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Wednesday, 16 April 2014
0066 5th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet on this day in history. Share it »
0946 On this day in history eadgyth, German Queen Share it »
1109 On this day in history albericus of Côteaux, French saint, dies Share it »
1340 English king Edward III proclaimed king of France on this day in history. Share it »
1500 On this day in history vicente Yáñez Pinzón becomes the first European to set foot on Brazil. Share it »
1531 Lisbon hit by Earthquake; about 30,000 die on this day in history. Share it »
1564 On this day in history the Council of Trent issued its conclusions in the Tridentinum, establishing a distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. Share it »
1567 On this day in history nicholas Wotton, English diplomat Share it »
1589 Job is elected as Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia on this day in history. Share it »
1611 On this day in history madame de Poutrincourt leaves Dieppe, France with Jesuits Pierre Biard and Enémond Masse and her son, Charles Biencourt; first titled lady, first Jesuits in Canada Share it »
1613 Johann Jakob Wolleb, composer on this day in history. Share it »
1654 Portuguese troops conquer last Dutch base on Recife on this day in history. Share it »
1666 France declares war on England &Münster on this day in history. Share it »
1666 France declares war on England & Munster on this day in history. Share it »
1667 On this day in history henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies Share it »
1689 On this day in history jean Racine's "Esther," premieres in Saint-Cyr Share it »
1697 Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's 6 month time-limit problem, solves problem before going to bed that same night on this day in history. Share it »
1699 Venice, Poland &Austria sign peace treaty with Turkey on this day in history. Share it »
1699 Venice, Poland & Austria sign peace treaty with Turkey on this day in history. Share it »
1700 This great earthquake occurred about 9 pm on the Cascadia Fault, the boundary between the North American and Juan de Fuca plates. This was almost 100 years before the first European explorers made contact with native peoples on the west coast. This was one of the world's great earthquakes with a magnitude estimated at 9 on this day in history. Share it »
1700 On this day in history the magnitude 9 Cascadia Earthquake took place off the west coast of the North America, as evidenced by Japanese records. Share it »
1706 Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history. Share it »
1708 On this day in history william Hayes, composer Share it »
1714 The birth of Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor on this day in history. Share it »
1714 On this day in history jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Bird Cage) Share it »
1715 On this day in history claude Helvetius, Paris France, philosopher Share it »
1716 On this day in history george Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville Share it »
1722 On this day in history prestonpans Share it »
1736 Stanislaw Lesczynski flees Polish throne on this day in history. Share it »
1742 On this day in history johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, composer Share it »
1748 On this day in history england, Netherlands, Austria &Sardinia sign anti-French treaty Share it »
1748 On this day in history england, Netherlands, Austria & Sardinia sign anti-French treaty Share it »
1748 Emmanuel Aloys Forster, composer on this day in history. Share it »
1763 Charles XIV, French marshall, king of Sweden & Norway (1818-44) on this day in history. Share it »
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