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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

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  • 1999: Hereditary Lords Lose the Right to have Seats in the British Parliament by Default

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    |Date: October 26, 2015
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    1999: Hereditary Lords Lose the Right to have Seats in the British Parliament by Default

    1999: Hereditary Lords Lose the Right to have Seats in the British Parliament by Default

    On this day in 1999, the House of Lords of the British Parliament voted in a new law according to which h ...

    On this day in 1999, the House of Lords of the British Parliament voted in a new law according to which hereditary lords lost their right to have a seat in the Parliament by default. Namely, until 199 ...

    October 26, 2015
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  • 1273: The Most Powerful Dynasty in History – The Habsburgs

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    |Date: October 24, 2015
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    1273: The Most Powerful Dynasty in History – The Habsburgs

    1273: The Most Powerful Dynasty in History – The Habsburgs

    This day in 1273 marked the first time in history that a member of the Habsburg dynasty was crowned king. ...

    This day in 1273 marked the first time in history that a member of the Habsburg dynasty was crowned king. Rudolf of Habsburg was the founder of the dynasty's power. He was a German count by origin, th ...

    October 24, 2015
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  • 1893: Alexander Battenberg – a Bulgarian Ruler of German Descent – Dies in Graz

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    |Date: October 23, 2015
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    1893: Alexander Battenberg – a Bulgarian Ruler of German Descent – Dies in Graz

    1893: Alexander Battenberg – a Bulgarian Ruler of German Descent – Dies in Graz

    The first ruler of modern Bulgaria died on this day in 1893. His name was Alexander Battenberg, and he be ...

    The first ruler of modern Bulgaria died on this day in 1893. His name was Alexander Battenberg, and he became a Bulgarian prince in 1879, following the recommendation of Russian Emperor Alexander II, ...

    October 23, 2015
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  • 2002: The Hungarian Countess who Became Queen Geraldine of Albania

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    |Date: October 22, 2015
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    2002: The Hungarian Countess who Became Queen Geraldine of Albania

    2002: The Hungarian Countess who Became Queen Geraldine of Albania

    Former Albanian queen Geraldine died on this day in 2002, aged 87. She was the wife of King Zog of Albani ...

    Former Albanian queen Geraldine died on this day in 2002, aged 87. She was the wife of King Zog of Albania, the former Albanian president who had declared himself king in 1928. He was known for having ...

    October 22, 2015
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  • 1600: The Tokugawa Shoguns – Builders of the Largest Castle in Japan

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    |Date: October 21, 2015
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    1600: The Tokugawa Shoguns – Builders of the Largest Castle in Japan

    1600: The Tokugawa Shoguns – Builders of the Largest Castle in Japan

    This day is often considered the beginning of the Tokugawa family’s reign over Japan. Thus began the so-c ...

    This day is often considered the beginning of the Tokugawa family’s reign over Japan. Thus began the so-called Tokugawa shogunate, a period that lasted a full 268 years, i.e. from 1600 to 1868, and on ...

    October 21, 2015
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  • 1740: Death of the Last Male Habsburg (Charles VI)

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    |Date: October 20, 2015
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    1740: Death of the Last Male Habsburg (Charles VI)

    1740: Death of the Last Male Habsburg (Charles VI)

    Charles VI, father of the well-known Empress Maria Theresa, died on this day in 1740. He was the last liv ...

    Charles VI, father of the well-known Empress Maria Theresa, died on this day in 1740. He was the last living male member of the Habsburg dynasty, probably the most powerful dynasty in Europe along wit ...

    October 20, 2015
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  • 1780: The Attractive Pauline Bonaparte – Napoleon’s Younger Sister

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    1780: The Attractive Pauline Bonaparte – Napoleon’s Younger Sister

    1780: The Attractive Pauline Bonaparte – Napoleon’s Younger Sister

    Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon’s younger sister, was born on this day in 1780. She was around 11 years young ...

    Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon’s younger sister, was born on this day in 1780. She was around 11 years younger than him, so that she was only 12 when he became a general in the French army. When she was ...

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  • 1469: The Wedding that United Two Powerful Kingdoms

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    |Date: October 19, 2015
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    1469: The Wedding that United Two Powerful Kingdoms

    1469: The Wedding that United Two Powerful Kingdoms

    One of the most fateful marriages in world history was held on this day. Namely, the marriage of Ferdinan ...

    One of the most fateful marriages in world history was held on this day. Namely, the marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile united the two Spanish kingdoms into a single state, the on ...

    October 19, 2015
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