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1981: Assassination Attempt on Pope St. John Paul II

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1981: Assassination Attempt on Pope St. John Paul II

On this day, at St. Peter’s Square in Rome, an assassination attempt on Pope St. John Paul II took place, ...

On this day, at St. Peter’s Square in Rome, an assassination attempt on Pope St. John Paul II took place, precisely on the anniversary of the first apparition of Our Lady of Fatima, who back in 1917 a ...

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1590: Cosimo II de’ Medici – the Patron of Galileo Galilei

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1590: Cosimo II de’ Medici – the Patron of Galileo Galilei

Cosimo II de' Medici, the Tuscan ruler who was a patron of the famous scientist Galileo, was born on this ...

Cosimo II de' Medici, the Tuscan ruler who was a patron of the famous scientist Galileo, was born on this day in 1590. He held the title of Grand Duke of Tuscany (Granduca di Toscana). Cosimo’s II cap ...

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1892: Zita of Bourbon-Parma – Last Ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

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1892: Zita of Bourbon-Parma – Last Ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

This day in 1892 marked the birth of Zita of Bourbon-Parma, who was the last Austro-Hungarian ruler i.e. ...

This day in 1892 marked the birth of Zita of Bourbon-Parma, who was the last Austro-Hungarian ruler i.e. the last Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary. Her name was Zita and she was born into the p ...

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1860: Giuseppe Garibaldi Sails towards Southern Italy on a Mission of Unification

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1860: Giuseppe Garibaldi Sails towards Southern Italy on a Mission of Unification

Garibaldi and just over 1000 of his followers sailed from Genoa to the south, landing in Sicily. Giuseppe ...

Garibaldi and just over 1000 of his followers sailed from Genoa to the south, landing in Sicily. Giuseppe Garibaldi set forth on a mission to unite his home country on this day in 1860. Together with ...

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1309: Charles II of Naples: Father of a Saint, an Emperor, and Two Kings

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1309: Charles II of Naples: Father of a Saint, an Emperor, and Two Kings

On this day in 1309, King Charles II of Naples died. It is interesting to note that this medieval ruler h ...

On this day in 1309, King Charles II of Naples died. It is interesting to note that this medieval ruler had remarkably respectable offspring. In fact, he was the father of a saint, an emperor, and tw ...

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1936: Italians Conquer Addis Ababa – The Capital of the Ethiopian Empire

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1936: Italians Conquer Addis Ababa – The Capital of the Ethiopian Empire

On this day in 1936, the Italian Army entered the conquered capital of the Ethiopian Empire – Addis Ababa ...

On this day in 1936, the Italian Army entered the conquered capital of the Ethiopian Empire – Addis Ababa. This event finalized the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, one of only a few African countries ...

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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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1519: Lorenzo II de ‘Medici – The Duke to whom Machiavelli`s “The Prince” was Dedicated

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1519: Lorenzo II de ‘Medici – The Duke to whom Machiavelli`s “The Prince” was Dedicated

On this day in 1519, Lorenzo II de 'Medici, Duke of Urbino and ruler of Florence, died. Niccolò Machiavel ...

On this day in 1519, Lorenzo II de 'Medici, Duke of Urbino and ruler of Florence, died. Niccolò Machiavelli`s “The Prince” (Italian: Il Principe) was dedicated to him. Lorenzo de 'Medici originated fr ...

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