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1794: Famous chancellor of the Empress and Queen Maria Theresa

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1794: Famous chancellor of the Empress and Queen Maria Theresa

On this day in 1794 the renowned statesman Wenzel Anton Kaunitz-Rietberg died. He was important because h ...

On this day in 1794 the renowned statesman Wenzel Anton Kaunitz-Rietberg died. He was important because he was the State Chancellor (Staatskanzler) in Vienna during the reign of Maria Theresa. He larg ...

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1678: Elena Cornaro Piscopia: First Woman in History to Receive a University Degree

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1678: Elena Cornaro Piscopia: First Woman in History to Receive a University Degree

On this day in 1678, a woman received a university degree for the first time in history. Her name was Ele ...

On this day in 1678, a woman received a university degree for the first time in history. Her name was Elena Cornaro Piscopia and she was originally from Venice. Elena was from a prominent noble family ...

June 25, 2020
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1741: Maria Theresa Crowned “King” of Hungary and Croatia

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1741: Maria Theresa Crowned “King” of Hungary and Croatia

On this day, the grand coronation of Maria Theresa as the ruler of the Hungarian-Croatian kingdom was hel ...

On this day, the grand coronation of Maria Theresa as the ruler of the Hungarian-Croatian kingdom was held. Since it was thought that women are not fit to govern Hungary, Maria Theresa simply took th ...

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1571: The trade between the Philippines and the United States

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1571: The trade between the Philippines and the United States

This day marked the founding of the Spanish colonial city of Manila in the Philippines. The Philippines h ...

This day marked the founding of the Spanish colonial city of Manila in the Philippines. The Philippines had been a Spanish colony for more than 300 years, and was even named after the Spanish King Phi ...

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1767: French scholar who collected German ghost stories

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1767: French scholar who collected German ghost stories

On this day, in 1767, the French geographer and translator Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès was born. Accordin ...

On this day, in 1767, the French geographer and translator Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès was born. According to his year of birth, he was almost the same age as Napoleon Bonaparte, François-René de Chat ...

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1661: Portuguese Catholic princess who obtained Bombay and the custom of drinking tea for the British

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1661: Portuguese Catholic princess who obtained Bombay and the custom of drinking tea for the British

On this day, in 1661, the marriage contract on behalf of the British King Charles II and the Portuguese p ...

On this day, in 1661, the marriage contract on behalf of the British King Charles II and the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza was signed. With this contract Britain received the colony of Bom ...

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1593: Croatian and Austrian Victory over the Ottomans at Sisak

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1593: Croatian and Austrian Victory over the Ottomans at Sisak

On this day, the most famous Croatian victory over the Ottoman Turks occurred near Sisak. By this time, t ...

On this day, the most famous Croatian victory over the Ottoman Turks occurred near Sisak. By this time, the Turks were extensively ravaging Croatian territory, mounting raids even in neighboring Slove ...

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1535: Beheading of Cardinal St. John Fisher

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1535: Beheading of Cardinal St. John Fisher

On this day in 1535, Cardinal St. John Fisher was beheaded in London. He was a Catholic Bishop of Rochest ...

On this day in 1535, Cardinal St. John Fisher was beheaded in London. He was a Catholic Bishop of Rochester in England and was executed during the reign of King Henry VIII, who wanted to proclaim hims ...

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