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| 1521 | 95 Theses Luther, Martin |  |
| Burns the papal bull condemning his 95 theses & is excommunicated by Pope Leo X
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| 1990 | Arrest Noriega, Manuel | |
| Noriega surrenders to the Americans
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| 1777 | Battle of Princeton Cadwalader, John | |
| Princeton General John Cadwalader fights for the American victory over the British
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| 1777 | Battle of Princeton Greene, Nathaniel | |
| Princeton Washington reforms his army, and then splits it into two parts-the smaller left wing under General Nathaniel Greene and the larger right wing under General John Sullivan
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| 1777 | Battle of Princeton Hamilton, Alexander | |
| Princeton A number of British troops left behind in Princeton surrender to Captain Alexander Hamilton
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| 1777 | Battle of Princeton Haslet, John | |
| Princeton Colonel John Haslet of Delaware replaces General Mercer and was killed by a shot to the head
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| 1777 | Battle of Princeton Mercer, Hugh | |
| Princeton General Mercer is wounded but refuses to surrender, he dies nine days later
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| 1777 | Battle of Princeton Sullivan, John | |
| Princeton Washington reforms his army, and then splits it into two parts-the smaller left wing under General Nathaniel Greene and the larger right wing under General John Sullivan
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| 1777 | Battle of Princeton Washington, George | |
| Princeton After the battle, Cornwallis abandons many of his posts in New Jersey, and orders his army to retreat to New Brunswick
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| Princeton Defeats the British, New Jersey
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| Princeton The battle at Princeton cost the British some 276 men killed, wounded or captured and greatly boosted the morale of the Continental troops, leading 8,000 new recruits to join the Continental Army
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| Princeton Washington reforms his army, and then splits it into two parts-the smaller left wing under General Nathaniel Greene and the larger right wing under General John Sullivan
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| 1917 | Battle of Somme, 1st Haig, Douglas | |
| Somme The British advance 500 yards east of Beaucourt taking over 100 PoWs
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| 1883 | Birth Attlee, Clement Richard | |
| Birth of Clement Richard Attlee
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| 1888 | Birth Morrison, Herbert Stanley | |
| Birth of Herbert Stanley Morrison
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| 1926 | Birth Martin, George | |
| London Birth of George Martin
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| 1942 | Birth Thaw, John Edward | |
| Birth of John Edward Thaw
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| 1196 | Birth Tsuchimikado | |
| Birth of Tsuchimikado, firstborn son of Emperor Go-Toba
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| 1854 | Blockade of Black Sea Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| France & Britain send a joint fleet to the Black Sea & ally themselves with Turkey
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| 1930 | Collectivization Farms Stalin, Joseph | |
| Collectivizes all farms in Russia
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| 1911 | Constitution Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Advises Asquith to create 500 peers if necessary to pass the Parliament Act
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| London Advises Asquith to create 500 peers if necessary to pass the Parliament Act
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| 1926 | Constitution Pangalos, Theodoros | |
| Assumes dictatorial powers
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| 1874 | Constitution Serrano, Francisco | |
| Madrid Serrano becomes dictator
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| 1739 | Convention Prado Walpole, Robert | |
| London Compromise settlement of commercial disputes with Spain
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| 1670 | Death Monck, George | |
| Death of George Monck
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| 1903 | Death Hitler, Adolf | |
| Death of Alois Hitler, Adolf Hitler's father
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| 1903 | Death Hitler, Alois | |
| Berlin Death of Alois Hitler, Adolf Hitler's father
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| 1913 | Death Hamilton, James | |
| Death of James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn
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| 2005 | Death Britton, Edward | |
| Death of Edward Britton
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| 1999 | Death Quarry, Jerry | |
| Death of Jerry Quarry
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| 1961 | Diplomacy Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro | |
| Eisenhower breaks off diplomatic relations with Cuba
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| 2000 | Dismissal Dyachenko, Tatyana | |
| Putin fires Tatyana Dyachenko, daughter of Boris Yeltsin and Kremlin image advisor from her post in one of his first official acts, moving quickly to distance himself from Yeltsin's scandal-tinged administration
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| 2000 | Dismissal Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| Putin fires Tatyana Dyachenko, daughter of Boris Yeltsin and Kremlin image advisor from her post in one of his first official acts, moving quickly to distance himself from Yeltsin's scandal-tinged administration
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| 1961 | Economy Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro | |
| Eisenhower breaks off diplomatic relations with Cuba
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| 1977 | Economy Healey, Denis | |
| The International Monetary Fund approves a loan of œ2,300 million to Great Britain
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| 1930 | Economy Stalin, Joseph | |
| Collectivizes all farms in Russia
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| 2008 | Election Huckabee, Mike | |
| Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee are victorious in the Iowa caucuses, the first races of the presidential primary season
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| 2008 | Election Obama, Barack Hussein | |
| Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee are victorious in the Iowa caucuses, the first races of the presidential primary season
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| 1521 | Excommunication of Luther Luther, Martin | |
| Burns the papal bull condemning his 95 theses & is excommunicated by Pope Leo X
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| 1874 | Government Serrano, Francisco | |
| Serrano becomes dictator
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| 1977 | IMF Loan Callaghan, James | |
| The International Monetary Fund approves a loan of œ2,300 million to Great Britain
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| 1977 | IMF Loan Healey, Denis | |
| The International Monetary Fund approves a loan of œ2,300 million to Great Britain
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| 1947 | Inauguration Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| Washington 1st sworn in as member of Congress, 18th Congress
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| 2001 | Inauguration Clinton, Hillary Diane Rodham | |
| Sworn in as USA Senator
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| 1977 | Independence Richard, Ivor | |
| Ivor Richard, chairman of the the Geneva conference, visits Sth African PM Vorster
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| 1977 | Independence Vorster, Balthazar Johannes | |
| Ivor Richard, chairman of the the Geneva conference, visits Sth African PM Vorster
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| 1888 | Invention Straws Stone, Marvin | |
| Patents the paper drinking straw
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| 1896 | Jameson Raid Wilhelm II | |
| Transvaal After the raid, the Kaiser of Germany sent a telegram ("Kruger telegram") congratulating President Kruger and the Transvaal Government on their success, and when this was disclosed in the British press, it raised a storm of anti-German feeling
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| 1896 | Jameson Raid Kruger, Paulus | |
| Transvaal Africa After the raid, the Kaiser of Germany sent a telegram ("Kruger telegram") congratulating President Kruger and the Transvaal Government on their success, and when this was disclosed in the British press, it raised a storm of anti-German feeling
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| 1896 | Kruger Telegram Wilhelm II | |
| Transvaal After the Jameson raid, the Kaiser of Germany sent a telegram ("Kruger telegram") congratulating President Kruger and the Transvaal Government on their success, and when this was disclosed in the British press, it raised a storm of anti-German feeling
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| 1896 | Kruger Telegram Kruger, Paulus | |
| Transvaal Africa After the Jameson raid, the Kaiser of Germany sent a telegram ("Kruger telegram") congratulating President Kruger and the Transvaal Government on their success, and when this was disclosed in the British press, it raised a storm of anti-German feeling
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| 1996 | Minister Klima, Viktor | |
| Appointed Minister of Finance
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| 1990 | Minister Howard, Michael | |
| Appointed Minister for Employment
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| 1980 | Nuclear Warfare Carter, Jimmy | |
| Carter announces the USAwill comply with the provisions of the treaty as long as Russia reciprocates, Brezhnev make a similar statement
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| Carter requests the Senate majority leader to delay consideration of the treaty on the Senate floor in view of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
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| 1918 | Peace Trotsky, Leon | |
| The Ukrainian delegation arrives at the peace negotiations
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| 1999 | Prime Minister Way, Victor Joy | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Peru
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| 1882 | Quote Wilde Wilde, Oscar | |
| Tells USAcustoms officers, "I have nothing to declare except my genius"
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| 1543 | Regency Hamilton, James | |
| Appointed Regent
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| 1990 | Resignation Fowler, Norman | |
| London Resigns from the Cabinet for family reasons
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| 1927 | Sandanistas Coolidge, Calvin | |
| Sends in USAtroops to fight the Sandanistas
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| 1922 | Siege of Rostov Stalin, Joseph | |
| Rostov Stalin signs an instruction of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Southern Front to the armies of the front for the capture of Rostov
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| 1951 | Siege of Seoul Ridgway, Matthew | |
| Seoul Orders the evacuation of Seoul
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| 1911 | Siege of Sydney St Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| London 3 policemen are murderred by a gang & then trapped in Sydney St
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| London "better to let the house burn down than spend good British lives"
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| London Deploys Scots guards to cover an east London house when 2 anarchists fire on police
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| London Instructs the firebrigade to let the house burn, 1 is shot & another asphyxiated
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| 2000 | Sinking Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| Kursk Putin fires Tatyana Dyachenko, daughter of Boris Yeltsin and Kremlin image advisor from her post in one of his first official acts, moving quickly to distance himself from Yeltsin's scandal-tinged administration
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| 1322 | Succession Charles IV the Fair | |
| Succeeds as King of France, Philip V's brother
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| 0069 | Succession Vitelius | |
| Succeeds as Emperor of Rome
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| Rome Succeeds as Emperor of Rome
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| The Roman legions refuse to accept Galba as their Emperor & proclaim Vitelius Emperor
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| Rome The Roman legions refuse to accept Galba as their Emperor & proclaim Vitelius Emperor
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| 1896 | Telegram Kruger, Paulus | |
| Receives a telegram from Wilhelm II congratulating him on defeating the Jameson raid
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| 1980 | Treaty of SALT II Carter, Jimmy | |
