Historical Events Events1 - 100of180 284-Diocletian is proclaimed Roman Emperor by his soldiers in the army of the east 762-Bögü, Khan of the Uyghurs, conquers Lo-Yang, capital of the Chinese Empire. 1168-Giovanni di Struma elected anti-Pope 1194-Palermo is conquered by Emperor Henry VI. 1272-Edward I proclaimed King of England 1342-Pope Clemens VI names John IV of Arkel as bishop of Utrecht 1347-Coke di Rienzo, later Roman Tribunal, addressess a meeting of on the Capitol during peoples revolt in Rome 1407-A truce between John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy and Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans is agreed under the auspices of John, Duke of Berry. Orléans would be assassinated three days later by Burgundy. 1431-1st meeting of Order of Guilder Flies 1520-Friesland hit by heavy hail storm 1521-Arabs attribute shortage of water in Jerusalem to Jews making wine 1583-Duke of Parma conquerors Aalst 1616-Bishop Richelieu becomes French minister of Foreign affairs/War 1637-Peter Minuit & 1st Swedish immigrants to Delaware sail from Sweden 1695-Zumbi, the last of the leaders of Quilombo dos Palmares in early Brazil and ex-slave, is executed. 1719-Sweden & Hannover sign peace Treaty of Stockholm British Prime Minister (The Great Commoner) William Pitt the Elder 1755-English minister William Pitt Sr resigns 1759--22] Battle in Bay of Quiberon, British beat French 1789-New Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights 1795-Curacao government forbids slave work on Sunday 1805-Beethovens Fidelio, premieres in Vienna 1815-2nd Peace of Paris: France & allies after 2nd defeat and abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte. 1815 -Russia, Prussia, Austria & England signs Alliance for the maintenance of peace in Europe same day as Treaty of Paris 1817-1st Seminole War begins in Florida 1829-Jews expelled from Nikolayev & Sevastopol Russia 1833-Charles Darwin reaches Punta Gorda, sees Rio Uruguay 1852-Charles Reade/Tom Taylors Masks & Faces, premieres in London 1861-Secession ordinance is filed by Kentuckys Confederate government. 1862-Confederate armies of Mississippi and Kentucky merge as Army of Tennessee, under General Braxton Bragg 1866-1st natl convention of Grand Army of Republic (veterans org) 1866 -Howard University founded (Washington DC) Naturalist Charles Darwin1866 -Pierre Lalemont patents rotary crank bicycle 1873-Rival cities of Buda & Pest unite to form the capital of Hungary 1888-William Bundy patents timecard clock 1889-Gustav Mahlers 1st Symphony 1890-Pope Leo XIII encyclical On Slavery in the Missions 1894-US intervenes in Bluefields, Nicaragua 1901-Opera Grisélidis is produced (Paris) 1902-Geo Lefevre & Henri Desgrange create Tour de France bicycle race 1906-George Bernard Shaws Doctors Dilemma, premieres in London 1909-Jack Williams of Ottawa Rough Riders kicks 9 singles in a game 1910-Revolution broke out in Mexico, led by Francisco I Madero 1911-Gustav Mahlers "Das Lied von der Erde" (Song of the Earth) premieres in Munich 1914-US State Department starts requiring photographs for passports 1915-7th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Toronto Rowing, 13-7 1917-1st tank battle (Britain breaks through German lines) Playwright George Bernard Shaw1917 -Ukrainian Republic declared 1919-1st municipally owned airport in US opens (Tucson Az) 1920-Nobel Peace Prize awarded to US president W Wilson 1922-Zoe Akins Texas Nightingale, premieres in NYC 1923-Garrett Morgan invents & patents traffic signal 1923 -Rentenmark replaces the Papiermark as the official currency of Germany at the exchange rate of one Rentenmark to One Trillion (One Billion on the long scale) Papiermark 1928-Boston Gardens opens, Mont Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 1-0 1928 -WGH-AM in Newport News VA begins radio transmissions 1929-1st broadcast of Goldbergs on US radio 1929 -Salvador Dalis 1st one-man show 1931-Commercial teletype service begins (AT&T) 1932-Earthquake at Uden Netherlands 1934-Eiji Sawamura, 17, gives up 1 hit, Lou Gehrigs HR, US beats Japan 1-0 1934 -Lillian Hellmans Childrens Hour, premieres in NYC 1934 -New Belgian government of Theunis, Francqui & Gutt (3 bankers) Painter Salvador Dali1934 -Tornoto Maple Leaf Harvey Jackson is 1st to score 4 goals in 1 period 1936-Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange is killed by a republican execution squad. 1938-1st documented anti-semitic remarks over US radio (by Father Coughlin) 1940-German air raid on Birmingham fails 1940 -Hungary joins 3 Power pact 1940 -World War II: Hungary, Romania and Slovakia join the Axis Powers. 1941-Adm Nomura & Kurusu hands over Japanese last diplomatic note 1941 -German Q/pirate ship Kormoran sinks near Australia 1942-26th Russian Armoured Corps recaptures Perelazovski 1942 -British 8th Army recaptures Benghazi, Libya 1942 -NHL abolishes regular season OT until WW II is over 1942 -Soviet army offensive, 1 million Russians breach German lines 1943-U-538 sinks in Atlantic Ocean 1943 -US forces land on Tarawa & Makin Atoll in Gilbert Island 1944-1st Japanse suicide submarine attack (Ulithi Atol, Carolines) 1944 -Amsterdam: Vondelpark closed because of kappen of trees 1944 -Prince Bernhard establishes staff in Breda 1945-24 Nazi leaders put on trial at Nuremberg, Germany 1945 -Dmitri Sjostakovitchs 9th Symphony under J Mravinski premieres 1945 -Queen Wilhelmina opens parliament in Hague 1946-Lillian Hellmans Another Part of the Forest, premieres in NYC 1947-Meet the Press makes network TV debut on NBC 1947 -1st permanent TV installed on seagoing vessel (New Jersey) 1947 -Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mediator Dei 1947 -UN General assembly begins debate on printing their own stamps 1948-US balloon reaches height of 42.7 km (record) 1949-Jewish population of Israel reaches 1,000,000 1951-Snowdonia becomes a National Park 1952-Cubs slugger Hank Sauer wins NL MVP 1952 -George Axelrods 7 Year Itch, premieres in NYC Soviet Union Premier Joseph Stalin1952 -Slánský trials begin - a series of Stalinist and anti-Semitic show trials in Czechoslovakia. 1953-Scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, 1st to break Mach 2 (1,300 MPH) 1954-KTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting 1955-Kripal Singh scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, India v NZ 1955 -Polly Umrigar scores Indias 1st Test Cricket double century, 223 v NZ 1957-Morton Wishengrads Rope Dancers, premieres in NYC 1959-UN adopts Universal Declaration of Childrens Rights 1959 -WABC fires Alan Freed over payola scandal 1961-WPLG TV channel 10 in Miami, FL (ABC) begins broadcasting
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