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Scarborough Raid
Harald's invading force attacks Scarborough while moving down the north-eastern coast toward Yorkshire.
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Harald's invading force attacks Scarborough while moving down the north-eastern coast toward Yorkshire.
Sir Davids Hammers daughter, Margaret, and establishes himself as the Squire of Sycharth and Glyndyfrdwy
Assassinated by the Serbian Prince Lazar, a Serbian nobleman posing as a deserter
Exiled by his cousin Richard II to France for 10 years. Accused of treason while trying to warn Richard of Lord Mowbrays treasonable remarks
Orders Bolingbroke & Mowbray to fight a duel at Coventry then intercedes. Exiles Bolingbroke & Mowbray as his regime becomes more despotic
Henry IV, Bolingbroke, son of John of Gaunt, is banished by Richard II
Accused of treason while trying to warn Richard of Lord Mowbrays treasonable remarks
The last independent Prince of Wales, proclaimed by the Welsh landowners. Succeeds as Prince of Wales
Sets sail for America from Plymouth in the Mayflower
Louis has Cinq Mars executed, 2 months before Richelius death
The Covenanter Army gathers at Leith Links
D'Asfeld commands the French-backed garrison during the formal Allied siege of Bonn.
Frederick III directs the Brandenburg-led siege after months of blockade and bombardment around Bonn.
James assumes his father's claim to the English and Scottish crowns.
Louis XIV recognises James as James III of England and VIII of Scotland.
Recognises James Francis Edward Stuart as claimant to Britain.
Louis XIV recognises James Francis Edward Stuart as heir to the English and Scottish crowns.
Louis recognises James Francis Edward Stuart as the rightful British monarch.
Succeeded as the Pretender to the English throne by James Edward, "the Old Pretender"
Frederick II the Great captures Prague
Brigadier Thomas Fowke had recently arrived at Edinburgh to take charge of the cavalry and some reinforcements.
He decided that the two regiments of dragoons he took over were in no state to face the Jacobite army and ordered a further retreat, which was marked by unnecessary panics and alarms.
Some of Prince Charles's army capture the city with little or no fighting, though Edinburgh Castle was still defended for the Government by Lieutenant General Joshua Guest.
This also left Edinburgh unprotected.
Brigadier Thomas Fowke had recently arrived at Edinburgh to take charge of the cavalry and some reinforcements.
He decided that the two regiments of dragoons he took over were in no state to face the Jacobite army and ordered a further retreat, which was marked by unnecessary panics and alarms.
Some of Prince Charles's army capture the city with little or no fighting, though Edinburgh Castle was still defended for the Government by Lieutenant General Joshua Guest.
This also left Edinburgh unprotected.
The French consolidate their occupation of Austrian Flanders
The French consolidate their occupation of Austrian Flanders
Created 2nd Earl Bathurst of Bathurst, Sussex
Created 2nd Baron Bathurst of Battlesden, co. Bedford
Joins the Corsican revolutionary movements. Engages in revolutionary movements in Corsica
Engages in revolutionary movements in Corsica
Napoleon I engaged in revolutionary movements in Corsica.
Engages in revolutionary movements in Corsica
Given command of the artillery
1,000 armed Russian convicts with fuses & bombs are burn Moscow to the ground
Takes up residence in the Kremlin
A prisoner of war at the Island of St Helena where he stays until his death in 1821
Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term
Death of Louis XVIII, age 68, succeeded by his brother Charles X
The Post Office Savings Bank opens, extending secure savings facilities to ordinary households.
Lohengrin is performed at the Paris Opera House, followed by anti-German demonstration
Lohengrin is performed at the Paris Opera House, followed by anti-German demonstration
Japan sends a flotilla to the Yangtzi because China fails to honour reparations
Addresses parliamentary questions concerning expenditure connected with Indian troops serving in the war.
