1848-49 had failed
Joaquin Crespo entered Caracas after the Legalist Revolution and assumed national authority.
Denied an audience by Wilhelm II of Germany
Prince Andrew marries Her Serene Highness Princess Alice of Battenberg in a civil wedding
Venizelos forms his first national government after entering Greek politics.
Eleftherios Venizelos is appointed Prime Minister for the first time.
Appointed President of the Republic of China
Appointed President of all China after the resignation of Sun Yat-Sen in the South
Rennenkampf submits his resignation
Appointed Prime Minister of Bulgaria
Directs Der mude Tod, released in English as Destiny.
Photographs M31 with the 100-inch Hooker telescope and records the star later recognized as Cepheid variable V1 on the famous VAR photographic plate.
Dr Gustav Stresemann (Peoples) forms 2nd cabinet
Creates a new cabinet on 6 October 1923.
Forms his second cabinet in October 1923.
A rebellion in Madrid is suppressed
A rebellion in Madrid is suppressed
Orders abortion if either partner suffers from hereditary disease
Orders abortion if either partner suffers from hereditary disease
Russia decides to supply the Republicans in Spain
Russia supplies the Republicans
Russia warns it will only be bound to the same degree as Italy & Germany. Russia decides to supply the Republicans in Spain
Kerensky continues political activity connected with coalition negotiations.
Eden abstained in the Commons division rather than endorse the Munich settlement.
Slovak politicians demand autonomy after the Munich Agreement.
Makes a speech in the Reichstag appealing to the west for peace
Hitler's offers of peace to France & Britain are rejected
Hitler's offers of peace to France & Britain are rejected
In a French TV broadcast Daladier dismisses Hitler's offer of peace
Resistance in Poland comes to an end
Resistance in Poland comes to an end
Hitler orders a conquest of the Low Countries to forestall the French and prevent Allied air power from threatening the vital German Ruhr Area
Encircles Bryansk
Encircles Bryansk
Encircles Vyazma
Ordered by Stalin from Leningrad to create a new western front to defend Moscow
Ordered by Stalin from Leningrad to create a new western front to defend Moscow
In Heinrich Himmlers speech at the Posen Conference Himmler, for the first time, clearly elucidated to all assembled leaders of the Reich, in frank and brutal terms, what the "Final Solution" referred to
In Heinrich Himmlers speech at the Posen Conference Himmler, for the first time, clearly elucidated to all assembled leaders of the Reich, in frank and brutal terms, what the "Final Solution" referred to
Soviet and Czechoslovak forces cross the Dukla Pass into Slovakia.
People's Liberation Army units begin the campaign against Tibetan forces in Chamdo.
Assassinated in Malaya by a Communist
Karamanlis succeeds Papagos and forms a new government.
Iskander Mirza succeeds Ghulam Muhammad as Governor-General.
Ghulam Muhammad resigns as Governor-General because of ill health.
Appointed Prime Minister of Ireland, forms a minority Fianna Fail Government
The Beatles release George Harrisons "Something" as a single in the USA, Harrisons only composition on a Beatles "A" side
Plays keyboards on Foxtrot, one of Genesis's defining progressive rock albums.
Commands Egyptian air defenses that protect the canal crossing from Israeli air attack.
Commands Syrian air operations during the opening attack on Israel.
Commands the Israeli Air Force during the opening attacks on the Egyptian and Syrian fronts.
Commands the Egyptian Air Force during the opening strikes of the war.
Promises Lebanese political support for the Arab war effort without opening a main front.
Expresses support for Syria after the war begins while Lebanon avoids direct entry into the conflict.
Syrian commandos capture the Israeli observation post on Mount Hermon.
Egyptian forces begin the canal crossing during Operation Badr at the opening of the war.
Begins the October war, 6-24 October
Coordinates with Syrian President Hafez al-Assad for a joint attack to recover occupied territory.
Commands Northern Command during the Syrian offensive on the Golan Heights.
Serves as Syrian chief of staff during the offensive on the Golan Heights.
Syria launches air, artillery, and armored attacks on the Golan Heights.
Israel is taken by surprise as Egypt attacks across the Suez Canal and Syria attacks on the Golan Heights.
Keeps Jordan formally cautious as the war opens on the Egyptian and Syrian fronts.
Launches coordinated Egyptian and Syrian military operations against Israeli forces.
Joins emergency consultations as Israel mobilizes after the Egyptian and Syrian attack.
Orders the mobilization of Israeli forces after the Egyptian and Syrian attack begins.
Oversees Syrian military operations as the attack on the Golan Heights begins.
Monitors the outbreak of war as Britain seeks to avoid direct involvement.
During the Yom Kippur War, Israel goes on nuclear alert for the first time, but succeeds using only conventional forces
Orders Egyptian forces to cross the Suez Canal and attack Israeli positions in Sinai.
Helps plan and direct the Egyptian canal crossing under the protection of missile defenses.
Authorizes the attack across the Suez Canal that opens the war.
Serves in the Egyptian operations command during the opening of Operation Badr.
Commands the Egyptian Second Army during the crossing of the northern Suez Canal sector.
Commands the Israeli Southern Command as Egyptian forces cross the Suez Canal.
Commands Syrian forces attacking the southern Golan Heights.
Egyptian commandos and assault troops cross the Suez Canal as the Egyptian offensive begins.
