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Events

• 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The excommunication of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor is lifted.
• 1521 - The Diet of Worms begins, lasting until May 25.
• 1547 - Henry VIII dies. His nine year old son, Edward VI becomes King, and the first Protestant ruler of England.
• 1573 - Articles of Warsaw Confederation are signed, sanctioning freedom of religion in Poland.
• 1754 - Horace Walpole, in a letter to Horace Mann, coins the word serendipity.
• 1624 - Sir Thomas Warner founds the first British colony in the Caribbean, on Saint Kitts.
• 1724 - The Russian Academy of Sciences was founded in St. Petersburg by Peter the Great, and implemented in the Senate decree. It was called St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences until 1917.
• 1760 - Pownal, Vermont created by Benning Wentworth as one of the New Hampshire Grants.
• 1813 - Pride and Prejudice is first published in the United Kingdom.
• 1820 - Russian expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev discovered the Antarctic continent approaching the Antarctic coast.
• 1846 - Battle of Aliwal, India won by British troops commanded by Sir Harry Smith.
• 1855 - The first locomotive runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean on the Panama Railway.
• 1871 - Franco-Prussian War: Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice.
• 1878 - Yale Daily News becomes the first daily, college newspaper in the United States.
• 1887 - In a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Montana, the world's largest snowflakes are reported, being 15 inches (38 cm) wide and 8 inches (20 cm) thick.
• 1902 - The Carnegie Institution is founded in Washington, DC with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
• 1909 - United States troops leave Cuba with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the Spanish-American War.
• 1915 - An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard.
• 1916 - Louis D. Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
• 1917 - Municipally owned streetcars take to the streets of San Francisco, California.
• 1918 - Finnish Civil War: Rebels seized control of the capital, Helsinki, and members of the Senate of Finland go underground.
• 1921 - A symbolic Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is installed beneath the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to honor the unknown dead of World War I.
• 1922 - Knickerbocker Storm, Washington D.C.'s biggest snowfall, causes the city's greatest loss of life when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theater collapses.
• 1932 - Japanese forces attack Shanghai.
• 1933 - The name Pakistan is coined by Choudhary Rehmat Ali Khan and is accepted by the Indian Muslims who then thereby adopted it further for the Pakistan Movement seeking independence.
• 1934 - The first ski tow in the United States begins operation in Vermont.
• 1935 - Iceland becomes the first Western country to legalize therapeutic abortion.
• 1938 - The World Land Speed Record on a public road is broken by driver Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes-Benz W195.
• 1945 - World War II: Supplies begin to reach the Republic of China over the newly reopened Burma Road.
• 1953 - Derek Bentley hanged for a murder carried out by Christopher Craig.
• 1958 - Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate begin their murder spree with the killings of her parents and infant sister.
• 1958 - The Lego company patented their design of Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.
• 1980 - USCGC Blackthorn (WLB-391) collides with the tanker Capricorn while leaving Tampa Florida and capsizes killing 23 Coast Guard crewmembers.
• 1981 - Ronald Reagan lifts remaining domestic petroleum price and allocation controls in the United States helping to end the 1979 energy crisis and begin the 1980s oil glut.
• 1982 - US Army general James L. Dozier is rescued by Italian anti-terrorism forces from captivity under the Red Brigades.

Disintegration of the Space Shuttle Challenger.

• 1986 - Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster) - Space Shuttle Challenger breaks apart after liftoff killing all seven astronauts onboard.
• 1994 - The first trial of accused murderer Lyle Menendez ends in a mistrial. He and his brother Erik are later found guilty and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
• 1998 - Gunmen hold at least 400 children and teachers hostage for several hours at an elementary school in Manila, Philippines.
• 2002 - TAME Flight 120, a Boeing 727-100 crashes in the Andes mountains in southern Colombia killing 92.
• 2004 - Lord Hutton publishes his report into the death of U.N. weapons inspector Dr. David Kelly.

