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18 March 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius will and
18 March 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius will and proclaims Caligula emperor. 978 - St Edward the Martyr, King of the English, is murdered at ...

9 March 1074-Pope Gregory VII declares all married priests to
9 March 1074-Pope Gregory VII declares all married priests to be excommunicated. 1566-David Rizzio, private secretary and supposed lover of Mary, Qu...

30 January 1606-Four conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot are
30 January 1606-Four conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot are executed for treason. 1649 - King Charles I is executed by the Lord Protector, Oliver Cr...

13 November 1775-Colonial rebel forces capture
13 November 1775-Colonial rebel forces capture Montreal. 1941-Aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is torpedoed by U-81 off Gibraltar. 1942-US lowers dr...

17 July 1453-France routs England at Castillon; Hundred Years War
17 July 1453-France routs England at Castillon; Hundred Years War closes. 1762-Tsar Peter III is killed in a palace coup, enabling his wife to become ...

26 November 43 BCE-The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius
26 November 43 BCE-The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Octavian, later Caesar Augustus), Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and ...

4 November 1307-The Swiss Confederation declares itself
4 November 1307-The Swiss Confederation declares itself independent of Austria. 1576-Eighty Years War; Spain conquers Antwerp in the rebellious Spani...

2 December 1804-Napoleon I is crowned Emperor of France by Pope
2 December 1804-Napoleon I is crowned Emperor of France by Pope Pius VII. 1805-Napoloen I destroys the Russian and Austrian armies at Austerlitz. 1...

1520-27 days after entering some of the stormiest waters on Earth,
1520-27 days after entering some of the stormiest waters on Earth, Magellan leads 3 of his ships through the strait that now bears his name, becomin...