- 1407 Lama Deshin Shekpa visits the Ming Dynasty capital at Nanjing and is awarded the title Great Treasure Prince of Dharma
- 1516 1st Jewish ghetto established: Venice compels Jews to live in a specific area
- 1858 “Big Ben”, a 13.76 tonne bell, is recast in the Tower of Westminster
- 1912 RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton for her maiden (and final) voyage
- 1945 Allies liberate 1st Nazi concentration camp, Buchenwald (Czech)
- 1972 US, USSR & 70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons
- 1998 The Good Friday/Belfast Agreement for Northern Ireland is signed by the British and Irish goverments
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