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1643: Louis XIV Becomes the King of France

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1643: Louis XIV Becomes the King of France

Louis XIV was only four years old at the time when he became king. Cardinal Mazarin became his Chief Mini ...

Louis XIV was only four years old at the time when he became king. Cardinal Mazarin became his Chief Minister, i.e. the prime minister of France. On this day in 1643, Louis XIV became the French king ...

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1998: Frank Sinatra Dies

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1998: Frank Sinatra Dies

After Sinatra died on this day, his funeral was organized at the Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd in ...

After Sinatra died on this day, his funeral was organized at the Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills. The famous American musician Frank Sinatra died on this day at the age of 82. Th ...

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1948: How did the Zionists Establish the State of Israel?

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1948: How did the Zionists Establish the State of Israel?

On this day in 1948, the Declaration of Independence of the State of Israel was solemnly proclaimed in a ...

On this day in 1948, the Declaration of Independence of the State of Israel was solemnly proclaimed in a museum in Tel Aviv, where a portrait of Theodor Herzl, the founder of Zionism, hung on the wall ...

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1939: The Youngest Mother in History had a Baby when she was only Five Years Old

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1939: The Youngest Mother in History had a Baby when she was only Five Years Old

The youngest woman in recorded history that gave birth to a child was the Peruvian named Lina Medina. On ...

The youngest woman in recorded history that gave birth to a child was the Peruvian named Lina Medina. On this day, at the age of only 5 years, 7 months and 17 days, she gave birth to a healthy baby we ...

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1954: Death of Heinz Guderian – Hitler’s “Panzer General”

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1954: Death of Heinz Guderian – Hitler’s “Panzer General”

The famous General Heinz Guderian died on this day in 1954. He is famous for German military successes at ...

The famous General Heinz Guderian died on this day in 1954. He is famous for German military successes at the beginning of World War II. His strategy of rapid and deep penetration of tank units into t ...

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1991: Jiang Qing: The Wife of Mao Tse-tung, Actress and Powerful Party Official

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1991: Jiang Qing: The Wife of Mao Tse-tung, Actress and Powerful Party Official

The wife of Mao Tse-tung, known as Madame Mao in the West, died on this day in 1991. She used many names ...

The wife of Mao Tse-tung, known as Madame Mao in the West, died on this day in 1991. She used many names during her life due to her artistic career, and revolutionary events in China at the time. She ...

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1906: Carl Schurz: The German Whose Wife Opened the First German-language “Kindergarten” in the USA

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1906: Carl Schurz: The German Whose Wife Opened the First German-language “Kindergarten” in the USA

This day marked the death of Carl Schurz, the first German-American to become a member of the U.S. Senate ...

This day marked the death of Carl Schurz, the first German-American to become a member of the U.S. Senate. He was born in the German town of Liblar not far from Cologne. It is a predominantly Catholic ...

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1925: Oona O’Neill – Daughter of the Famous Nobel Prize Winner and Charlie Chaplin’s Wife

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1925: Oona O’Neill – Daughter of the Famous Nobel Prize Winner and Charlie Chaplin’s Wife

Charlie Chaplin's wife, Oona O'Neill, was born on this day in 1925. She was 36 years younger than Charli ...

Charlie Chaplin's wife, Oona O'Neill, was born on this day in 1925. She was 36 years younger than Charlie. It is interesting to note that her father was the famous Eugene O'Neill, an American of Iris ...

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