It happened today – this day in history – June 9
68AD: Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditos to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by
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It happened today – on this day in history – December 15
37: Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus is born in Antium. 1488: Explorer Bartolomeu Dias returns to Portugal after becoming the
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It happened today – this day in history – October 13
54AD: Nero succeeds Claudius as Roman Emperor 1399: Henry of Bolingbroke is crowned King Henry IV of England at Westminster
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It happened today – this day in history – July 18
64: The Great Fire of Rome begins under Emperor Nero. 1290: Edward I orders the expulsion of Jews from England
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It happened today – this day in history – October 13
54AD: Nero succeeds Claudius as Emperor of Rome. 1628: The Dutch West Indies Co grants religious freedom in West Indies.
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