It happened today – this day in history – April 13
1250: The Seventh Crusade is defeated in Egypt and Louis IX of France is captured. 1517: The Ottoman army occupies
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It happened today – this day in history – March 27
196BC: Ptolemy V becomes Pharaoh of Egypt. 1378: Death of Gregory XI, the last French Pope. 1513: Spanish conquistador Juan
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It happened today – this day in history – March 10
241BC: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end. 37AD: Death of Roman Emperor
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It happened today – on this day in history – March 2
1316: Birth of King Robert II of Scotland, first monarch of the House of Stewart. 1629: Charles I dissolves parliament,
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It happened today – on this day in history – February 16
600: Pope Gregory the Great decrees saying “God bless You” is the correct response to a sneeze. 1641: Charles I
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It happened today – this day in history – January 30
1505: English composer Thomas Tallis is born in Kent. 1607: Massive flooding in England destroys around 200 square miles of
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It happened today – this day in history – January 10
49BC: Julius Caesar defies the Roman Senate and crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war which would lead
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It happened today – this day in history – January 6
1066: King Harold I of England is crowned. 1367: Richard II of England is born in Bordeaux, France. 1617: Courtier
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It happened today – this day in history – January 4
46BC: Julius Ceasar defeats Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina. 87: Ethelred of Wessex is defeated by the Danish
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It happened today – this day in history – November 13
1002: King Ethelred II (the ‘Unready’) launches ‘St Brice’s Day’ massacre of Danish settlers. 1312: Birth of Edward III in
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