10th August 1792: Tuileries Palace stormed & French monarchy suspended
On the 10th August 1792, French revolutionary troops stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris....
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11th August 1919: Weimar Republic established after constitution signed
The Weimar Republic was officially established on 11th August 1919, when Friedrich Ebert signed...
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12th August 1865: Joseph Lister performs 1st antiseptic surgery
On the 12th August 1865 Joseph Lister carried out the world’s first antiseptic surgery using the...
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13th August 1961: Construction begins on the Berlin Wall
Beginning at midnight on the 13th August 1961, East German police and army began to close the...
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14th August 1980: Lech Wa??sa leads strike in Gda?sk shipyard
On the 14th August 1980, workers at the Lenin Shipyard in the Polish city of Gda?sk led by...
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15th August 1941: Last execution takes place at the Tower of London
I’m very grateful to Giselle K. Jakobs for her thorough research and detailed website about the...
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16th August 1819: Protesters killed in the Peterloo Massacre
On the 16th August 1819, the Peterloo Massacre occurred at St Peter’s Field in Manchester when a...
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18th August 1612: Trial of the Pendle Witches begins
On the 18th August 1612, the trials of nine Lancashire women and two men known as the Pendle...
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3rd December 1967: The first human-to-human heart transplant is performed
South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the world’s first human-to-human heart ...
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3rd December 1967: The first human-to-human heart transplant is performed
South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the world’s first human-to-human heart ...
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2nd December 1804: Napoleon crowns himelf Emperor of the French
On the 2nd December 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor of the French at Notre Dame...
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1st December 1918: Unification of Transylvania and the Kingdom of Romania
The National Assembly of Romanians of Transylvania and Hungary declared the unification of...
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30th November 1982: Michael Jackson releases the album Thriller
On the 30th November 1982, Michael Jackson released the album Thriller, which went on to become...
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29th November 1850: The Declaration of Olmütz signed by Prussia and Austria
The Declaration of Olmütz was signed between Prussia and Austria, in which Prussia submitted to...
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28th November 1520: Magellan sails from the Atlantic to the Pacific
On the 28th November 1520, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan led the first European ships...
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27th November 1809: The Berners Street hoax causes chaos in central London
Englishman Theodore Hook orchestrated a practical joke known as the Berners Street hoax in the...
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26th November 1922: Tutankhamun’s tomb entered by Howard Carter
On the 26th November 1922, Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon entered the tomb of Tutankhamun in...
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25th November 1491: The Treaty of Granada ends Islamic rule on the Iberian Peninsula
The Treaty of Granada ended the Granada War and brought about the end of Islamic rule on the...
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24th November 1859: Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
On the 24th November 1859, English naturalist and geologist Charles Darwin published On the...
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23rd November 1889: The nickel-in-the-slot phonograph – the world’s first jukebox
The world's first ‘Nickel-In-The-Slot Phonograph’ introduced the concept of the jukebox to the ...
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