Capital punishment in the United Kingdom, already abolished for murder, is completely abolished for all…
Capital punishment in the United Kingdom, already abolished for murder, is completely abolished for all remaining capital offences.
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1994
The chemical element darmstadtium is discovered.
The chemical element darmstadtium is discovered.
1965
Several U.S. states and parts of Canada are hit by a series of blackouts lasting up to 13 hours in the…
Several U.S. states and parts of Canada are hit by a series of blackouts lasting up to 13 hours in the Northeast blackout of 1965.
1918
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany abdicates after the German Revolution, and Germany is proclaimed a Republic.
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany abdicates after the German Revolution, and Germany is proclaimed a Republic.
1791
The Dublin Society of United Irishmen is founded.
The Dublin Society of United Irishmen is founded.
1492
Death of Jami
Died: Jami, Persian poet (born 1414).
955
Birth of Gyeongjong
Born: Gyeongjong, Korean king (died 981).
694
At the Seventeenth Council of Toledo, Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding…
At the Seventeenth Council of Toledo, Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims, sentencing all Jews to slavery.
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