It happened today – this day in history – March 31
1521: Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan takes possession of Homohon, Archipelago of St Lazarus, The Philippines. 1596: Birth of French philosopher
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It happened today – this day in history – March 16
1322: The Battle of Boroughbridge takes place in the First War of Scottish Independence. 1660: The English Long Parliament disbands.
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It happened today – on this day in history – March 4
1193: Death of Saladin, first Sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. 1522: Anne Boleyn
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It happened today – this day in history – October 16
1384: Jadwiga is crowned King of Poland, despite being a woman. 1710: British troops occupies Port Royal, Nova Scotia. 1757:
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It happened today – this day in history – October 10
1375: The Westfriese sea wall breaks flooding northern Netherlands. 1549: The Duke of Somerset is dismissed as Lord Protector and
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It happened today – this day in history – May 24
15BC: Birth of Julius Caesar Germanicus. 1153: Malcolm IV becomes King of Scots. 1543: Death of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus aged
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It happened today – this day in history – March 16
1322: The Battle of Boroughbridge takes place in the First War of Scottish Independence. 1660: The English Long Parliament disbands.
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It happened today – this day in history – March 4
1193: Death of Saladin, first Sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. 1522: Anne Boleyn
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