It happened today – this day in history – October 21
1520: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his fleet reach Cape Virgenes and become the first Europeans to sail into the Pacific
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It happened today – this day in history – October 5
1568: The trial of Mary, Queen of Scots begins at the Conference of York. 1796: Spain declares war on England.
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It happened today – this day in history – October 2
1187: Sultan Saladin captures Jerusalem from Crusaders. 1452: Richard III is born in Fotheringhay Castle, Northants. 1492: Henry VII invades
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It happened today – this day in history – August 1
30BC: Marc Antony (Marcus Antonius) commits suicide aged 53. 10BC: Birth of Emperor Claudius (Tberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus). 527: Justinian I
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