It happened today – this day in history – April 7
1724: Bach’s “St John Passion” premieres in Leipzig. 1739: Highwayman Dick Turpin is executed for horse theft. 1770: Birth of
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It happened today – this day in history – March 22
1797: Birth of Kaiser Wilhelm I, German emperor. 1873: Slavery is abolished in Puerto Rico. 1887: Birth of Chico (Leonard)
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It happened today – this day in history – March 14
March 14 1801: Henry Addington becomes prime minister when his friend William Pitt the Younger resigns after failing to persuade
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It happened today – this day in history – March 8
1531: Henry VIII is recognised as supreme head of Church in England by the Convocation of Canterbury. 1702: Queen Anne
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It happened today – on this day in history – February 28
1728: Handel’s opera “Siroe, re di Persia” premieres in London. 1749: Henry Fieldings’ novel “Tom Jones” published. 1784: John Wesley
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It happened today – this day in history – February 27
1670: Jews are expelled from Austria by order of Leopold I. 1678: The Earl of Shaftesbury is freed from the
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It happened today – on this day in history – Februay 15
399BC: Philosopher Socrates is sentenced to death by the city of Athens for corrupting the minds of the youth of
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It happened today – this day in history – January 31
1504: Under the Treaty of Lyon, French King Louis XII cedes Naples to Ferdinand II of Aragon. 1606: Guy Fawkes
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It happened today – this day in history – January 27
1556: Willem of Orange becomes a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. 1671: Pirate Henry Morgan lands at
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It happened today – this day in history – January 25
844: Death of Pope Gregory IV. 1327: Edward III acceeds to the English throne after the abdication of Edward II.
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