This Weekends Trivia In European History 18th January Events 532: The Nikos riots in Constantinople, thousands die when Emperor Justinian enforces order. 1486: Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth of York, uniting the warring houses of Lancaster and York. 1778: Captain Cook discovers Hawaii and the Sandwich Islands. 1788: A British fleet of eleven ships and 800 convicts lands in Botany Bay, Australia, to create the first British penal colony, although they actually build it in Port Jackson (Sydney). 1800: The Bank of France is created. 1871: Wilhelm I is proclaimed Kaiser (Emperor) of Germany at Versailles. 1912: British explorer Robert Scott and team become only the second group to reach the South Pole; they were beaten to first by a month and dont survive the return journey. 1934: The first arrest in Britain accomplished by pocket radio. Births 1689: Charles-Louis de Secondat, French political philosopher. 1779: Peter Mark Roget, English philologist and creator of the Rogets Thesaurus, still updated and published today. 1882: AA Milne, British writer and creator of Winnie-the-Pooh. 1893: Jorge Guillen, Spanish poet. Deaths 1547: Pietro Bembo, Italian linguist. 1677: Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch merchant and founder of Cape Town, South Africa. 1936: Rudyard Kipling, British author. 19th January Events 1493: Battle of Salins; a French invasion of the Holy Roman Empire is defeated by Emperor Maximilian. 1523: The 67 Articles published by Ulrich Zwingli; they challenge Papal power. 1643: The Battle of Braddock Down; Royalists beat Parliamentarians in the English Civil War. 1668: France and the Holy Roman Empire agree a potential division of all Spanish lands. 1771: The French parliaments are abolished and replaced with courts under royal control; fierce opposition ensues. 1812: As part of the Napoleon Wars, British forces take Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain. 1903: The first Tour de France cycle race is organised. 1915: Britain suffers the first aerial bombing on home soil, by a zeppelin. 1936: The first air flight by a British monarch. 1939: The Italian Parliament is replaced by the Camera del Fascie delle Corporazioni. 1969: Jan Palach, a Czech Student, burns himself to death in protest at the Soviet Invasion. Births 1736: James Watt, Scottish inventor. 1839: Paul Cezanne, French painter. 1747: Johann Elert Bode, German astronomer. 1798: Auguste Comte, French philosopher and sociology pioneer. 1863: Werner Sombart, German economist. 1884: Ivan Maysky, Russia negotiator at the WW2 Yalta and Potsdam conferences. Deaths 1576: Hans Sachs, German poet. 1729: William Congreve, English dramatist. 1865: Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French socialist.
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