Today in History
On This Day In History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jun 20, 451 |
Germans & Romans beat Atiila the Hun at Catalarinische Fields |
Jun 20, 1212 |
French & Spanish crusaders unite against the Almohaden at Toledo |
Jun 20, 1214 |
The University of Oxford receives its charter. |
Jun 20, 1530 |
German Parliament joins to Augsburg together |
Jun 20, 1547 |
Count Philip van Hessen captured |
Jun 20, 1567 |
Jews are expelled from Brazil by order of regent Don Henrique |
Jun 20, 1582 |
Bishop Domingo de Salazar of Manila suppresses the Philippines |
Jun 20, 1591 |
Mauritius & Willem van Nassau occupy Devente |
Jun 20, 1631 |
The sack of Baltimore: the Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Algerian pirates. |
Jun 20, 1632 |
Britain grants 2nd Lord Baltimore rights to Chesapeake Bay area |
Jun 20, 1633 |
Charter for Maryland is given to Lord Cecil Baltimore |
Jun 20, 1656 |
Polish King Jan II Casimir recaptures Warsaw |
Jun 20, 1675 |
Abenaki, Massachusetts, Mohegan & Wampanoag indians form anti-English front under Metacom |
Jun 20, 1756 |
Black Hole of Calcutta - 146 British soldiers imprisoned in small dungeon in Calcutta, India where most die |
Jun 20, 1756 |
Siraj ud-Daulah Nawab of Bengal takes Calcutta from the British |
Jun 20, 1779 |
Battle of Stone Ferry |
Jun 20, 1782 |
Congress approves Great Seal of US & eagle as it's symbol |
Jun 20, 1787 |
Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the United States. |
Jun 20, 1789 |
Oath of Tennis Court (for a new constitution) in France taken |
Jun 20, 1791 |
King Louis XVI caught trying to escape French Revolution |
Jun 20, 1819 |
320 ton Savannah becomes 1st steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic) |
Jun 20, 1825 |
Coronation of French King Charles X the Bourbon |
Jun 20, 1826 |
Siam and Britain sign trade/peace treaty |
Jun 20, 1837 |
Britain issues its 1st stamp, 1 penny Queen Victoria |
Jun 20, 1837 |
Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV. She ruled for 63 years ending in 1901 |
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