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White Lodge, Richmond Park, London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 23 1894
Sat 10:56:00
Edward was born on 23 June 1894 at White Lodge, Richmond Park, on the outskirts of London during the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria.
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Galileo Galilei
Galileo was found guilty
Wed Jun 22 1633
Galileo was found guilty, and the sentence of the Inquisition, issued on 22 June 1633, was in three essential parts: Galileo was found "vehemently suspect of heresy", namely of having held the opinions that the Sun lies motionless at the center of the universe, that the Earth is not at its centre and moves, and that one may hold and defend an opinion as probable after it has been declared contrary to Holy Scripture. He was required to "abjure, curse, and detest" those opinions. He was sentenced to formal imprisonment at the pleasure of the Inquisition. On the following day this was commuted to house arrest, which he remained under for the rest of his life. His offending Dialogue was banned; and in an action not announced at the trial, publication of any of his works was forbidden, including any he might write in the future.
Galileo Galilei
Napoleon
Napoleon abdicated on 22 June in favor of his son
Thu Jun 22 1815
Napoleon returned to Paris and found that both the legislature and the people had turned against him. Realizing his position was untenable, he abdicated on 22 June in favor of his son.
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First Sino-Japanese War
Additional Japanese Troops arrive in Korea
Fri Jun 22 1894
Additional Japanese troops arrive in Korea. Japanese prime minister Itō Hirobumi tells Matsukata Masayoshi that since the Qing Empire appear to be making military preparations, there is probably "no policy but to go to war". Mutsu tells Ōtori to press the Korean government on the Japanese demands.
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Adolf Hitler
France armistice
Sat Jun 22 1940
France and Germany signed an armistice on 22 June.
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Francisco Franco
Invasion of the Soviet Union
Sun Jun 22 1941
When the invasion of the Soviet Union began on 22 June 1941, Franco's foreign minister Ramón Serrano Suñer immediately suggested the formation of a unit of military volunteers to join the invasion. Volunteer Spanish troops fought on the Eastern Front under German command from 1941 to 1944.
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Roman Empire
Titus Caesar Vespasianus
Sat Jun 24 79
Titus, Vespasian's successor, quickly proved his merit, although his short reign was marked by disaster, including the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii. He held the opening ceremonies in the still unfinished Colosseum but died in 81.
Aureus of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor
Napoleon
Napoleon prepared for an offensive campaign against Russia
Wed Jun 24 1812
Napoleon ignored repeated advice against an invasion of the Russian heartland and prepared for an offensive campaign; on 24 June 1812 the invasion commenced.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt
Ibrahim won his last victory for his father at Nezib
Mon Jun 24 1839
The Porte felt strong enough to renew the struggle, and war broke out once more. Ibrahim won his last victory for his father at Nezib on June 24, 1839.
Portrait d'Ibrahim Pacha
Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt
The Second Egyptian–Ottoman War
Mon Jun 24 1839
The Battle of Nezib was fought on 24 June 1839 between Egypt and the Ottoman Empire. The Egyptians were led by Ibrahim Pasha, while the Ottomans were led by Hafiz Osman Pasha.
Portrait d'Ibrahim Pacha
Muhammad Ali of Egypt
Battle of Nezib
Mon Jun 24 1839
When Mahmud II ordered his forces to advance on the Syrian frontier, Ibrahim attacked and destroyed them at the Battle of Nezib (24 June 1839) near Urfa. In an echo of the Battle of Konya, Constantinople was again left vulnerable to Ali's forces. A further blow to the Ottomans was the defection of their fleet to Muhammad Ali. Mahmud II died almost immediately after the battle took place and was succeeded by sixteen-year-old Abdülmecid. At this point, Ali and Ibrahim began to argue about which course to follow; Ibrahim favored conquering the Ottoman capital and demanding the imperial seat while Muhammad Ali was inclined simply to demand numerous concessions of territory and political autonomy for himself and his family.
Muhammad Ali Pasha
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Roman Empire
Servius Sulpicius Galba
Fri Jun 8 68
Servius Sulpicius Galba, born as Lucius Livius Ocella Sulpicius Galba, was a Roman emperor who ruled from AD 68 to 69. He was the first emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors and assumed the position following Emperor Nero's suicide. Galba's physical weakness and general apathy led to him being selected over by favorites. Unable to gain popularity with the people or maintain the support of the Praetorian Guard, Galba was murdered by Otho, who became emperor in his place.
Aureus of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor
Roman Empire
Nero committed suicide
Sat Jun 9 68
A military coup drove Nero into hiding. Facing execution at the hands of the Roman Senate, he reportedly committed suicide in 68. According to Cassius Dio, Nero's last words were "Jupiter, what an artist perishes in me!".
Aureus of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor
Roman Empire
Titus Caesar Vespasianus
Sat Jun 24 79
Titus, Vespasian's successor, quickly proved his merit, although his short reign was marked by disaster, including the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii. He held the opening ceremonies in the still unfinished Colosseum but died in 81.
Aureus of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor
Imperial China (Qin and Han dynasties)
Battle of the Altai Mountains
Sat Jun 4 89
Han and allied forces defeated the army of the Northern Chanyu and accepted the surrender of two hundred thousand Xiongnu soldiers in the Altai Mountains.
A mural showing women dressed in traditional Hanfu silk robes, from the Dahuting Tomb of the late Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD)
Roman Empire
Julianus was sentenced to death
Sun Jun 2 193
Julianus was sentenced to death.
Aureus of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor
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The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their respective allies, the Eastern Bloc and the Western Bloc, after World War II.
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In this collection, we list U.S. Presidents Stories. The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a 4-year term by the people through the Electoral College.
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Great Women in History
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Elizabeth Blackwell
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