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  Barthou, Louis
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1917
Abdication
Nicholas II
      Forced to abdicate at his Russian front HQ at Pskov
1569
Battle of Cognac
Louis I de Bourbon
   Cognac   Defeated & killed by the future Henry III
1781
Battle of Guildford
Cornwallis, Charles
   Guildford   Despite victory Cornwallis cannot hold Georgia & the Carolinas
1818
Battle of La Puerta
Bolivar, Simon
   La Puerta   Defeated by the Spanish at La Puerta
0933
Battle of Meresburg
Henry I the Fowler
   Meresburg   Defeats the raiding Magyars
1968
Beatles, The
Harrison, George
      "The Lady Madonna" is released as a single with "The Inner Light" as the "B" side, the 1st Harrison composition to be released on a Beatles' single
1779
Birth
Lamb, William
   London   Birth of William Lamb, son of the 1st Lord Melbourne
1983
Budget
Howe, Geoffrey
   London   Tax allowances are raised by 14%, 1.75 million are taken out of income tax
1939
Capture
Hitler, Adolf
   Bohemia   Bohemia is taken under German protection
   Moravia   Moravia is taken under German protection
1938
Capture
Chamberlain, Neville
   London   Declares in the Commons policy will not change despite Hitler's occupation of Prague
1644
Civil War England
Leslie, Alexander
   South Shields   The Covenanters fail in their attempt to capture the Royalist Fort at South Shields
1961
Commonwealth
Verwoerd, Hendrik Frensch
      Sth Africa withdraws from the Commonwealth
1848
Constitution
Ferdinand I
   Vienna   Forced to promise a Constitution
1990
Constitution
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich
      Sworn in as the 1st executive President of the USSR
1938
Death
Bukharin, Nikolai
      Death of Nikolai Bukharin
1661
Declaration of Indulgence
Charles II
      Allows Charles to exempt religious groups of his choice from the Act of Uniformity
      Charles II tries to extend religious liberty to Protestant nonconformists
      Charles II tries to extend religious liberty to Protestant nonconformists
      Suspends execution penal laws that punish recusants from the Church of England
      Tries to pass the Declaration of Indulgence but it is rejected by the Lords
1672
Declaration of Indulgence
Charles II
      Allows Catholics to worship in private
   London   Allows Catholics to worship in private
      Attempts to remove Legislation against Catholics & Non Conformists
   London   Attempts to remove Legislation against Catholics & Non Conformists
      Grants licenses to Non Conformists to worship publicly
   London   Grants licenses to Non Conformists to worship publicly
2008
Demonstrations
Jiabao, Wen
   Gansu   Tibetan riots spread outside of the Tibet Autonomous Region for the first time, demonstrations by ethnic Tibetans and monks take place in the northwest province of Gansu
2008
Demonstrations
Gyatso, Tenzin
   Gansu   Tibetan riots spread outside of the Tibet Autonomous Region for the first time, demonstrations by ethnic Tibetans and monks take place in the northwest province of Gansu
1993
Diplomacy
Rabin, Yitzhak
   Golan Heights   Yitzhak Rabin meets at the White House with President Clinton, after which Rabin offers to negotiate the return of part of the Golan Heights to Syria
1493
Discovery of America
Colombus, Christopher
   Palos   Returns to Palos from where he had departed with his fleet before landing in America
1890
Dismissal
Wilhelm II
   Berlin   Criticises Bismarck for making arrangements with the Centre without his knowledge
1974
Election
Wilson, James Harold
   High Wycombe   Says he will call an election if the opposition makes it impossible to govern
1938
Execution
Bukharin, Nikolai
      Executed by a bullet in the back of the head
1938
Execution
Stalin, Joseph
      Stalin has Bukharin purged & then executed
1848
Exile
Metternich
   London   Seeks exile in London
1936
Falange
Valladares, Manuel Portela
      The Falange is banned
1961
FNLA
Roberto, Holden Alvaro
      Organizes Bakongo militants, launches an incursion into Angola, leading 4,000 to 5,000 militants
1997
High Commissioner
Zacklin, Ralph
      Appointed High Commissioners for Human Rights for the United Nations
1990
Inauguration
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich
      Sworn in as the 1st executive President of the USSR
1961
Invasion of Angola
Roberto, Holden Alvaro
      Organizes Bakongo militants, launches an incursion into Angola, leading 4,000 to 5,000 militants
1939
Invasion of Bohemia
Blaskowitz, Johannes von
      Leads the 3rd army into Bohemia as Hitler takes over Czechoslovakia
1939
Invasion of Czech
Hacha, Emil
   Prague Rep   Hitler visits Prague & declares a German Protectorate over Bohemia & Moravia
1939
Invasion of Czech
Hitler, Adolf
      German troops cross the Czech border
   Prague   Hitler sleps in the Presidential Palace
1471
Invasion of England
Edward IV
   Humber   Lands with the pretense he has returned to reclaim the Duchy of York, heads for York
1975
Invasion of Vietnam
Thieu, Nguyen van
   Camranh   Meets with his commanders at Camranh & orders withdrawal from the Northern Provinces
1454
Investiture
Edward IV
   London   Invested as the Prince of Wales
1917
Minister
Kerensky, Alexander Fedorovich
      Appointed Minister of Justice
1917
Minister
Miliukov, Paul
      Appointed Foreign Minister
1971
Nuclear Warfare
Nixon, Richard Mulhouse
   Vienna   4th round of SALT talks begin in Vienna
1807
Peerage
Murat, Marechal Joachim
      Created Grand Duke of Berg & Cleves
   Berg   Created Grand Duke of Berg & Cleves
1848
Rebellion
Ferdinand I
   Pest   A bloodless revolution in Pest leads to wider social representation in the Diet
1661
Reform
Charles II
      Charles II tries to extend religious liberty to Protestant nonconformists
1922
Reparations
Barthou, Louis
      France is willing to accept raw material instead of currency for German reparations
1848
Resignation
Metternich
   Vienna   Overthrown during protests in Vienna
1939
Rule of Bohemia
Hacha, Emil
   Bohemia Rep   Hitler visits Prague & declares a German Protectorate over Bohemia & Moravia
1993
Rule of Golan Heights
Rabin, Yitzhak
   Golan Heights   Yitzhak Rabin meets at the White House with President Clinton, after which Rabin offers to negotiate the return of part of the Golan Heights to Syria
1939
Rule of Moravia
Hacha, Emil
   Moravia Rep   Hitler visits Prague & declares a German Protectorate over Bohemia & Moravia
1971
SALT
Nixon, Richard Mulhouse
   Vienna   4th round of the Nuclear SALT talks begin in Vienna
1864
Siege of Dybbol
Frederick Charles
   Dybbol   Begins the siege of Dybbol, Denmark
1944
Siege of Monte Cassino
Clark, Mark
   Monte Cassino   An air attack & military bombardment destroys the town of Monte Cassino
1984
Strike
Thatcher, Margaret Hilda
   Ollerton   End of the flying pickets outside Ollerton colliery
1870
Succession
Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von
   Berlin   Urges Charles Anthony to accept the Spanish crown
   Berlin   William & the Crown Prince oppose Charles Anthony's Spanish succession

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