1531 Henry VIII recognized as supreme head of the Church in England
1543 Battle at Wayna Daga Ethiopian/Portugese troops beat Moslem army
1543 Karel/Henry VIII sign anti-French covenant
1573 First European, Francis Drake sees the Pacific (from Panama)
1575 King Frederick of Denmark offers island of Hveen to Tycho Brahe
1638 Dutch countess Louise of Solms marries earl John of Brederode
1720 Sweden & Prussia sign peace (2nd Treaty of Stockholm)
1747 Claude de Ramezay and a group of Acadian guides attack the British position at Grand Pré
1752 Benjamin Franklin helps establish the Pennsylvania Hospital the nation's first hospital.
1766 Stamp Act declared unconstitutional in Virginia
1768 Samuel Adams letter, circulates around American colonies, opposing Townshend Act taxes
1778 On this day in 1778, some 300 people visit Voltaire following his return to Paris. Voltaire had been in exile for 28 years
1790 Society of Friends petitions Congress for abolition of slavery
1793 Prussian troops occupy Venlo Netherlands
1794 First session of US Senate open to the public
1808 Anthracite coal first burned as fuel, experimentally, Wilkes-Barre PA
1809 Robert Fulton patents the steamboat
1810 Napoleon marries Marie-Louise of Austria
1811 President Madison prohibits trade with Britain for 3rd time in 4 years
1812 Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signs a law that redistricts the state to the advantage of his party, causing opponents to coin the term gerrymandering.
1814 Norway's independence proclaimed
1826 London University founded
1837 American Physiological Society organizes in Boston
1840 Gaetano Donizetti's Opera "La Fille du Regiment," premieres in Paris
1843 Giuseppe Verdi's Opera "I Lombardi," premieres in Milan
