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1810: Birth of Count Alexandre Colonna-Walewski – Napoleon Bonaparte’s Son?

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1810: Birth of Count Alexandre Colonna-Walewski – Napoleon Bonaparte’s Son?

The count led a quite exciting life and travelled through a large part of the world. He served in the For ...

The count led a quite exciting life and travelled through a large part of the world. He served in the Foreign Legion and as ambassador in many countries. Count Alexandre Colonna-Walewski, widely belie ...

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1807: Napoleon and Persia Agree to Invade India

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1807: Napoleon and Persia Agree to Invade India

Napoleon Bonaparte had been attempting to organize an invasion of India for a long time, intending to tak ...

Napoleon Bonaparte had been attempting to organize an invasion of India for a long time, intending to take it from the British. The Treaty of Finckenstein was signed on this day in 1807. It was an int ...

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1912: Italian Invasion on the Ottoman Empire’s Greek Islands

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1912: Italian Invasion on the Ottoman Empire’s Greek Islands

The famous island of Rhodes (Rodos) was attacked on this day in 1912 by the Italian Army. This island is ...

The famous island of Rhodes (Rodos) was attacked on this day in 1912 by the Italian Army. This island is located only about 20 kilometers off the coast of present-day Turkey. On this day in 1912, the ...

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1654: China’s Famous Kangxi Emperor – A More Powerful Ruler than Louis XIV and Peter the Great?

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1654: China’s Famous Kangxi Emperor – A More Powerful Ruler than Louis XIV and Peter the Great?

The powerful Kangxi Emperor, one of the most respected rulers in Chinese history, was born on this day in ...

The powerful Kangxi Emperor, one of the most respected rulers in Chinese history, was born on this day in 1654. He reigned for 61 years, longer than any other Chinese emperor. Furthermore, he expanded ...

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1979: How Margaret Thatcher Became Prime Minister

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1979: How Margaret Thatcher Became Prime Minister

On this day, the first and for now the only woman in history became British Prime Minister – the “Iron La ...

On this day, the first and for now the only woman in history became British Prime Minister – the “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher. Raised as a strict Methodist (her father was a preacher of the Methodist ...

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1929: Baronial and Royal Ancestry of Audrey Hepburn

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1929: Baronial and Royal Ancestry of Audrey Hepburn

On this day one of the most famous stars in film history - Audrey Hepburn - was born. Her origin is very ...

On this day one of the most famous stars in film history - Audrey Hepburn - was born. Her origin is very interesting. She was born in the Belgian city of Brussels, her mother being the Dutch baroness ...

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1655: Who Invented the Piano?

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1655: Who Invented the Piano?

On this day famous Bartolomeo Cristofori, the man who is generally regarded as the inventor of the piano, ...

On this day famous Bartolomeo Cristofori, the man who is generally regarded as the inventor of the piano, was born. Cristofori was born in the Italian city of Padua, which at that time belonged to th ...

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1814: Napoleon Exiled to the Island of Elba

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1814: Napoleon Exiled to the Island of Elba

On this day in 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte landed on the Italian island of Elba, after he had abdicated in F ...

On this day in 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte landed on the Italian island of Elba, after he had abdicated in France (for the first time). According to the agreement with the foreign powers, Elba was assign ...

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