It happened today – this day in history – January 31
1606: Guy Fawkes is hanged for his part in the Gunpowder Plot. 1747: The first venereal diseases clinic opens at
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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 29
1594: Mathematician John Napier predicts end of the world in 1688 or 1700. 1728: John Gay’s “The Beggar’s Opera” premieres
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It happened today – this day in history – January 28
814: Death of Charlemagne aged 71. 1099: Siege of Hosn-el-Akrad, Syria, during the First Crusade. 1225: Birth of St Thomas
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It happened today – this day in history – January 27
1556: Willem of Orange becomes a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. 1591: Scottish schoolmaster Dr. John Fian
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It happened today – this day in history – January 26
1340: England’s Edward III is proclaimed king of France. 1531: An earthquake hits Lisbon, killing 30,000. 1564: The Council of
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It happened today – this day in history – January 25
1327: Edward III acceeds to the English throne after the abdication of Edward II. 1533: Henry VIII marries his second
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It happened today – this day in history – January 24
41: Claudius becomes Roman Emperor on the assassination of his nephew Caligula by the Praetorian Guard. 1121: Henry I marries
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It happened today – this day in history – January 23
1368: Zhu Yuanzhang ascends to the throne of China as Hongwu Emperor, initiating the Ming Dynasty. 1556: The deadliest earthquake
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It happened today – this day in history – January 22
871: The Danish invasion army beats Saxon Ethelred of Wessex at the Battle of Basing. 1371: King Robert II of
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