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  Abdulmecid II
  Acheson, Dean Gooderham
  Ataturk, Maustafa Kemal
  Babur
  Beaufort, John
  Bohun, Humphrey de
  Botha, Pieter
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  Sargent, Orme
  Tiso, Josef
  Valence, Aymer de
  Wilson, James Harold
  Wishart, William
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16th Mar
1984
Accords of Nkomati
Botha, Pieter
   Pretoria Africa   1st agreement signed between SouthAfrica & a black nation
   Pretoria Africa   Mozambique & Sth Africa end hostilities
   Pretoria Africa   Mozambique & Sth Africa end hostilities
1812
Alliance
Metternich
      Austria agrees to provide an army for Napoleon
   Illyria   Franch agrees to restore the Illyrian Provinces to Austria
1935
Armament
Hitler, Adolf
   Berlin   Announces abrogation of the treaty of Versailles
   Berlin   Announces expansion of the Army to 36 Divs
   Berlin   The Nazis decree compulsory military service in defiance of the treaty of Versailles
1322
Arrest
Edward II
   Boroughbridge   Roger Mortimer is arrested & sent to the Tower at the battle of Boroughbridge
1554
Arrest
Elizabeth I
   Tower of London   Rowed through traitors gate
1322
Battle of Boroughbridge
Bohun, Humphrey de
   Boroughbridge   Killed in battle in Yorkshire by the northward advancing forces of Edward II
1322
Battle of Boroughbridge
Edward II
   Boroughbridge   Defeats Lancaster & beheads him without a trial
1322
Battle of Boroughbridge
Harclay, Andrew
   Boroughbridge   Forces the rebel nobles to make a truce, Lancaster is later arrested & executed
1322
Battle of Boroughbridge
Lancaster, Thomas of
   Boroughbridge   Defeated by Edward II & beheaded
1322
Battle of Boroughbridge
Valence, Aymer de
   Boroughbridge   Defeat of Thomas of Lancaster marks the rise of the Despensers & decline of Pembroke
1818
Battle of Cancha Rayada
San Martin, Jose de
   Cancha Rayada   General Osorio narrowly defeats San Martin
1818
Battle of Cancha Rayada
Osorio, Mariano
   Cancha Rayada   General Osorio narrowly defeats San Martin
1916
Battle of Dardanelles
Carden, Sackville Hamilton
   Dardanelles   Forced to hand over his command to John de Robeck, due to ill health
1954
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Giap, Vo Nguyen
   Buen Bien Phu   The Viet Minh capture Gabrielle
1527
Battle of Kanvaha
Babur
   Kanvaha   Defeats the Rajputs & removes the main Hindu rival to Moghul power in Northern India
1818
Battle of Rayad
San Martin, Jose de
   Rayad   Defeated by the Spanish & colonial forces
1917
Battle of Somme, 1st
Haig, Douglas
   St Pierre   The British occupy St Pierre Vaast Wood
1797
Battle of Tagliamento
Napoleon I
   Tagliamento   Defeats the Austrians under Archduke Charles
1781
Battle of Virginia Cap
Destouches, Sochet
   Virginia Cap   Destroys 3 British ships & has the better of the engagement but retreats to Newport
2008
Bear Stearns
Bush, George Walker
      Bear Stearns is sold to JP Morgan Chase for just $240 million under Fed pressure in an emergency rescue takeover
1751
Birth
Madison, James
      Birth of James Madison
1954
Capture
Giap, Vo Nguyen
   Gabrielle   The Viet Minh capture Gabrielle
1950
Cold War
Acheson, Dean Gooderham
      Makes a speech suggesting ways in which Russia can end the Cold War
1935
Conscription
Hitler, Adolf
   Berlin   The Nazis decree compulsory military service in defiance of the treaty of Versailles
1310
Constitution
Edward II
      Agrees to the election of 21 Lords ordainers to reform household & Government
      Parliament sets up a committee of 28 barons who rule the country, Lords Ordainers
1923
Coronation
Fuad I
      Crowned King of Egypt
2008
Credit Crunch
Bush, George Walker
      Bear Stearns is sold to JP Morgan Chase for just $240 million under Fed pressure in an emergency rescue takeover
1410
Death
Beaufort, John
      Death of John Beaufort
1485
Death
Richard III
      Richard III's Queen dies a year after the death of their only son Edward
1813
Declaration of War
Napoleon I
      Prussia declares war on France
2008
Demonstrations
Jiabao, Wen
   Beijing   According to Times Online, in the Central University for Nationalities in Beijing, around 100 ethnic Tibetan students organise a sit-in protest in solidarity with the protesters in Tibet