Egypt and Syria attack Israel on Yom Kippur, beginning the October War.
Commands the Egyptian Third Army during the southern Suez Canal crossing.
Commands Syrian armored forces in the northern Golan sector during the Valley of Tears battle.
Commands the 7th Armored Brigade in the defensive battle in the northern Golan Heights.
Directs the Syrian war effort from Damascus during the opening offensive.
Convenes emergency meetings after the surprise Egyptian-Syrian attack begins.
Zhang Chunqiao is arrested as the new leadership moves against the Cultural Revolution radicals
Hua Guofeng orders the arrest of the Gang of Four, including Mao's widow Jiang Qing
Wang Hongwen is arrested with the Gang of Four after Mao's death
Jiang Qing is arrested with other Gang of Four leaders
Yao Wenyuan is arrested as part of the Gang of Four
Jiang Qing is arrested with other Gang of Four leaders
Hua Guofeng orders the arrest of the Gang of Four, including Mao's widow Jiang Qing
Wang Hongwen is arrested with the Gang of Four after Mao's death
Yao Wenyuan is arrested as part of the Gang of Four
Zhang Chunqiao is arrested as the new leadership moves against the Cultural Revolution radicals
Addresses Conservative Party Conference for the 1st time since Thatchers leadership
Assumes power in Thailand
Assumes power in Thailand
Overthrown in a military coup
Overthrown in a military coup
Martial law is imposed after riots result in 30 deaths
Leaves for Paris and took up residence in the suburb of Neauphle-le-Chƒteau
Buzzcocks' third album A Different Kind of Tension enters the UK albums chart.
Coming Up for Air enters the UK albums chart and reaches number thirty-six.
Is assassinated by Islamist army officers during a military parade in Cairo.
Assassinated by extremist Muslim soldiers
Publicly accepts the plebiscite result after the No campaign wins.
Interest rates rise to 15%
Interest rates rise to 15%
Announces nuclear cuts
Major says Britain will keep Trident
Major says Britain will keep Trident as its independent nuclear deterrent
Appointed President of Estonia
The Pakistan Peoples Party emerges as the largest party in the 1993 election.
Fresh elections follow the constitutional crisis and the resignations of the President and Prime Minister.
The Pakistan Peoples Party emerges as the largest party in the 1993 election.
General election outcome recorded for Benazir Bhutto: The Pakistan Peoples Party emerges as the largest party in the 1993 election.
Government context for this general election: The Pakistan Peoples Party emerges as the largest party in the 1993 election.
Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chief Yasser Arafat hold their first official meeting in Cairo, Egypt, to begin work on realizing terms of the Israeli-PLO accord
Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chief Yasser Arafat hold their first official meeting in Cairo, Egypt, to begin work on realizing terms of the Israeli-PLO accord
Opposes the Interim Agreement during the Knesset debate, warning that the territorial withdrawals endanger Israeli security.
Supports Knesset approval of the Interim Agreement after fierce debate over the future of the West Bank.
Pervez Musharraf is appointed Chief of Army Staff.
Musharraf wins the presidential vote conducted by the outgoing assemblies.
The electoral college re-elects Musharraf while courts consider his eligibility.
Iceland announces part of a plan to hammer out a financial package to shore up its troubled banking sector, the countrys largest banks agree to sell off some of their foreign assets and bring them home.
Icelands Prime Minister Geir Haarde has admits he is in a race against time to negotiate a rescue deal for the countrys ailing financial system that could include a merger of some of the nations banks.
Iceland announces part of a plan to hammer out a financial package to shore up its troubled banking sector, the countrys largest banks agree to sell off some of their foreign assets and bring them home
MESSENGER completes a second close flyby of Mercury and adjusts its solar orbit for eventual capture by the planet.
Papandreou becomes Prime Minister after PASOK wins the general election.
Venus Express detects an ozone layer high in the atmosphere by analysing starlight passing through the planet's limb.
Syrian personnel begin destroying or disabling chemical weapons equipment under OPCW and United Nations supervision.
Burnham leaves the shadow home portfolio while preparing for the mayoral campaign.
Starmer becomes Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.
Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed to the Supreme Court.
Tunisia elected a new Assembly of the People's Representatives, with no party winning a majority.
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for work on the supermassive compact object at the centre of the Milky Way.
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for showing that black hole formation is a robust prediction of general relativity.
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering a supermassive compact object at the centre of the Milky Way.
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering a supermassive compact object at the centre of the Milky Way.
Tunisia held a presidential election in which Kais Saied sought a second term.
Birth of Isac Brock
Birth of Barbara Castle
Birth of Tommy Lawton
Birth of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Death of Charles II
Death of Alfonso VIII
Death of William Tyndale, executed in the Low Countries
Death of William Tyndale, executed in the Low Countries
Death of Count Lajos Batthy ny de N‚metpounds jv r, executed
Death of Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson
Death of Julius Gombos
Assassinated in Malaya by a Communist
Death of Dennis Price
Dies after being shot during the annual military parade commemorating the October War.
Death of Anwar Sadat
Assassinated by extremist Muslim soldiers
Death of Bette Davis
Death of guitarist Eddie Van Halen.
Montgomery issues final plans for the Eighth Army's offensive before the Second Battle of El Alamein.
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