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1798: Casanova Dies a Christian in a Castle in Bohemia

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1798: Casanova Dies a Christian in a Castle in Bohemia

One of the most famous seducers in history died on this day at the advanced age of 73 years. He died in B ...

One of the most famous seducers in history died on this day at the advanced age of 73 years. He died in Bohemia, in the Duchcov Chateau, where he spent the last 13 years of his life. The castle was ow ...

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1707: Marquise de Montespan – the “Official” Mistress of King Louis XIV

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1707: Marquise de Montespan – the “Official” Mistress of King Louis XIV

On this day in 1707, one of the most famous French royal mistresses – the famous Marquise de Montespan – ...

On this day in 1707, one of the most famous French royal mistresses – the famous Marquise de Montespan – died. She was the official mistress (French: maîtresse en titre) of the French King Louis XIV ( ...

May 27, 2019
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1659: Richard Cromwell and the Protectorate

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1659: Richard Cromwell and the Protectorate

On this day in 1659, (according to the Julian calendar, which was in use in England at the time), Richard ...

On this day in 1659, (according to the Julian calendar, which was in use in England at the time), Richard Cromwell resigned as the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. ...

May 25, 2019
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1626: Europeans bought Manhattan from the Indians for “$ 24”

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1626: Europeans bought Manhattan from the Indians for “$ 24”

On this day back in 1626 one of the most famous transactions in history was made. Dutch sailor Pet ...

On this day back in 1626 one of the most famous transactions in history was made. Dutch sailor Peter Minuit bought the island of Manhattan from a local Indian tribe in exchange for goods worth ...

May 24, 2019
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1725: Jonathan Wild Posed as the Chief Lawman

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1725: Jonathan Wild Posed as the Chief Lawman

On this day in 1725, the most famous English criminal from the 18th century - Jonathan Wild - was execute ...

On this day in 1725, the most famous English criminal from the 18th century - Jonathan Wild - was executed on the gallows. His criminal career is truly astonishing, especially taking into account that ...

May 24, 2019
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1527: Powerful King Philip II of Spain, after whom the Philippines were Named

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1527: Powerful King Philip II of Spain, after whom the Philippines were Named

Philip II Habsburg, one of the most powerful kings ever, was born on this day in 1527. He was King of Spa ...

Philip II Habsburg, one of the most powerful kings ever, was born on this day in 1527. He was King of Spain and Portugal during their colonial expansion of the American, African and Asian continent. A ...

May 21, 2019
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1502: Napoleon’s Last Residence Discovered – The Isolated Island of St. Helena

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1502: Napoleon’s Last Residence Discovered – The Isolated Island of St. Helena

On this day in 1502, the Europeans discovered St. Helena Island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The ...

On this day in 1502, the Europeans discovered St. Helena Island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The island is famous as the last residence of Napoleon Bonaparte. The British captured Napoleon, an ...

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1759: The United States Capitol

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1759: The United States Capitol

William Thornton, a man who designed the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. (the capital of the Un ...

William Thornton, a man who designed the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. (the capital of the United States), was born on this day in 1759. Of course, the Capitol is the seat of the Unites St ...

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