It happened today – this day in history – November 11
1158: Frederick Barbarossa declares himself ruler of North Italy. 1493: Christopher Columbus discovers the Caribbean island of Saba. 1640: Thomas
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It happened today – this day in history – October 20
1097: Crusaders arrive in Antioch during the First Crusade. 1632: Birth of architect Christopher Wren in Wilts. 1714: Georg Ludwig
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It happened today – this day in history – September 21
19BC: Death of Roman poet Virgil aged 50. 1192: Richard I is captured by Leopold V, Duke of Austria. 1327:
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It happened today – this day in history – October 20
1714: Coronation of George I. 1813: The Kingdom of Westphalia is abolished. 1818: The 49th parallel forms as the border
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It happened today – this day in history – September 2
1666: The Great Fire of London began in Pudding Lane in the house of Thomas Farynor, baker to King Charles
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