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18th Mar 1970 Abdication Nol, Lon    Phnom Penh   The National Assembly is convened & votes unanimously to depose Sihanouk 1962 Accords of Evian Ben Bella, Ahmed    �vian les Bains   Signed by France and the Front de Lib‚ration nationale, ends the war in Algeria with a formal cease-fire proclaimed for March 19, and formalizing the idea of cooperative exchange between the two countries 1962 Accords of Evian Pompidou, Georges    �vian les Bains   Signed by France and the Front de Lib‚ration nationale, ends the war in Algeria with a formal cease-fire proclaimed for March 19, and formalizing the idea of cooperative exchange between the two countries 1912 Armament Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer       Announces in the Commons that for every German battleship built Britain should build 2 1935 Armament Baldwin, Stanley       The Government protests about Germany's conscription & existence of the Luftwafe 1922 Arrest Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand    Chauri Chaura   Begins his sentence, serves about two years of the sentence, being released in February 1924 after an operation for appendicitis    Chauri Chaura   Imprisoned after the Chauri Chaura incident    Chauri Chaura   While Gandhi is in prison the INC spinters into 2 factions, one led by Chitta Ranjan Das and Motilal Nehru favouring participation in the legislatures, the other led by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 1897 Ascent Saint Elias Amedeo, Luigi    Saint Elias   Makes the 1st ascent of Mount Saint Elias, Alaska, 5,489 m 0978 Assassination Edward the Martyr    Corfe Castle   Stopped by his stepmother's henchmen & hacked to death 0978 Assassination Elfrida    Corfe Castle   Orders the assassination of her step-son, Edward the Martyr 0978 Assassination Ethelred II the Unready    Corfe Castle   Edward is assassinated by Ethelred's supporters 1975 Assassination Chitepo, Herbert       Robert Mugabe unilaterally assumes control of ZANU after the assassination of Herbert Chitepo 1915 Battle of Dardanelles Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer    Dardanelles   A naval attack fails & the Inflexible & Irrepressible are lost 1915 Battle of Dardanelles Robeck, John Michael de    Dardanelles   Commands a naval attack fails & the Inflexible & Irrepressible are lost 1643 Battle of Hopton Heath Compton, Spencer    Hopton Heath   Joins forces with General Hastings prior to the battle of Hopton Heath 1643 Battle of Hopton Heath Hastings, Henry    Stafford   Joins forces with the Earl of Northampton prior to the battle of Hopton Heath 1793 Battle of Neerwinden Charles of Austria    Aldenhoven   Wins distinctin during the French invasion of the Netherlands, defeats Dumouriez 1793 Battle of Neerwinden Dumouriez, Charles-Francois du Perier    Neerwinden   Attacks Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Coburg but is repulsed 1793 Battle of Neerwinden Mortier    Namur   The French are turned back by Saxe-Coburg 1917 Battle of Verdun Falkenhayn, Eric von    Verdun   German attacks in the Avocourt-Mort Sector are repulsed 1495 Birth Henry VII    Richmond   Birth of Mary, 5th child of Henry VII 1495 Birth Mary    Richmond   Birth of Mary, 5th child of Henry VII 1848 Birth Louise of Argyll       Birth of Louise, 6th child of Victoria & Albert 1848 Birth Victoria       Birth of Louise, 6th child of Victoria & Albert 1869 Birth Chamberlain, Neville    Birmingham   Birth of Neville Chamberlain, son of a businessman 1928 Birth Ramos, Fidel    Lingayen   Birth of Fidel Ramos 1936 Birth Klerk, Frederik Willem de    Johanesburg Africa   Birth of Frederik Willem de Klerk 1969 Bombing of Cambodia Nixon, Richard Mulhouse       1st day of the secret bombing of Cambodia       Authorizes the secret bombing of Cambodia 1963 Breakfast Sihanouk    Sihanoukville   The Americans begin bombing Communist Headquarters in Cambodia 1916 Brusilov Brusilov, Alexy    Lake Naroch   The Russians attack Lake Naroch under French pressure to divert forces from Verdun 1629 Capture Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de    Savoy   Richelieu captures Savoy & reinforces the anti-Spanish fortress of Casale 1939 Censorship Neurath, Constantin Freiher von    Bohemia   Censors the press & removes all opposition including trades unions & political parties 1890 Chancellor Caprivi, Georg Leo von    Berlin   Appointed Imperial Chancellor 1947 Citizenship Philip       Becomes Lieutenant