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Biographies
  Addington, Henry
  Beck, Josef
  Benn, Anthony Wedgewood
  Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton
  Boyd, Paricia
  Bush, George Walker
  Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro
  Charles II
  Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer
  Cook, Robin Finlayson
  Cromwell, Oliver
  Eisenhower, Dwight David
  Elizabeth II
  Fehrenbach, Konstantin
  Ferdinand II
  Gil, Emilio Portes
  Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich
  Hardicanute I
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  Pole, William
  Hitler, Adolf
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  Hussein, Saddam
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  Kapp, Wolfgang
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  Klerk, Frederik Willem de
  Kunwar, Lal
  Lucius Commodus
  Lulach
  Major, John Roy
  Malcolm III
  Mary of Scots
  Meir, Golda
  Milosevic, Slobodan
  Napoleon I
  Nixon, Richard Mulhouse
  Oswald, Marina
  Pasha, Mustapha
  Pole, William
  Pole, William
  Schacht, Horace Greeley Hjalmar
  Stephens, James
  Stoltenberg, Jens
  Wellesley, Arthur
  Wilson, James Harold
  Zia-Ul-Haq, Mohammad
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17th Mar

1566
Arrest
Mary of Scots
   Holyrood   Darnley claims innocence for the murder of Riccio & smuggles Mary out of Holyrood
1058
Assassination
Lulach
   Strathbogie   Killed by Malcolm III, after only a few months rule, Scotland loses its Gaelic inheritance
1960
Bay of Pigs
Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro
   Cochinos Bay   The Eisenhower administration agrees to a recommendation from the CIA to equip and drill Cuban exiles for action against the new Castro Government
1960
Bay of Pigs
Eisenhower, Dwight David
      The Eisenhower administration agrees to a recommendation from the CIA to equip and drill Cuban exiles for action against the new Castro Government
1945
Birth
Boyd, Paricia
      Birth of Patricia Boyd
1473
Birth
James III
      Birth of James IV, by Queen Margaret
1968
Bombing of Cambodia
Nixon, Richard Mulhouse
   Washington   Bombing begins over Cambodia
   Washington   Menu or short-duration bombing of Vietcong sanctuaries, lasts for 14 months
2003
Broadcast
Bush, George Walker
      Bush addresses the nation, he demands that Hussein and his two sons Uday and Qusay leave Iraq, giving them a 48-hour deadline
1651
Constitution
Cromwell, Oliver
      The Monarchy is abolished
1991
Constitution
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich
   Moscow   A small majority for his proposal for a federation of socialist sovereign republics
1054
Coronation
Malcolm III
   Scone   Crowned King of Scotland, son of Duncan I
1920
Coup d'Etat
Fehrenbach, Konstantin
   Berlin   The national Government fled to Stuttgart and called for a general strike, while Kapp's vacillating nature did not help, the strike crippled Germany's ravaged economy and the Kapp Government collapses
1920
Coup d'Etat
Kapp, Wolfgang
   Berlin   The Government moves to Berlin from Stuttgart
   Berlin   The national Government fled to Stuttgart and called for a general strike, while Kapp's vacillating nature did not help, the strike crippled Germany's ravaged economy and the Kapp Government collapses
1980
Coup d'Etat
Zia-Ul-Haq, Mohammad
      Admits that the Government have crushed a plot against him
1040
Death
Harold I
   Wessex   Death of Harold I, succeeded by Harthacanut, son of Canute I & Emma
1058
Death
Lulach
   Strathbogie   Death of Lulach
1672
Declaration of War
Charles II
      Charles II declares war without consulting Parliament
      England & France declare war against in accordance with the treaty of Dover
1938
Demonstrations
Beck, Josef
   Dabrowa   Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Dabrowa, Poland
1942
Diplomacy
Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer
      USAand Britain agree to cooperate in strategic planning in the event the USAenters the war, during the ABC-1 talks, the USAagree in principal that the defeat of Germany would be the first priority in the event of a two-theatre conflict.
