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1868: Benjamin Disraeli

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It happened today – this day in history – December 2

02/12/202028/01/2021 Mick Ferris Benelux, Biko, Castro, Cortes, December 2, Disraeli, Escobar, Fermi, history, Joe McCarthy, Kruger, Leeson, Napoleon, Netanyahu, Wren

1547: Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes, who defeated the Aztec Empire and colonized large parts of Mexico, dies of pleurisy. 1697:

1935: Howard Hughes

It happened today – this day in history – September 12

12/09/202011/09/2020 Mick Ferris Biko, Casanova, Corbyn, Guadacanal, Haile Selassie, history, Howard Hughes, Johnny Cash, September 12, Switzerland

1217: French prince Louis and English King Henry III sign a peace treaty. 1624: The first submarine is publicly tested

It happened today – this day in history – September 12

12/09/201911/09/2019 Mick Ferris Biko, Chevalier, Concorde, Eton, history, September 12, yellow advertiser

1440: Eton College was founded by Henry VI for 25 poor and needy scholars. Prefects were warned to look out