Sept 16-Sept 18 the Damascus Campaign, aircraft bombard Turkish command centres
Sept 16-Sept 18 the Damascus Campaign, aircraft bombard Turkish command centres
Recommends to cabinet the transfer of Sudetenland to Germany without a plebiscite
Halifax reviewed Chamberlain's Berchtesgaden report and coordinated consultations with France.
The Bzura "pocket" is contained by the German Army Group South
The Bzura "pocxket" is contained by the German Army Group South
The Poles refuse to surrender Warsaw
The Poles refuse to surrender Warsaw
Burke-Wadsworth Bill, passed to provide for limited conscription
Burke-Wadsworth Bill, passed to provide for limited conscription
Burke-Wadsworth Bill, passed to provide for limited conscription
Abdicates in order to prevent a Russian invasion
Abdicates in order to prevent a Russian invasion
Succeeds as Shah of Iran. Reza Shah is deposed and his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, is installed by an invasion of allied British and Soviet troops
Moves to South Africa
Helps organize the National Liberation Movement against occupation
The head of the Eighth Army joins with the right flank of the 5th US Army
Appointed President of Ecuador
Directs Rotation, examining German life under Nazism.
The 5th Marines capture Kimbo Airport, South Koreas largest airport
Launches the Border Campaign against French positions near Dong Khe
Viet Minh assault Dong Khe during the Border Campaign
An uprising, led by General Eduardo Lonardi, General Pedro E. Aramburu and Admiral Isaac Rojas, depose Peron and establish a provisional Government
An uprising, led by General Eduardo Lonardi, General Pedro E. Aramburu and Admiral Isaac Rojas, depose Peron and establish a provisional Government
The Revolucion Libertadora (Spanish, Liberating Revolution) is a military uprising that ends the second Presidential term of Juan Domingo Peron. An uprising, led by General Eduardo Lonardi, General Pedro E. Aramburu and Admiral Isaac Rojas, depose Peron and establish a provisional Government
Juan Peron is overthrown
An uprising, led by General Eduardo Lonardi, General Pedro E. Aramburu and Admiral Isaac Rojas, depose Peron and establish a provisional Government
Seeks exile after the Revolucion Libertadora and first finds asylum in Paraguay.
a new uprising, led by General Eduardo Lonardi, General Pedro E. Aramburu and Admiral Isaac Rojas, deposed Peron and established a provisional Government
An uprising, led by General Eduardo Lonardi, General Pedro E. Aramburu and Admiral Isaac Rojas, depose Peron and establish a provisional Government
An uprising, led by General Eduardo Lonardi, General Pedro E. Aramburu and Admiral Isaac Rojas, depose Peron and establish a provisional Government
An uprising, led by General Eduardo Lonardi, General Pedro E. Aramburu and Admiral Isaac Rojas, depose Peron and establish a provisional Government. a new uprising, led by General Eduardo Lonardi, General Pedro E. Aramburu and Admiral Isaac Rojas, deposed Peron and established a provisional Government
A new uprising, led by General Eduardo Lonardi, General Pedro E. Aramburu and Admiral Isaac Rojas, deposed Peron and established a provisional Government
An uprising, led by General Eduardo Lonardi, General Pedro E. Aramburu and Admiral Isaac Rojas, depose Peron and establish a provisional Government
The rebellion at Corrientes was led by Pedro Eugenio Aramburu, who later became one of the main players of the future Government. a new uprising, led by General Eduardo Lonardi, General Pedro E. Aramburu and Admiral Isaac Rojas, deposed Peron and established a provisional Government
The Revolucion Libertadora, Liberating Revolution) is a military uprising that ends the second presidential term of Juan Peron
Is deposed by a military uprising and leaves Argentina for asylum in Paraguay.
The city of Mar del Plata is subjected to naval bombardment
Navy and Air Force fighters bombed the Plaza de Mayo, wounding or killing several hundreds of civilians
A new uprising, led by General Eduardo Lonardi, General Pedro E. Aramburu and Admiral Isaac Rojas, deposed Peron and established a provisional Government
McCone resisted proposals that would weaken CIA control of its Saigon station while officials debated Ambassador Lodge's authority and possible leadership changes.
