Events in History
- 473 The future Zeno I is named associate emperor by Emperor Leo I
- 1183 Battle of Mizushima: Japanese Taira clan defeat the Minamoto
- 1278 680 Jews arrested (293 hanged) in England for counterfeiting coins
- 1292 (O.S.) John Balliol becomes King of Scots
- 1491 Anne of Brittany becomes engaged to King Charles VIII of France
- 1511 England, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire sign anti-French covenant The Treaty of Westminster
- 1555 William I of Orange becomes member of Council of State
- 1558 Elizabeth I aged 25, ascends the English throne upon death of her half sister, Queen "Bloody" Mary
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Vespasian
Louis XVIII
Bernard Montgomery
Cyril Ramaphosa
Chanda KochharWeddings in History
- 1749 Founding Father of the United States Roger Sherman (28) weds first wife Elizabeth Hartwell in Massachusetts
- 1934 Lyndon B. Johnson marries Claudia Alta Taylor
- 1950 Writer Jack Kerouac (28) weds Joan Haverty
More Weddings in History
Gregory of Tours
Calico Jack
Thomas Pelham-Holles
Auguste Rodin
Robert HofstadterNovember in History
Ivan the Terrible Kills His Son
The painting "Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan" by Russian painter Ilya Repin
November 16, 1581
Bloody Mary, England’s Most Hated Queen
Queen Mary I, the first woman to rule England in her own right, lost respect and was called Bloody Mary by burning hundreds of religious opponents at the stake.
November 17, 1558
Issigonis, The Mini Mastermind
Sir Alec Issigonis, the man who revolutionised the car industry and created a Swinging Sixties icon by designing the groundbreaking Mini, was born on this day
November 18, 1906
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, Rome
November 18, 1626