   Ngawa   In Sichuan province, in an area incorporating the traditional Tibetan areas Kham and Amdo, Tibetan monks and police clash in Ngawa county after the monks staged a protest, killing at least one policeman, and setting fire to three or four polic
2008
Demonstrations
Gyatso, Tenzin
   Beijing   According to Times Online, in the Central University for Nationalities in Beijing, around 100 ethnic Tibetan students organise a sit-in protest in solidarity with the protesters in Tibet
   Ngawa   In Sichuan province, in an area incorporating the traditional Tibetan areas Kham and Amdo, Tibetan monks and police clash in Ngawa county after the monks staged a protest, killing at least one policeman, and setting fire to three or four polic
1923
Diplomacy
Fuad I
      England recognizes Egypt
1890
Diplomacy
Hahnke, Karl
   Berlin   Urges Wihelm to dismiss Bismarck for concealing declining relations with Russia
1921
Diplomacy
Lloyd George, David
      An agreement is made to resume Anglo-Soviet trade relations
1938
Diplomacy
Jebb, Gladwyn
      Says a Czech guarantee is "suicide"
      Supports Italy which keeps a watch on the Brenner Path
1938
Diplomacy
Sargent, Orme
   London   Calls for better relations with Poland, Russia & America
      Tilea informs Orme Germany intends to absorb Hungary before attacking Romania
1938
Diplomacy
Strang, William
   Brenner Pass   Says Czech will be Hitler's next target
   Brenner Pass   Supports Italy which can keep a "watch on the Brenner Path"
1938
Diplomacy
Tilea, Vergil
   Bucharest   Informs Orme Germany intends to absorb Hungary before attacking Romania
1921
Diplomacy
Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov
      An agreement is made to resume Anglo-Soviet trade relations
   Kars   Under a pact between Russia & Turkey the Kars region becomes part of Turkey
1565
Diplomacy
Mary of Scots
      Receives news from Elizabeth she will only be her heir if she marries Leicester
1921
Diplomacy
Mehmed VI
   Kars   Under a pact between Russia & Turkey the Kars region becomes part of Turkey
1890
Dismissal
Hahnke, Karl
   Berlin   Urges Wihelm to dismiss Bismarck for concealing declining relations with Russia
1660
Election
Monck, George
      Monck calls elections for a new Parliament to decide on what terms Charles should resume the throne
1322
Execution
Edward II
   Pontefract   1st time a sentence of death is passed on a peer
   Boroughbridge   Defeats Lancaster & beheads him without a trial at the battle of Boroughbridge
   Pontefract   Orders the execution of the Earl of Lancaster at Pontefract
1713
Exile
Churchill, John
   London   Recalled from exile by the new Tory Government
1713
Exile of Churchill
Churchill, John
   London   Recalled from exile by the new Tory Government
1286
Guardian
Wishart, William
      Appointed Guardian, 1 of 6 Guardians ruling Scotland
1939
Independence
Tiso, Josef
   Prague Rep   Requests Hitler take Slovakia under German protection, Hitler obliges the same day
1923
Independence
Fuad I
   Cairo   Egypt declares independence under King Fuad
   Cairo   England recognizes Egypt
1939
Independence
Hitler, Adolf
      Slovakia proclaims independence & declares support for Nazi Germany
1922
Independence
Lloyd George, David
      Sultan Fuad I is crowned king of Egypt. England recognizes Egypt
1939
Invasion of Czech
Hitler, Adolf
   Prague   Hitler proclaims a Proctecorate over Bohemia & Moravia
1938
Invasion of Hungary
Sargent, Orme
      Tilea informs Orme Germany intends to absorb Hungary before attacking Romania
1938
Invasion of Romania
Sargent, Orme
      Tilea informs Orme Germany intends to absorb Hungary before attacking Romania
1938
Invasion of Romania
Tilea, Vergil
   Bucharest   Informs Orme that Germany intends to absorb Hungary before attacking Romania
1939
Invasion of Ruthenia
Hitler, Adolf
   Ruthenia   Allows the Hungarians to capture Ruthenia & establish a border with Poland
1939
Invasion of Slovakia
Hitler, Adolf
   Slovakia   Takes Slovakia under his protection in response to a telegram composed by Premier Tiso
1926
Invention Rocket
Goddard, Robert
   Massachusetts   Launches the 1st liquid fueled rocket, a distance of 184 feet in Massachusetts
1968
Massacre
Calley, Jnr, William
   My Lai   A massacre by USAtroops, allegedly under the orders of Lt Calley
1918
Michael
Hindenburg, Paul Ludwig Hans von
      60 infantry divisions move up to the front
1968
Minister
Stewart, Michael
      Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term