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2005: Founder of Taizé Community Murdered by Knife during Prayer

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2005: Founder of Taizé Community Murdered by Knife during Prayer

Taizé is an international ecumenical monastic society, popular among Christians of various denominations, ...

Taizé is an international ecumenical monastic society, popular among Christians of various denominations, including Catholics. Taizé promotes the unification of Christians and is particularly focused ...

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1977: Elvis Presley Dies

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1977: Elvis Presley Dies

On this day, Elvis Presley, called the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, died aged 43 at home in Graceland Mansion, ...

On this day, Elvis Presley, called the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, died aged 43 at home in Graceland Mansion, Tennessee. He was found dead on the floor of his bathroom, and all attempts to revive him faile ...

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1945: Last Chinese Emperor Pu Yi Arrested by Soviets

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1945: Last Chinese Emperor Pu Yi Arrested by Soviets

The last Chinese emperor Pu Yi was captured by Soviet troops on this day in 1945. This occurred one day b ...

The last Chinese emperor Pu Yi was captured by Soviet troops on this day in 1945. This occurred one day before Japan surrendered to the Allies in World War II. Pu Yi was the emperor of the vassal stat ...

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1954: James Cameron – Director of Many of the Highest-Grossing Movies in History

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1954: James Cameron – Director of Many of the Highest-Grossing Movies in History

James Cameron, one of the most celebrated film directors of today, was born on this day in 1954. He was b ...

James Cameron, one of the most celebrated film directors of today, was born on this day in 1954. He was born in Canada, in Kapuskasing, Ontario, some 200 km from the U.S.-Canada border. It is interest ...

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1891: San Sebastian Church Consecrated in Manila on the Philippines

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1891: San Sebastian Church Consecrated in Manila on the Philippines

This day in 1891 marked the consecration of the only steel church in Asia – San Sebastian Church in Manil ...

This day in 1891 marked the consecration of the only steel church in Asia – San Sebastian Church in Manila on the Philippines. It also seems to be the only church in the world made from previously pre ...

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1890: Tallest Church Completed (161.5 meters)

1740: Prussian King Frederick II the Great Accedes to the Throne

1469: King Manuel I of Portugal – Ruler of the Sea from Brazil to China

1962: The Execution of Adolf Eichmann in Israel

1809: Death of Jean Lannes – One of Napoleon’s Most Daring and Talented Generals

1990: First Multiparty Parliament in Croatia

1975: European Space Agency (ESA) Founded

1934: Russian General Alexey Leonov – First Man to Walk in Space

1868: Last Public Execution in Vienna

1536: Henry VIII Marries his Third Wife only 11 Days after his Second Wife’s Execution

1948: The First UN Peacekeepers

1900: Why was the Capital of Chad Named after a Frenchman?

1814: What Became of Napoleon’s Divorced Wife, Josephine?

1954: First Bilderberg Conference

1953: The First Conquest of Mount Everest was made by a New Zealander

2005: Founder of Taizé Community Murdered by Knife during Prayer

2005: Founder of Taizé Community Murdered by Knife during Prayer

1977: Elvis Presley Dies

1977: Elvis Presley Dies

1945: Last Chinese Emperor Pu Yi Arrested by Soviets

1945: Last Chinese Emperor Pu Yi Arrested by Soviets

1954: James Cameron – Director of Many of the Highest-Grossing Movies in History

1954: James Cameron – Director of Many of the Highest-Grossing Movies in History

1891: San Sebastian Church Consecrated in Manila on the Philippines

1891: San Sebastian Church Consecrated in Manila on the Philippines