The Department of Economic Affairs releases its 1st National Plan
The Department of Economic Affairs releases its 1st National Plan
Labour's National Plan is published
Black September is named after the conflict known as Black September when.
King Hussein of Jordan declares military rule in response to an attempt by the Fedayeen to seize his kingdom, resulting in the deaths or expulsion of thousands.
The BSO begins as a small cell of Fatah men determined to take revenge on King Hussein and the Jordanian army, recruits from the PFLP, as-Saiqa, and other groups also join.
Black September is King Hussein of Jordan declares military rule in response to an attempt by the Fedayeen to seize his kingdom, resulting in the deaths or expulsion of thousands
Black September is King Hussein of Jordan declares military rule in response to an attempt by the Fedayeen to seize his kingdom, resulting in the deaths or expulsion of thousands
The BSO begins as a small cell of Fatah men determined to take revenge on King Hussein and the Jordanian army, recruits from the PFLP, as-Saiqa, and other groups also join
Announces conditional clemency for Vietnam-era draft evaders and military deserters
John Guise becomes first Governor-General of independent Papua New Guinea
Elizabeth II becomes monarch and head of state when Papua New Guinea gains independence
Michael Somare becomes first Prime Minister of independent Papua New Guinea
Zia assumes the presidency while retaining military authority.
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq becomes President after Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry leaves office.
Amin assumes control of the Revolutionary Council and the PDPA.
Palestinians are massacred by "Christian Falangists"
The bloodshed brings calls for Begins resignation
Occupies West Beirut
Occupies West Beirut
Created Baron Wilson of Rievaulx as a life peer
Edwards bones are returned to the custody of the Midland Bank where they remain
Flies out to Cairo to begin a tour of the Middle East
Iraq is ordered to protect diplomats and release detained foreigners.
Security Council condemns attacks on diplomatic premises in Kuwait.
Britain suspends sterling's membership of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism.
By 7:00PM Norman Lamont announces Britain will leave the ERM and rates would remain at the new level of 12 percent
In 2005, documents released under the Freedom of Information Act indicated that the cost of Black Wednesday was £3.3 billion
The Bank of England attempts to prop up their currency as per the decision made by Norman Lamont and Robin Leigh-Pemberton, the and Governor of the Bank of England respectively
The Bank of England's intervention was ineffective because Soros' Quantum Fund was dumping pounds far faster. The Bank of England continued to buy and Quantum continued to sell until Lamont told Prime Minister John Major that their pound purchasing was failing to produce results
The decision to withdraw had been agreed at an emergency meeting during the day between Norman Lamont, Prime Minister John Major, Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd, President of the Board of Trade Michael Heseltine, and Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke (the latter three pro-Europeans)
The decision to leave the ERM is agreed after emergency discussions involving Lamont, Prime Minister John Major, Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd, President of the Board of Trade Michael Heseltine and Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke.
The Bank of England attempts to prop up their currency as per the decision made by Norman Lamont and Robin Leigh-Pemberton, the and Governor of the Bank of England respectively
The Bank of England's intervention was ineffective because Soros' Quantum Fund was dumping pounds far faster. The Bank of England continued to buy and Quantum continued to sell until Lamont told Prime Minister John Major that their pound purchasing was failing to produce results
Sterling leaves the Exchange Rate Mechanism, damaging Conservative European policy credibility.
Major keeps his economic team unchanged for seven months after Black Wednesday before he replaced Norman Lamont with Kenneth Clarke as Chancellor of the Exchequer
The British Conservative Government is forced to withdraw the pound sterling from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) after it was unable to keep the pound above its agreed lower limit in the ERM.
The UK Treasury estimates the cost of Black Wednesday at 3. 4 billion pounds.
