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1490: King Matthias Corvinus Dies in Conquered Vienna

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1490: King Matthias Corvinus Dies in Conquered Vienna

Matthias Corvinus’s funerary rites were held in St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna. This day in 1490 marked ...

Matthias Corvinus’s funerary rites were held in St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna. This day in 1490 marked the death of the famous Hungarian and Croatian king Matthias Corvinus. He died in Vienna, which ...

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1327: Petrarch Meets his Beloved Laura in Papal Avignon

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1327: Petrarch Meets his Beloved Laura in Papal Avignon

Petrarch first saw Laura in the Church of St. Claire in Avignon and fell in love with her. It remains unk ...

Petrarch first saw Laura in the Church of St. Claire in Avignon and fell in love with her. It remains unknown whether he ever told her. Petrarch met his beloved Laura for the first time in papal Avign ...

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1919: Soviet Republic Proclaimed in Bavaria

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1919: Soviet Republic Proclaimed in Bavaria

This was done following the example of Russia. In fact, about two weeks earlier, a Soviet Republic was al ...

This was done following the example of Russia. In fact, about two weeks earlier, a Soviet Republic was also proclaimed in Hungary. On this day in 1919, the Bavarian Soviet Republic was declared in Mun ...

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1793: A Committee that Included the “Bloodthirsty Dictator” and “Angel of Death”

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1793: A Committee that Included the “Bloodthirsty Dictator” and “Angel of Death”

On this day the most sinister institution of the French Revolution – the Committee of Public Safety (Comi ...

On this day the most sinister institution of the French Revolution – the Committee of Public Safety (Comité de salut public) – was established. It was supposed to serve as an administrative body of th ...

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1886: Fabulous Wealth of the Muslim Ruler of Hyderabad

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1886: Fabulous Wealth of the Muslim Ruler of Hyderabad

Osman Ali Khan, the last ruler of the Indian state of Hyderabad and the one-time richest man in the world ...

Osman Ali Khan, the last ruler of the Indian state of Hyderabad and the one-time richest man in the world was born on this day in 1886. His state was the richest, most populous, and largest of all Ind ...

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1250: The French King St. Louis IX Captured In Egypt

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1250: The French King St. Louis IX Captured In Egypt

The French King St. Louis IX was captured on this day in 1250. He was the only king in the French history ...

The French King St. Louis IX was captured on this day in 1250. He was the only king in the French history who was declared a saint (canonized). The Muslim forces captured him after the Battle of Fār ...

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1977: Mighty advisor of Japanese Emperor Hirohito in World War II

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1977: Mighty advisor of Japanese Emperor Hirohito in World War II

On this day died Japanese Marquis Kōichi Kido, the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal at the Imperial Palace d ...

On this day died Japanese Marquis Kōichi Kido, the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal at the Imperial Palace during World War II. In Japanese language that office was called “Naidaijin", which literally m ...

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1652: The Dutch Found Cape Town – The Metropolis of South Africa

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1652: The Dutch Found Cape Town – The Metropolis of South Africa

This day in 1652 marked the founding of the city of Cape Town in South Africa. The Dutch sailor Jan van R ...

This day in 1652 marked the founding of the city of Cape Town in South Africa. The Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck landed near the famous Cape of Good Hope. He was an employee of the Dutch East India Co ...

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