Events January 26 - Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor visits Pope Gregory VII as a penitent, asking him remove sentence of excommunication Robert Curthose instigates his first insurrection against his father, William the Conqueror Seljuk Turks capture Nicaea Süleyman I of Rüm becomes the leader of the Sultanate of... In 1077, the Holy Roman Emperor, Henry IV, asked the Pope, Gregory VII, for forgiveness during the Investiture Controversy, a conflict inspired, at least in part, by Gregorian Reform. ... Excommunication is a religious censure used to deprive or suspend membership in a religious community. ... Henry IV (November 11, 1050–August 7, 1106) was King of Germany from 1056 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 until his forced abdication in 1105. ... Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. ... For other uses, see Diet of Worms (disambiguation). ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1547 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) became King of England, King of France (in practice only the town and surrounding district of Calais) and Edward I of Ireland on 28 January 1547, and crowned on 20 February, at just nine years of age. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Year 1573 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... 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Sir Thomas Warner (1580-10 March 1649) was an explorer and a captain. ... Country Saint Kitts and Nevis Archipelago Leeward Islands Region Caribbean Area 65 sq. ... Events January 14 - King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne February 20 - The premiere of Giulio Cesare, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London June 23 - Treaty of Constantinople signed. ... Russian Academy of Sciences: main building Russian Academy of Sciences (Росси́йская Акаде́мия Нау́к) is the national academy of Russia. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... Peter I Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia Peter I (Pyotr Alekseyvich) (9 June 1672–8 February 1725 [30 May 1672–28 January 1725 O.S.1]) ruled Russia from 7 May (27 April O.S.) 1682 until his death. ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Pownal, Vermont Pownal is a town located in Bennington County, Vermont. ... Benning Wentworth (1696–1770) was the colonial governor of New Hampshire from (1741-1766). ... The New Hampshire Grants or Benning Wentworth Grants were land grants made between 1749 and 1764 by the provincial governor of the New Hampshire, Benning Wentworth. ... Year 1813 (MDCCCXIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For films named Pride and Prejudice, see Pride and Prejudice (film). ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 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Knickerbocker Theater after the collapse of the roof The Knickerbocker Storm was a blizzard that occurred on January 27–28, 1922 in the northeastern United States. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Republic of China, 19th Route Army, 5th Army Empire of Japan, Imperial Japanese Army, 2nd Independent Tank Company, Shanghai Expeditionary Force Commanders 19th Route Army: Jiang Guangnai (Chinese: 蔣光鼐), 5th Army: Zhang Zhizhong (Chinese: 張治中) Commander: Yoshinori Shirakawa (Japanese: 白川義則), Chief of staff: Kanichiro Tashiro (Japanese: 田代皖一郎) Strength 50,000 90,000 Casualties... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... In linguistics, a neologism is a recently coined word, or the act of inventing a word or phrase. ... 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Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... For the Chinese civilization, see China. ... Burma Road The Burma Road is a road linking Burma (also called Myanmar) with China. ... January 7 - President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. ... Derek William Bentley (30 June 1933 – 28 January 1953) was hanged at the age of 19 for a murder committed by a friend, creating a cause célèbre and leading to a 45-year-long successful campaign to win him a posthumous pardon. ... Jan. ... Charles Starkweather (November 24, 1938 – June 25, 1959) was a spree killer who murdered 11 victims in Nebraska and Wyoming during a road trip with his underage girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate. ... Caril Ann Fugate (born July 31, 1943) was the fourteen-year-old accomplice of spree killer Charles Starkweather. ... For other uses, see Lego (disambiguation). ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... The USCGC Blackthorn (WLB-391) was a 180 foot sea going buoy tender (WLB). ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Reagan redirects here. ... Line at a gas station, June 15, 1979. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... 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Births

