It happened today – this day in history – May 31
1279BC: Ramesses II becomes Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 1495: Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV and Richard III, dies aged
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It happened today – this day in history – August 20
1000: Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I. 1191: Richard I kills 3,000 muslim prisoners in Akko.
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It happened today – this day in history – August 18
1227: Death of Mongolian warlord Genghis Khan (Temüjin Borjigin). 1587: Virginia Dare is the first English child born in the
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It happened today – this day in history – August 14
1040: King Duncan I of Scotland is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth. 1498: Christopher Columbus
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It happened today – this day in history – August 12
30BC: Cleopatra commits suicide. 1323: The Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod (Russia) regulates the border for the first
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It happened today – this day in history – August 9
48BC: Julius Ceasar defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt. 681: Bulgaria is founded as a Khanate on
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