1938
Diplomacy
Beck, Josef
      The Polish Government presents an ultimatum to Lithuania to establish diplomatic ties
1450
Exile of Pole
Pole
   London   Henry VI finds Suffolk guilty of non-capital crimes & banishes him for 5 yrs
1450
Exile of Pole
Pole, William
   London   Henry VI finds Suffolk guilty of non-capital crimes & banishes him for 5 yrs
1450
Impeachment
Henry VI
   London   Henry VI finds Suffolk guilty of non-capital crimes & banishes him for 5 yrs
1450
Impeachment
Pole
   London   Henry VI finds Suffolk guilty of non-capital crimes & banishes him for 5 yrs
1450
Impeachment
Pole, William
   London   Henry VI finds Suffolk guilty of non-capital crimes & banishes him for 5 yrs
1960
Invasion of Cuba
Eisenhower, Dwight David
      The Eisenhower administration agrees to a recommendation from the CIA to equip and drill Cuban exiles for action against the new Castro Government
1944
Invasion of Hungary
Hitler, Adolf
   Klesheim   Hitler forces Horthy to agree to German occupation & rule in Hungary
1944
Invasion of Hungary
Horthy de Nagybanya, Miklos
   Klesheim   Hitler forces Horthy to agree to German occupation & rule in Hungary
1859
IRB
Stephens, James
      Founds the Irish Republican Brotherhood
1973
London Bridge
Elizabeth II
   London Bridge   Queen Elizabeth II opens the new London Bridge
1489
Marriage
Ferdinand II
   Madrid   Agrees to the marriage between Catherine of Aragon & Prince Arthur, Henruy VII's son
1961
Marriage
Oswald, Marina
   Minsk   1st introduced to Lee Harvey Oswald
1997
Parliament
Major, John Roy
   London   Granted the dissolution of Parliament
0180
Peace
Lucius Commodus
   River Danube   After the death of his father, Marcus Aurelius, Lucius makes peace with the Marcomanni
1933
President
Schacht, Horace Greeley Hjalmar
      Appointed President of the Reichsbank, 2nd term
1928
President
Gil, Emilio Portes
      Appointed President of Mexico
1801
Prime Minister
Addington, Henry
      Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain
1969
Prime Minister
Meir, Golda
      Golda Meir becomes the 4th Prime Minister of Israel
2000
Prime Minister
Stoltenberg, Jens
      Appointed Prime Minister of Norway
1975
Referendum
Benn, Anthony Wedgewood
   London   In Cabinet votes to dissociate from Labour's policy of accepting the yes vote
1975
Referendum
Wilson, James Harold
   London   Cabinet votes in favour of holding the referendum
   London   Cabinet votes in favour of the "yes" vote by 16 to 7
1991
Referendum
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich
   Moscow   Small majority a renewed federation of socialist sovereign republics
1910
Reform
Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer
   Manchester   "The Crown & the Commons must act together against the encroachments of the Lords"
1992
Reform
Klerk, Frederik Willem de
      White referendum, 2/3 majority for reform of Apartheid
2001
Resignation
Cook, Robin Finlayson
      Robin Cook resigns over the Government's policy on war in Iraq
2003
Resignation
Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton
      Robin Cook resigns over the Government's policy on war in Iraq
      Robin Cook resigns over the Government's policy on war in Iraq
1944
Rule of Hungary
Horthy de Nagybanya, Miklos
   Klesheim   Hitler forces Horthy to agree to German occupation & rule in Hungary
1799
Siege of Acre
Napoleon I
   Acre   Napoleon commences a 61 day siege of Acre against the Turks & British
1799
Siege of Acre
Pasha, Mustapha
   Acre   Napoleon commences a 61 day siege of Acre against the Turks & British
1812
Siege of Badajoz
Wellesley, Arthur
   Badajoz   Wellington laid siege to the fortress of Badajoz form 17th March to 6th April
1985
Siege of Basra
Khomeini, Ruhollah
   Basra   Iran attempts to ford the Tigris, Iraq fights off the offensive
1985
Siege of Basra
Hussein, Saddam
   Basra   Iran attempts to ford the Tigris
   Basra   Iraq fights off the offensive during the heaviest battle yetw
2004
Siege of Kosovo
Milosevic, Slobodan
   Kosovo   Kosovo-wide riots by Albanians leave 19 dead and hundreds injured, thousands of Serbs flee their enclaves as hundreds of their homes and dozens of churches are set on fire
1040
Succession
Hardicanute I
      Canute's choice as King
      The throne is only secured after the death of Canute's stepbrother Harold I
1712
Succession
Jahandar Shah
      Azim-ush-shan is killed and Jahandar Shah is able to rule for a further eleven months
      Jahandar Shah is a mere puppet in the hands of his favorite wife, Lal Kunwar,who, before her elevation to the position of Queen Consort was a mere dancing girl.
1712
Succession
Kunwar, Lal
      Jahandar Shah is a mere puppet in the hands of his favorite wife, Lal Kunwar,who, before her elevation to the position of Queen Consort was a mere dancing girl.
1057
Succession
Malcolm III
      Succeeds as King of Scotland, had defeated Macbeth in battle 3 yrs previously
1450
Trial
Henry VI
   London   Henry VI finds Suffolk guilty of non-capital crimes & banishes him for 5 yrs
   London   Tries Suffolk with consulting Parliament
1450
Trial
Pole
   London   Henry VI finds Suffolk guilty of non-capital crimes & banishes him for 5 yrs
1450
Trial
Pole, William
   London   Henry VI finds Suffolk guilty of non-capital crimes & banishes him for 5 yrs
   London   Henry VI finds Suffolk guilty of non-capital crimes & banishes him for 5 yrs

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