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

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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 ...

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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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  • 1967: Shigeru Yoshida: Japanese Roman Catholic Prime Minister

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    1967: Shigeru Yoshida: Japanese Roman Catholic Prime Minister

    1967: Shigeru Yoshida: Japanese Roman Catholic Prime Minister

    This day in 1967 marked the death of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida, probably the most important ...

    This day in 1967 marked the death of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida, probably the most important politician in post-war Japan. Interestingly, he died a Roman Catholic. Shigeru Yoshida was the ...

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  • 1740: Maria Theresa Accedes the Throne

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    1740: Maria Theresa Accedes the Throne

    1740: Maria Theresa Accedes the Throne

    The famed Hungarian queen and Austrian archduchess, Maria Theresa, acceded to the throne on this day. Of ...

    The famed Hungarian queen and Austrian archduchess, Maria Theresa, acceded to the throne on this day. Of course, this happened after the death of Emperor Charles VI – he didn't have any sons, so that ...

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  • 1943: Junkers Ju 390: Nazi Plane for Bombing New York

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    1943: Junkers Ju 390: Nazi Plane for Bombing New York

    1943: Junkers Ju 390: Nazi Plane for Bombing New York

    This day marked the maiden flight of the German heavy bomber, the Junkers Ju 390, designed to attack the ...

    This day marked the maiden flight of the German heavy bomber, the Junkers Ju 390, designed to attack the USA. The bomber had as many as six engines, a large wingspan (over 50 meters) and a maximum tak ...

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  • 1968: Jacqueline Kennedy Marries Aristotle Onassis

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    1968: Jacqueline Kennedy Marries Aristotle Onassis

    1968: Jacqueline Kennedy Marries Aristotle Onassis

    Five years after John Fitzgerald Kennedy's death, his widow Jacqueline married the Greek shipowner Aristo ...

    Five years after John Fitzgerald Kennedy's death, his widow Jacqueline married the Greek shipowner Aristotle Onassis.Jackie was born Jacqueline Lee Bouvier. Her great-great grandfather was a Frenchman ...

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