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Thursday, 23 May 2013
1120 On this day in history the Council of Nablus is held, establishing the earliest surviving written laws of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. Share it »
1219 On this day in history floods in Northern Netherlands after storm, 1,000s killed Share it »
1325 On this day in history laure de Noves, beloved of Petrarch, marries Hugues de Sade Share it »
1343 Robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies on this day in history. Share it »
1362 On this day in history a great storm tide in the North Sea destroys the German island of Strand and the city of Rungholt. Share it »
1412 On this day in history the Medici family is appointed official banker of the Papacy. Share it »
1492 On this day in history the first grammar of a modern language, in the Spanish language, is presented to Queen Isabella. Share it »
1493 On this day in history columbus returns to Spain on his first trip Share it »
1493 On this day in history columbus returns to Spain on his 1st trip Share it »
1531 English Reformation parliament's 2nd sitting on this day in history. Share it »
1547 On this day in history ivan IV the Terrible (17) crowns himself first tsar of Russia Share it »
1547 Ivan the Terrible crowns himselfst tsar of Russia on this day in history. Share it »
1547 On this day in history ivan the Terrible is crowned Czar of Russia. Share it »
1547 Ivan IV the Terrible (17) crowns himself 1st tsar of Moscow on this day in history. Share it »
1556 Emperor Karel appoints his son Philip II, king of Spain on this day in history. Share it »
1572 Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England on this day in history. Share it »
1581 On this day in history english parliament passes laws against Catholicism Share it »
1587 On this day in history alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter Share it »
1595 On this day in history murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95), dies Share it »
1604 At the Hampton Court Conference in England, John Rainolds presents to King James I the motion '...that there might bee a newe translation of the Bible.' Approved the next day, Rainolds' motion leads to the 1611 publication of the King James' Bible on this day in history. Share it »
1605 The first edition of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is published in Madrid on this day in history. Share it »
1672 On this day in history francesco Mancini, composer Share it »
1697 On this day in history richard Savage, English poet Share it »
1703 On this day in history matteo Coferati, composer, dies at 64 Share it »
1728 On this day in history niccolo Piccinni, Italian composer (Buona Figliuola) Share it »
1749 On this day in history vittoria A Alfieri, Italian count/poet (Maria Stuarda) Share it »
1756 England & Prussia sign Treaty of Westminster on this day in history. Share it »
1757 Samuel McIntire, woodcarver/architect (architect of Salem) on this day in history. Share it »
1759 British Museum opens in London on this day in history. Share it »
1761 On this day in history british took Pondicherry after siege, marking end of French dominion in India. Share it »
1761 On this day in history the British capture Pondicherry, India from the French. Share it »
1765 On this day in history charles Messier catalogs M41 (galactic cluster in Canis Major) Share it »
1776 On this day in history continental Congress approves enlistment of free blacks Share it »
1777 On this day in history vermont declares independence from NY Share it »
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