• 1225 - Saint Thomas Aquinas (d. 1274)
• 1312 - Queen Joan II of Navarre (d. 1349)
• 1457 - King Henry VII of England (d. 1509)
• 1540 - Ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610)
• 1582 - John Barclay, Scottish writer (d. 1621)
• 1600 - Pope Clement IX (d. 1669)
• 1608 - Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist (d. 1679)
• 1611 - Johannes Hevelius, astronomer (d. 1687)
• 1622 - Adrien Auzout, French astronomer (d. 1691)
• 1701 - Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (d. 1774)
• 1706 - John Baskerville, English printer (d. 1775)
• 1712 - Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (d. 1761)
• 1717 - Mustafa III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1774)
• 1719 - Johann Elias Schlegel, German critic and poet (d. 1749)
• 1755 - Samuel Thomas von Sömmering, German physician (d. 1830)
• 1784 - George Hamilton Gordon Aberdeen, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1860)
• 1818 - George S. Boutwell, 20th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1905)
• 1822 - Alexander Mackenzie, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1892)
• 1833 - Charles George 'Chinese' Gordon, British soldier and administrator (d. 1885)
• 1841 - Henry Morton Stanley, Welsh-born explorer and journalist (d. 1904)
• 1853 - José Martí, Cuban revolutionary (d. 1895)
• 1855 - William Seward Burroughs I, American inventor (d. 1898)
• 1863 - Ernst William Christmas, Australian painter (d. 1918)
• 1864 - Charles W. Nash, co-founder of Nash Motors, which would become American Motors as well as co-founder of Buick (d. 1948)
• 1864 - Herbert Akroyd Stuart, English engineer - inventor of the first compression ignition engine (d. 1927)
• 1865 - Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1928)
• 1865 - Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, first president of Finland (d. 1952)
• 1873 - Colette, French writer (d. 1954)
• 1874 - Vsevolod Meyerhold, Russian theatre director (d. 1940)
• 1879 - Francis Picabia, French-born painter and poet (d. 1953)
• 1880 - Herbert Strudwick, English cricketer (d. 1970)
• 1884 - Auguste Piccard, Swiss physicist (d. 1962)
• 1886 - Marthe Bibesco, Romanian writer (d. 1973)
• 1887 - Arthur Rubinstein, Polish pianist and conductor (d. 1982)
• 1890 - Robert Stroud, American convict, the Birdman of Alcatraz (d. 1963)
• 1891 - Bill Doak, American baseball player (d. 1954)
• 1892 - Ernst Lubitsch, German-born film director (d. 1947)
• 1897 - Valentin Kataev, Russian writer (d. 1986)
• 1899 - Elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (d. 1940)
• 1903 - Aleksander Kamiński, Polish writer (d. 1978)
• 1908 - Paul Misraki, French composer and songwriter (d. 1998)
• 1909 - John Thomson, Scottish footballer (d. 1931)
• 1910 - John Banner, Austrian actor (d. 1973)
• 1910 - Arnold Moss, American actor (d. 1989)
• 1910 - Verda Bryant, American author
• 1912 - Jackson Pollock, American painter (d. 1956)
• 1918 - Harry Corbett, English puppeteer (Sooty) (d. 1989)
• 1918 - Trevor Skeet, New Zealand-born British politician (d. 2004)
• 1919 - Francis Gabreski, American fighter pilot (d. 2002)
• 1922 - Robert W. Holley, American biochemist, Nobel Laureate (d. 1993)
• 1927 - Ronnie Scott, British jazz tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner (d. 1996)
• 1927 - Hiroshi Teshigahara, Japanese director (d. 2001)
• 1929 - Acker Bilk, English jazz clarinetist
• 1929 - Claes Oldenburg, Swedish-born artist
• 1933 - Jack Hill, American film director
• 1934 - Juan Manuel Bordeu, Argentine racing driver (d. 1990)
• 1934 - Mitr Chaibancha, Thai actor (d. 1970)
• 1935 - David Lodge, English author
• 1936 - Ismail Kadare, Albanian writer
• 1936 - Alan Alda, American actor, writer, and director
• 1938 - Leonid Zhabotynsky, Ukrainian weightlifter
• 1940 - Carlos Slim Helú, Mexican businessman
• 1941 - Joel Crothers, American actor (d. 1985)
• 1943 - Paul Henderson, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1943 - Dick Taylor, English musician (The Rolling Stones and The Pretty Things)
• 1944 - Susan Howard, American actress
• 1944 - John Tavener, English composer
• 1945 - Robert Wyatt, English musician
• 1948 - Mikhail Baryshnikov, Russian dancer
• 1948 - Charles Taylor, President of Liberia
• 1949 - Gregg Popovich, NBA Basketball Coach
• 1950 - Barbi Benton, American actress
• 1950 - Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah, King of Bahrain
• 1951 - Brian Bilbray, American politician
• 1951 - Leonid Kadeniuk, Ukrainian cosmonaut
• 1953 - Colin Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player and executive
• 1953 - Chris Carter, English musician (Throbbing Gristle, Chris & Cosey)
