Today’s Significant Events
284 – Diocletian is proclaimed Roman Emperor by his soldiers in the army of the east
762 – Bögü, Khan of the Uyghurs, conquers Lo-Yang, capital of the Chinese Empire.
1695 – Zumbi, the last of the leaders of Quilombo dos Palmares in early Brazil and ex-slave, is executed.
1815 – 2nd Peace of Paris: France & allies after 2nd defeat and abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte.
1942 – Soviet army offensive during WWII, 1 million Russians breach German lines
1969 – Brazilian soccer icon Pele scores his 1,000th goal
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Events in History for Tuesday 17th November 2015
Today’s Significant Events
1558 – Elizabeth I aged 25 ascends English throne upon death of her half sister “Bloody” Mary
1800 – Congress held 1st session in Wash DC in incompleted Capitol building
1831 – Ecuador and Venezuela were separated from Greater Colombia.
1855 – David Livingstone becomes the first European to see Victoria Falls in what is now Zambia and Zimbabwe.
1869 – Suez Canal (Egypt) opens, links Mediterranean & Red seas
1922 – The last sultan of the Ottoman Empire Mehmed VI is expelled to Malta on British warship
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