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Wednesday, 19 June 2013
1141 Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed on this day in history. Share it »
1170 Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II; he subsequently becomes a saint and martyr in the Anglican Church and the Roman Catholic Church on this day in history. Share it »
1170 Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II on this day in history. Share it »
1503 Battle at Carigliano: Spanish army beats France on this day in history. Share it »
1539 St Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning on this day in history. Share it »
1541 Isabella of Poland & King Ferdinand of Austria sign Treaty of Gyalu on this day in history. Share it »
1558 Charles V, German emperor, buried on this day in history. Share it »
1558 On this day in history hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31 Share it »
1563 On this day in history francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer Share it »
1586 Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona on this day in history. Share it »
1619 On this day in history antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies Share it »
1630 Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51 on this day in history. Share it »
1678 Gotthard Wagner, composer on this day in history. Share it »
1689 Olfert Dapper, Amsterdam historian/geographer, buried on this day in history. Share it »
1703 Mustapha II, sultan (Turkey), dies at 39 on this day in history. Share it »
1705 Prosper Jolyot's "Idomenée," premieres in Paris on this day in history. Share it »
1708 On this day in history great Alliance occupies Gent Share it »
1709 On this day in history elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great Share it »
1721 On this day in history madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th Share it »
1731 J Brook Taylor, English mathematician, dies at 46 on this day in history. Share it »
1743 Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer on this day in history. Share it »
1766 The birth of Charles Macintosh, Inventor of waterproof clothing on this day in history. Share it »
1767 Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer on this day in history. Share it »
1776 On this day in history charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric Share it »
1778 On this day in history english troops occupy Savannah, Georgia Share it »
1782 On this day in history first nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston Share it »
1782 1st nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston on this day in history. Share it »
1785 Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history. Share it »
1786 French Revolution: The Assembly of Notables is convoked on this day in history. Share it »
1792 On this day in history archibald Alison, Scottish historian (History of Europe) Share it »
1800 Charles Goodyear founder of Goodyear Tire was born on this day in history. Share it »
1800 On this day in history charles Goodyear, inventor (vulcanization process for rubber) Share it »
1806 William Gladstone, Liberal Prime Minister on this day in history. Share it »
1808 On this day in history andrew Johnson, Raleigh NC, (Unionist), 17th pres (1865-69) Share it »
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