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1983: Motown bass player James Jamerson

It happened today – this day in history – August 2

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216BC: The Carthaginian army lead by Hannibal defeats numerically superior Roman army at the Battle of Cannae during the Second

It happened today – this day in history – July 25

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306: Constantine I is proclaimed Roman Emperor by his troops. 1261: Constantinople recaptured by Nicaean forces under Alexios Strategopoulos for

1923: First FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium

It happened today – this day in history – April 28

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1202: King Philip II expels King John of England from France. 1770: Captain James Cook lands at Botany Bay, Australia.

1992: Betty Boothroyd

It happened today – This day in history – April 27

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1296: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England at The Battle of Dunbar. 1521: Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan

1541: Michelangelo's The Last Judgement

It happened today – this day in history – October 31

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1541: Michelangelo finishes painting “The Last Judgement” in the Sistine Chapel. 1632: Birth of Dutch painter Jan Vermeer. 1756: Giacomo