It happened today – this day in history – June 18
1264: The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in Co Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature.
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It happened today – this day in history – June 15
763BC: Assyrians record a solar eclipse that will be used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. 1215: King John
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It happened today – this day in history – June 7
1099: The first crusaders arrive in Jerusalem. 1329: Death of Robert the Bruce, king of Scotland. 1494: Spain and Portugal
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It happened today – this day in history – May 12
1191: Richard I (the Lionheart) marries Berengaria of Navarre in Cyprus. 1215: English barons serve an ultimatum on King John
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It happened today – this day in history – March 12
1054: Pope Leo IX escapes captivity and returns to Rome. 1496: Jews are expelled from Syria. 1507: Death of Cesare
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It happened today – this day in history – March 10
241BC: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end. 37AD: Death of Roman Emperor
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It happened today – this day in history – January 14
1236: Henry III marries Eleonora of Provence. 1690: The clarinet is invented in Germany. 1724: King Philip V of Spain
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It happened today – this day in history – December 1
1420: Henry V enters Paris. 1521: Death of Pope Leo X. 1640: Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish
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It happened today – this day in history – November 29
1530: Death of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, adviser and Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII, just before facing a trial for treason.
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It happened today – this day in history – November 26
1476: Vlad III Dracula defeats Basarab Laiota with the help of Stephen the Great and Stephen V Bathory and becomes
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