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- HMS Hood
Antonio José de Sucre
German battleship Bismarck
John Wesley
Bottle of 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay
| Blurb | Reason |
|---|---|
| 1487 – Impostor Lambert Simnel was crowned in Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland, as "King Edward VI". | refimprove |
| 1626 – Director-General Peter Minuit of New Netherland acquired Manhattan from Native Americans in exchange for trade goods valued at 60 guilders. | unreferenced section, date not cited |
| 1822 – Ecuadorian War of Independence: Troops led by Antonio José de Sucre secured the independence of Quito from Spain at the Battle of Pichincha. | no footnotes |
- 1689 – The Act of Toleration became law, granting freedom of worship to Nonconformists under certain circumstances, but deliberately excluding Catholics.
- 1830 – The nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was first published as an original poem by Sarah Josepha Hale.
- 1883 – New York City opened the Brooklyn BridgeBysen:Spaced ndashthe longest suspension bridge in the world at the time.
- 1930 – English aviatrix Amy Johnson landed in Darwin, Northern Territory, becoming the first woman to successfully fly from England to Australia.
- 1941 – Second World War: The German battleship Bismarck sank the British battlecruiser Bysen:HMS in eleven minutes at the Battle of the Denmark Strait.
- 1948 – Arab–Israeli War: After five days of fighting, Egyptian forces finally captured the Israeli community of Yad Mordechai after the defenders had abandoned it.
- 1956 – The first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in Lugano, Switzerland.
- 1962 – Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbited the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule.
- 1970 – On the Kola Peninsula in Russia, drilling began on the Kola Superdeep Borehole, eventually reaching 12,262 metres (40,230 ft), making it the deepest hole ever drilled and the deepest artificial point on the earth.
- 1976 – In a wine competition in Paris, French judges shocked the wine industry by rating California wines higher than French ones.
- 1999 – Former President of Serbia Slobodan Milošević was indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo.
- 1960 Valdivia earthquake appears on 22 Þrimilcemōnaþ, so Puyehue-Cordón Caulle should not appear in the same year
24. dæg Þrimilcemonðes: Halgena Cyriles and Meþodies Mæssedæg on Pulgarum, Mæcedonie, and on Russum; Sundorrīces Dæg in Æriþrean (1993)
- 1738 – Æt Maroara gemōte in Ealdoresgeate on Lundne, afand John Ƿesley ( þæs gelicnes is hēr ) edsceaft in his gāste, and þis læd hine þe he onginne þā Methodist Gestyr.
- 1830 – Se Baltimore and Ohio Īsernƿeg, se forma gemǣre berend and Forma Hād Īsernƿeg in þāra Geānedum Rīcum, opned for scheduled þegnunge.
- 1930 – Amy Johnson Bryttisc fleoga belendede in Darƿin in Australie Norþerne Landscipe and be þis ƿeard hie se forma ƿīfmann þe fremmede to fleogenne of Breten oþ Australie.
- 1960 – Cordón Caulle in the Ciliscum Andes begann to abyrstenne, lǣs þon tƿā nihta æfter se Valdivia eorþstyre slōg þæt land.
- 1991 – Se Israhēlisc Here begann Saloman Geƿeorc, rūna ƿeorc to bringenne Iudeas of þæm Sigelhearƿum to Israhēle þæm lande.
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