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27 August 1979 – A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb murders Admiral of the Fleet Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma and three others while they are boating on holiday in Sligo, Republic of Ireland.

Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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28 August 1619 – Ferdinand II is elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_II_of_Germany

 

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29 August 1350 – Battle of Winchelsea: The English naval fleet under King Edward III defeats a Castilian fleet of 40 ships.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Winchelsea

 

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30 August 1799 – The entire Dutch fleet is captured by British forces under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby and Admiral Sir Charles Mitchell during the Second Coalition of the French Revolutionary Wars.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Coalition

 

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31 August 1422 – King Henry V of England dies of dysentery while in France. His son, Henry VI becomes King of England at the age of 9 months.

Henry V of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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1 September 1715 – King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years – the longest of any major European monarch.

Louis XIV of France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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2 September 1666 – The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings including St Paul's Cathedral.

Great Fire of London - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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3 September 1935 – Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph.

Malcolm Campbell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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4 September 1870 – Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.

Napoleon III - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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5 September 1997 – Death of Mother Teresa, Albanian-born missionary and humanitarian, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Mother Teresa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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6 September 1901 – Anarchist Leon Czolgosz shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.

Leon Czolgosz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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7 September 1571 – Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, is arrested for his role in the Ridolfi plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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8 September 1157 – Birth of King Richard I of England.

Richard I of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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9 September 1513 – King James IV of Scotland is defeated and dies in the Battle of Flodden Field.

James IV of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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10 September 1898 – Empress Elizabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.

Empress Elisabeth of Austria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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11 September 1609 – Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there.

Henry Hudson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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12 September 1974 – Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, 'Messiah' of the Rastafari movement, is deposed following a military coup by the Derg, ending a reign of 58 years.

Haile Selassie I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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13 September 1899 – Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.

Henry H. Bliss - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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14 September 1774 – Birth of Lord William Bentinck, British soldier, Governor General of India.

Lord William Bentinck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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15 September 668 – Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse, Italy.

Constans II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia