On this day ......

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18 September 1872 – Death of King Charles XV of Sweden

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

 

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19 September 1356 – Battle of Poitiers: An English army under the command of Edward, the Black Prince defeats a French army and captures the French king, John II.

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

 

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20 September 1957 – Death of Jean Sibelius

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

 

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21 September 1866 – Birth of H G Wells

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wells

 

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22 September 1896 – Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.

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

 

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23 September 1771 – Birth of Emperor Kōkaku of Japan

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

 

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24 September 2014 - Death of Deborah Cavendish, Her Grace the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Cavendish,_Duchess_of_Devonshire

 

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25 September 1237 – England and Scotland sign the Treaty of York, establishing the location of their common border.

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

 

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27 September 1922 – King Constantine I of Greece abdicates his throne in favour of his eldest son, King George II.

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

 

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28 September 1895 – Death of Louis Pasteur

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

 

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29 September 1758 – Birth of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Nelson,_1st_Viscount_Nelson

 

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On this day, we in the Anglican Communion celebrate Michaelmas, remembering the role of Michael the Archangel in fighting for JUSTICE

 

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September 29, 1938 - Munich Agreement.

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

 

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Henry IV proclaimed King of England

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

 

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30 September 1955 - Death of James Dean

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

 

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1st October 1964 - The Tōkaidō Shinkansen, now the world's busiest High Speed Rail line, opens to passengers:

 

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October 1, 1910 - LA Times bombing

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

 

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3 October 1918 – King Boris III of Bulgaria accedes to the throne.

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

 

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4 October 1669 – Death of Rembrandt

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

 

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5 October 1658 – Birth of Mary of Modena

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