The United Kingdom is forced to leave the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) on "Black Wednesday" just five months into the new Parliament, when billions of pounds were spent in a futile attempt to defend the currencys value.
The most high profile of the currency market investors, George Soros, makes over US$1 billion profit by short selling sterling
The UKs forced withdrawal from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) is succeeded by a partial economic recovery with a new policy of flexible exchange rates, allowing lower interest rates and devaluation - increased demand for UK goods in export markets
At 10:30 AM on 16 September, the British Government announced a rise in the base interest rate from an already high 10 to 12 percent to tempt speculators to buy pounds.
By 7:00 that evening, Norman Lamont, then Chancellor, announced Britain would leave the ERM and rates would remain at the new level of 12 percent
Despite this and a promise later the same day to raise base rates again to 15 percent, dealers kept selling pounds, convinced that the Government would not stick with its promise.
The United Kingdom is forced to leave the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) on "Black Wednesday" when billions of pounds are lost defending the currency's value.
The Government announces a rise in the base interest rate from an already high 10 to 12 percent in order to tempt speculators to buy pounds, despite this and a promise later the same day to raise base rates again to 15 percent, dealers keep selling
The most high profile of the currency market investors, George Soros, makes over US$1 billion profit by short selling sterling
At 10:30 AM the Government announces a rise in the base interest rate from 10 to 12 percent to tempt speculators to buy pounds but base rates again to 15 percent but dealers keep selling pounds. By 7:00PM Lamont announces Britain will leave the ERM and rates would remain at 12 percent
The UK is forced to leave the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) on "Black Wednesday" just five months into the new Parliament when billions of pounds were spent in a futile attempt to defend the currency's value
Suspends Britains membership of the ERM.
The United Kingdom is forced to leave the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) on "Black Wednesday" just five months into the new Parliament, when billions of pounds were spent in a futile attempt to defend the currencys value.
This record states: The UKs forced withdrawal from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) is succeeded by a partial economic recovery with a new policy of flexible exchange rates, allowing lower interest rates and.
This record states: devaluation - increased demand for UK goods in export markets.
The Government announces a rise in the base interest rate from an already high 10 to 12 percent in order to tempt speculators to buy pounds, despite this and a promise later the same day to raise base rates again to 15 percent, dealers keep selling
Galileo completes the final Callisto encounter in the sequence used to prepare for close Io flybys.
Cheney warns thos who harbour terrorists will face "the full wrath of the US"
Produces Reality with David Bowie, continuing their renewed early-2000s collaboration.
Directs Downfall.
World Summit endorses the Responsibility to Protect principle
The Federal Reserve authorises emergency credit to prevent the disorderly failure of AIG.
AIG accepts emergency federal lending after severe collateral and liquidity demands.
Georgias Government said intercepted mobile phone calls show that Russian tanks and troops invaded before Georgia unleashed its offensive against South Ossetia, pressing its claim that Russia was the aggressor in the war last month
Japans new Government under Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Hatoyama takes office
Becomes Prime Minister of Japan after Shinzo Abe resigns.
Goita joins Burkina Faso and Niger in establishing the Alliance of Sahel States.
BMA members accept the Government's offer and end fifteen months of national strike action.
Marape leads national commemorations for fifty years of independence
Birth of Henry V, son of Henry v & Mary Bohun
Birth of Walter Devereux
Birth of Karl Doenitz
Birth of BB King
Birth of later Who drummer Kenney Jones.
Louis has Cinq Mars executed, 2 months before Richelius death
James II dies in exile after suffering a cerebral haemorrhage.
Death of James II, cerebral haemorrhage
Death of Allen Bathurst
Death of Louis XVIII, age 68, succeeded by his brother Charles X
Death of Peg Entwistle
Dies as a passenger in a Mini driven by Gloria Jones, two weeks before his thirtieth birthday.
Haig reinforces Byngs command with the entire Tank Corps
Approves the plan for the offensive on the plain of Cambrai
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