• 1954 - Rick Warren, American pastor and author
• 1955 - Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France
• 1957 - Frank Skinner English comedian
• 1957 - Mark Napier, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1959 - Frank Darabont, American filmmaker
• 1959 - Burkhard Dallwitz, German-born composer
• 1959 - Randi Rhodes, Air America radio personality
• 1959 - Dave Sharp, Welsh guitarist (The Alarm)
• 1960 - Robert von Dassanowsky, American cultural historian, writer, and producer
• 1961 - Normand Rochefort, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1962 - Keith Hamilton Cobb, American actor
• 1962 - Sam Phillips, American singer
• 1963 - Dan Spitz, American musician, guitarist for Anthrax
• 1965 - Lynda Boyd, American actress
• 1968 - Sarah McLachlan, Canadian singer and songwriter
• 1968 - DJ Muggs, American musician (Cypress Hill)
• 1968 - Rakim, born William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper
• 1969 - Kathryn Morris, American actress
• 1969 - Mo Rocca, American writer and comedian
• 1969 - Linda Sanchez, American politician
• 1971 - Anthony Hamilton, American soul singer
• 1972 - Nicky Southall, English footballer
• 1974 - Tony Delk, American basketball player
• 1974 - Jermaine Dye, American baseball player
• 1974 - Magglio Ordóñez, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1975 - David Zingler, American writer
• 1975 - Anne Montminy, Canadian Olympic diver
• 1975 - Lee Latchford-Evans, English singer
• 1975 - Junior Spivey, American baseball player
• 1975 - Terri Colombino, American Actress
• 1976 - Mark Madsen, American basketball player
• 1976 - Jarrod Montague, American drummer (Taproot)
• 1976 - Lee Ingleby, British actor
• 1976 - Miltiadis Sapanis, Greek footballer
• 1976 - Emiko Kado, Japanese professional wrestler (d. 1999)
• 1977 - Daunte Culpepper, American football player
• 1977 - Joey Fatone, American singer (*NSYNC)
• 1977 - Matt DeVries, American guitarist (Chimaira)
• 1977 - Takuma Sato, Japanese Formula One driver
• 1977 - Lyle Overbay, American baseball player
• 1978 - Gianluigi Buffon, Italian footballer
• 1978 - Jamie Carragher, English footballer
• 1978 - Papa Bouba Diop, Senegalese footballer
• 1979 - Pixie, English model
• 1979 - Ali Boulala, Swedish skateboarder
• 1980 - Nick Carter, American singer (Backstreet Boys)
• 1980 - Jesse James Hollywood, American drug dealer and fugitive
• 1981 - Rick Razzano, American football player
• 1981 - Elijah Wood, American actor
• 1984 - Andre Iguodala, American basketball player
• 1985 - Arnold Mvuemba, French footballer
• 1986 - Jessica Ennis, English heptathlete
• 1986 - Shruti Haasan, Indian actress
• 1987 - Sophia Larkin, English artist
• 1988 - Henry Mortensen (actor), American actor

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The Tudor Rose: a combination of the Red Rose of Lancaster and the White Rose of York Henry VII (January 28, 1457 – April 21, 1509), King of England, Lord of Ireland (August 22, 1485 – April 21, 1509), born Henry Tudor, was the first monarch of the Tudor dynasty. ... 1509 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1540 was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Ludolph van Ceulen (28 January 1540 – 31 December 1610) was a German mathematician. ... // Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ... Gregorian Calendar switch: Year 1582 involved conversion to the Gregorian calendar. ... John Barclay (January 28, 1582 — August 15, 1621) was a Scottish satirist and Latin poet. ... 1621 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1600 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Pope Clement IX (January 28, 1600 – December 9, 1669), born Giulio Rospigliosi, was Pope from 1667 to 1669. ... // Events Samuel Pepys stopped writing his diary. ... Events March 18 - Sissinios formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia May 14 - Protestant Union founded in Auhausen. ... Giovanni Alfonso Borelli. ... Events January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament August 7 - The brigantine Le Griffon, which was commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. ... Events June 23 - Henry Hudsons crew maroons him, his son and 7 others in a boat November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeares romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time. ... Johannes Hevelius Johannes Hevelius (Latin), also called Johann Hewelke, Johannes Höwelcke or Johannes Hewel (in German), or Jan Heweliusz (in Polish), (born January 28, 1611 – died January 28, 1687), was a councillor and mayor in Danzig (GdaÅ„sk). ... Events March 19 - The men under explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle murder him while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River. ... Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. ... Adrien Auzout ( January 28th, 1622– May 23rd, 1691) was a French astronomer. ... Events March 5 - French troops under Marshal Louis-Francois de Boufflers besiege the Spanish-held town of Mons March 20 - Leislers Rebellion - New governor arrives in New York - Jacob Leisler surrenders after standoff of several hours March 29 - Siege of Mons ends to the city’s surrender May 6... Events January 18 - Frederick I becomes King of Prussia. ... Charles-Marie de La Condamine Charles Marie de La Condamine (January 28, 1701 - February 4, 1774) was a French geographer and mathematician. ... Chesma Column in Tsarskoe Selo, commemorating the end of the Russo-Turkish War. ... Events March 27 - Concluding that Emperor Iyasus I of Ethiopia had abdicated by retiring to a monastery, a council of high officials appoint Tekle Haymanot I Emperor of Ethiopia May 23 - Battle of Ramillies September 7 - The Battle of Turin in the War of Spanish Succession - forces of Austria and... John Baskerville (January 28, 1706 - January 8, 1775) was a printer in Birmingham, a member of the Royal Society of Arts, and an associate of some of the members of the Lunar Society. ... Year 1775 (MDCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... // Events Treaty of Aargau signed between Catholic and Protestants. ... Tokugawa Ieshige (徳川 家重; 1712–1761) was the ninth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan who held office from 1745 to 1760. ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... // Events January 4 — The Netherlands, Britain & France sign Triple Alliance February 26-March 6 What is now the northeastern United States was paralyzed by a series of blizzards that buried the region. ... Sultan Mustafa III Mustafa III (January 28, 1717 – January 21, 1774) was the sultan of the Ottoman empire from 1757 to 1774. ... The Osmanli Dynasty, also the House of Osman, ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1281 to 1923, beginning with Osman I (not counting his father, Ertuğrul), though the dynasty was not proclaimed until 1383 when Murad I declared himself sultan. ... Chesma Column in Tsarskoe Selo, commemorating the end of the Russo-Turkish War. ... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Miners in Falun, Sweden find an apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats Israelsson in an unused... Johann Elias Schlegel (January 28, 1719 - August 13, 1749), German critic and dramatic poet, was born at Meissen. ... Events While in debtors prison, John Cleland writes Fanny Hill (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure). ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Samuel Thomas von Sömmering Samuel Thomas von Soemmering (b. ... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (January 28, 1784 - December 14, 1860) was a Tory politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852 until 1855. ... The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is, in practice, the political leader of the United Kingdom. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Year 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... George Sewall Boutwell (January 28, 1818–February 27, 1905) was an American statesman who served as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Ulysses S. Grant. ... The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ... For other uses, see 1905 (disambiguation). ... 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For other persons named Alexander Mackenzie, see Alexander Mackenzie (disambiguation). ... Regions Political culture Foreign relations Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      The Prime Minister of Canada (French: Premier ministre du Canada), is the Minister of the Crown who is head of the Government of Canada. ... Year 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1833 (MDCCCXXXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Chinese Gordon as Governor of Sudan Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB (28 January 1833 – 26 January 1885), known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army officer and administrator. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sir Henry Morton Stanley, also known in the Congo as Bula Matari (Breaker of Rocks or, alternatively, Sledge Hammer) , born John Rowlands (January 28, 1841 – May 10, 1904), was a journalist and explorer famous for his exploration of Africa and his search for David Livingstone. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... For other persons named José Martí, see José Martí (disambiguation). ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1855 (MDCCCLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Patent no. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...