It happened today – this day in history – December 22
401: Innocent I begins his reign as Catholic Pope. 1849: The execution of Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky by firing squad
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It happened today – this day in history – October 21
1520: Ferdinand Magellan and his fleet reach Cape Virgenes and become the first Europeans to sail into the Pacific Ocean.
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It happened today – this day in history – October 11
1138: An earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, kills an estimated 230,000 people. 1737: An earthquake kills 300,000 and destroys half of
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It happened today – this day in history – October 3
1226: Death of St Francis of Assisi. 1712: The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob
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