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Friday, 24 May 2013
1064 On this day in history body of bishop Eleutherius of Blandain moved to Doornik Share it »
1204 Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81 on this day in history. Share it »
1205 Amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies on this day in history. Share it »
1283 Ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47) on this day in history. Share it »
1318 On this day in history berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from the English. Share it »
1340 Niels Ebbesen kills Gerhard III of Holstein in his bedroom, ending the 1332-1340 interregnum in Denmark on this day in history. Share it »
1504 On this day in history english guilds/corp goes under state control Share it »
1528 Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer on this day in history. Share it »
1548 Sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81 on this day in history. Share it »
1572 On this day in history bloys van Treslong conquers Brielle Share it »
1578 On this day in history englishman William Harvey discovers blood circulation Share it »
1578 On this day in history william Harvey of England discovers blood circulation Share it »
1578 On this day in history william Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation) Share it »
1580 Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer on this day in history. Share it »
1581 On this day in history portugese Cortes subjects himself on Philip II Share it »
1582 On this day in history gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter Share it »
1611 Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72 on this day in history. Share it »
1643 Christian Demelius, composer on this day in history. Share it »
1663 Gemert fines unwed motherhood (50 guilder penalty) on this day in history. Share it »
1697 The birth of Abbe Prevost, French author on this day in history. Share it »
1721 Pieter Hellendaal, Dutch violinist/organist/composer (Glees) on this day in history. Share it »
1724 Henry Pelham becomes English minister of War on this day in history. Share it »
1725 Francois Bainville, composer on this day in history. Share it »
1733 Canada's first lighthouse lit for the first time, using coal from nearby Morien and Spanish River, the round 200 metre tower, made with cement from limestone burned in local kilns, is the first fireproof concrete structure in North America on this day in history. Share it »
1734 Louis Lully, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history. Share it »
1748 Ruins of Pompeii found on this day in history. Share it »
1755 Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French lawyer (Fisiologia del Gusto) on this day in history. Share it »
1772 Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer on this day in history. Share it »
1776 On this day in history ships carrying 1,124 United Empire Loyalists arrive at Halifax from Boston; many with the British Army; in all, 40,000 Americans remain loyal. Share it »
1776 Friedrich von Klinger's "Sturm und Drang," premieres in Leipzig on this day in history. Share it »
1778 Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" on this day in history. Share it »
1778 Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" symbol on this day in history. Share it »
1785 J H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter on this day in history. Share it »
1789 House of Reps first full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg first speaker on this day in history. Share it »
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