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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Nov 13, 866 |
Pope Nicholas I answers the envoys of Boris (Ad consulta vestra) |
Nov 13, 1002 |
English king Ethelred II (the 'Unready') launches 'St Brice's Day' massacre of Danish settlers |
Nov 13, 1553 |
English Lady Jane Grey and Archbishop Thomas Cranmer accused of high treason |
Nov 13, 1565 |
King Philip II's "Letters out Segovia" reaches Brussels |
Nov 13, 1565 |
Pope Pius IV publishes degree Professi fidei |
Nov 13, 1642 |
Battle at Turnham Green outside London: King Charles I vs English parliament |
Nov 13, 1673 |
Prince Willem III/Raimundo earl Montecuccoli conquer Bonn |
Nov 13, 1715 |
Battle of Sheriffmuir during Jacobite rebellion. Battle inconclusive but Government forces halt advance of Jacobite army lead by Scottish Earl of Mar |
Nov 13, 1775 |
American Revolutionary forces capture Montreal |
Nov 13, 1781 |
British troops occupy Negapatam, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) |
Nov 13, 1789 |
Ben Franklin writes "Nothing . . . certain but death & taxes" |
Nov 13, 1839 |
1st US anti-slavery party, Liberty Party, convenes in NY |
Nov 13, 1841 |
James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnosis. |
Nov 13, 1843 |
Mt Rainier in Washington State erupts |
Nov 13, 1849 |
Peter Burnett elected first governor of California |
Nov 13, 1851 |
1st meeting of anti-revolutionary "Netherlands & Orange" |
Nov 13, 1851 |
Telegraph connection between London-Paris linked |
Nov 13, 1851 |
The Denny Party lands at Alki Point, the first settlers of what would become Seattle, Washington. |
Nov 13, 1854 |
"New Era" sinks off NJ coast with loss of 300 |
Nov 13, 1862 |
Battle of Holly Spring, MS |
Nov 13, 1864 |
The new Constitution of Greece is adopted. |
Nov 13, 1865 |
PT Barnum's New American museum opens in Bridgeport |
Nov 13, 1865 |
US issues 1st gold certificates |
Nov 13, 1868 |
American Philological Association organized in NY |
Nov 13, 1875 |
Harvard-Yale game is 1st college football contest with uniforms |
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