Philip Mountbaten, RN 1905 Closure Schools Nicholas II       All secondary schools & universities are closed for the remainder of the year 1990 Constitution Modrow, Hans       The 1st free elections are held in the DDR 1910 Constitution Asquith, Henry Herbert    London   Announces the Lords must be reformed on a democratic basis 1970 Coup d'Etat Lon, Mol    Phnom Penh   A Coup overthrows Prince Sihanouk while the Prince is out of the country    Phnom Penh   Sihanouk is held responsible for the Nth Vietnamese taking refuge in Cambodia 1970 Coup d'Etat Nol, Lon    Phnom Penh   Holds Sihanouk responsible for the use of Cambodia by the Vietcong as a sunctuary    Phnom Penh   Leads a Coup which deposes Sihanouk    Phnom Penh   The former Prime Minister siezes power during Sihanouk's absence in Moscow    Phnom Penh   The National Assembly is convened & votes unanimously to depose Sihanouk    Phnom Penh   The neutralist Sihanouk is replaced by pro-USALon Nol 1970 Coup d'Etat Nixon, Richard Mulhouse       The neutralist Sihanouk is replaced by pro-USALon Nol 0978 Death Edward the Martyr    Corfe Castle   Death of Edward the Martyr, assassinated 1933 Death Amedeo, Luigi    Ghioh…r   Death of Luigi Amedeo 1975 Death Chitepo, Herbert       Robert Mugabe unilaterally assumes control of ZANU after the assassination of Herbert Chitepo 2003 Declaration of War Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton       Blair wins parliamentary vote over Iraq war but 139 party members defy him 1971 Demonstrations Heath, Edward Richard George    Belfast   1,800 more troops are sent to Northern Ireland 1912 Diplomacy Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer    London   Proposes a "Naval holiday", a suspension of naval construction by Britain & Germany 1935 Diplomacy Baldwin, Stanley    London   The Government protests about Germany's conscription & existence of the Luftwafe 1970 Diplomacy Sihanouk    Moscow   In Moscow asks Russia to press North Vietnam to remove troops from Cambodia    Phnom Penh   The Cambodian National Assembly votes to depose Sihanouk by 92 votes to 0 1890 Dismissal Wilhelm II    Berlin   Forces Bismarck's resignation as Imperial Chancellor 1990 Election Modrow, Hans       The 1st free elections are held in the DDR 1997 Election Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton       The Sun announces it will back Blair at the general election 1957 Enlistment Oswald Oswald, Lee Harvey    Jacksonville   Reports to the Naval Air Technical Training Center 1972 Film Bolan, Marc       Marc Bolan appears in Ringo Starr's film Born to Boogie, a documentary showing T. Rex at the height of T. Rextasy during a concert at Wembley Empire Pool on 18 March 1972 1972 Film Starr, Ringo       Marc Bolan appears in Ringo Starr's film Born to Boogie, a documentary showing T. Rex at the height of T. Rextasy during a concert at Wembley Empire Pool on 18 March 1972 1999 Independence Milosevic, Slobodan    Kosovo   The Serbian assembly accepts the principle of autonomy for Kosovo 1922 Indian National Congress Das, Chitta Ranjan       While Gandhi is in prison the INC spinters into 2 factions, one led by Chitta Ranjan Das and Motilal Nehru favouring participation in the legislatures, the other led by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 1922 Indian National Congress Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand    Chauri Chaura   While Gandhi is in prison the INC spinters into 2 factions, one led by Chitta Ranjan Das and Motilal Nehru favouring participation in the legislatures, the other led by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 1922 Indian National Congress Nehru, Motilal       While Gandhi is in prison the INC spinters into 2 factions, one led by Chitta Ranjan Das and Motilal Nehru favouring participation in the legislatures, the other led by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 1922 Indian National Congress Patel, Sardar Vallabhbhai       While Gandhi is in prison the INC spinters into 2 factions, one led by Chitta Ranjan Das and Motilal Nehru favouring participation in the legislatures, the other led by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 1922 Indian National Congress Rajagopalachari, Chakravarti       While Gandhi is in prison the INC spinters into 2 factions, one led by Chitta Ranjan Das and Motilal Nehru favouring participation in the legislatures, the other led by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 1536 Legislation Henry VIII