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Italian King assassinated, 1900
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Uruguay win first FIFA World Cup, 1930
Founded in 1904, FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association: ‘International Federation of Association Football’) soon fell into dispute with the International Olympic Committee about the sport’s position in the Olympic…
Denis Diderot died, 1784
Born on 5th October 1713 in the city of Langres in eastern France, Diderot was destined for a life in one of the professions, initially as a clergyman and then…
All slaves emancipated in British Empire, 1834
In March 1807, as a response to the growing popularity of the abolitionist movement the British Parliament passed An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, which made the buying…
Japanese feudal caste system abolished, 1869
For over six-hundred years a series of Shogun dynasties had dominated Japanese politics, with the Emperor reduced to a largely symbolic role. Yet, in 1866, the leaders of two feudal…
First English colony in North America founded, 1583
In June 1578, Sir Humphrey Gilbert – soldier, Member of Parliament, and explorer – secured letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I, which entitled him to claim any lands not already…
Sir Richard Arkwright died, 1792
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Kon Tiki expedition ended, 1947
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First Scouting camp ended, 1907
In 1899 Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Baden-Powell published Aids to Scouting, a manual of reconnaissance skills based on his military experiences in South Africa. That same year, Baden-Powell commanded a force of European…
First ascent of Mont Blanc, 1786
In the mid-eighteenth century the Swiss aristocrat and naturalist Horace-Bénédict de Saussure became a regular visitor the French town of Chamonix, which sits at the foot of Mont Blanc, the…
Foundation stone of Royal Greenwich Observatory laid, 1675
On 4th March 1675, King Charles II issued a royal warrant appointing John Flamsteed as his ‘astronomical observator’ – a position later known as Astronomer Royal. The warrant detailed his…