History of the Royal Observatory

Time: Saturday Aug 10, 1675

Place: Greenwich

Details: The foundation stone of the Royal Observatory was laid by King Charles II.

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Richard Branson-Birth

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On This Day - 10 August

Holy Roman Empire-Battle of Lechfeld

Sunday Aug 10, 955 - Lechfeld plain, near Augsburg, Bavaria

Wind turbine-The first automatically operated wind turbine

Wednesday Aug 10, 1887 at 09:30:00 PM - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

1905 Russian Revolution-Minister of Interior killed

Wednesday Aug 10, 1904 - Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire

World War 1-War in Africa

Monday Aug 10, 1914 - South Africa

Ottoman Empire-Treaty of Sèvres

Tuesday Aug 10, 1920 - Sèvres, France

1675

King Philip's War

Thursday Jun 20, 1675 - Massachusetts

King Philip's War

Friday Jun 28, 1675 - Massachusetts

Basil Feilding, 2nd Earl of Denbigh

Thursday Nov 28, 1675 - Denbigh

Paul Dudley Birth

Tuesday Sep 3, 1675 - Roxbury

Battle of Fehrbellin

Friday Jun 28, 1675 - Sweden