https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/1/Napoleonic-Wars-Battle-of-Eylau never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/2/Dresden-devastated never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/7/Napoleon-escapes-from-Elba never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/8/Siege-of-Ladysmith-Lifted never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/9/Indian-Mutiny-within-the-British-Army never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/10/Americans-find-intact-bridge-over-Rhine never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/12/Argentina-invades-Falklands never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/16/Zeebrugge-Raids never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/17/Gallipoli-Landings never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/18/Dachau-liberated never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/20/HMS-Victory-Launched never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/21/VE-Day never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/22/Berlin-Blockade-Lifted never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/23/Red-Army-begins-its-withdrawal-from-Afghanistan never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/29/Heydrich-Henchman-Of-Death-Shot never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/30/Allied-Capture-of-Narvik never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/31/The-Battle-of-Midway never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/33/D-day-Invasion never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/882/Died-on-this-day-George-Mallory never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/35/Argentinian-Surrender-in-Falklands never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/37/Napoleon-defeated-at-Waterloo never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/39/Operation-Barbarossa never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/43/Berlin-Olympics never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/44/Battle-of-Le-Cateau never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/45/John-Kipling-disappears-during-the-Battle-of-Loos never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/46/The-Battle-of-Worcester never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/48/Battle-of-Agincourt never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/49/End-of-the-Siege-of-Antwerp never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/50/Napoleon-begins-exile-on-Saint-Helena never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/51/Passchendaele never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/54/WWII-Start-of-the-Battle-of-the-Bulge never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/55/Attack-on-Pearl-Harbor never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/59/WWII-Malmedy-massacre never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/61/Battle-of-Bannockburn never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/66/Germany-Invades-Poland never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/70/First-Battle-of-El-Alamein never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/71/Massacre-of-Oradour-sur-Glane never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/72/End-of-the-Battle-of-Cherbourg never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/73/World-War-II-ends never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/76/Haig-becomes-commander-in-chief never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/77/Worst-air-raid-on-London never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/78/Allies-retreat-from-Gallipoli never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/81/The-Germans-begin-their-retreat-to-the-Hindenburg-Line never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/268/Battle-of-Marston-Moor never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/269/Samuel-Pepys-begins-his-diary never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/270/Ivan-The-Terrible-crowned-Tsar-at-age-16 never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/271/Battle-of-Tewkesbury never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/275/Coronation-of-Edward-III never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/276/Indian-Rebellion-of-1857 never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/277/The-Luftwaffe-and-Britains-RAF-clash-for-the-first-time never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/279/Second-Battle-of-Champagne never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/280/Fred-Dibnah-was-born never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/282/Nelson-victorious-at-the-Battle-of-Trafalgar never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/283/Second-Battle-of-El-Alamein never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/287/Napoleon-surrenders-aboard-HMS-Bellerophon never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/289/Seige-of-Ladysmith-Begins never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/291/The-Battle-of-Cambrai never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/293/Start-of-the-Soviet-war-in-Afghanistan never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/294/WWI-End-of-Battle-of-Caporetto never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/297/Flying-Scotsman-becomes-the-first-steam-locomotive-to-reach-100mph never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/298/No-72-Squadron-RAF-disbanded-following-WWII never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/300/Hitler-released-from-Landsberg-Prison never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/301/WWII-Eisenhower-becomes-the-Supreme-Allied-Commander never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/385/German-WWI-Bomber-bombs-St-Pancras never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/308/Remagen-Bridge-collapses never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/309/WWI-The-Red-Baron-shoots-down-his-79th-and-80th-victims never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/312/Himmler-orders-construction-of-Auschwitz never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/313/Battle-of-Ramillies never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/317/First-Battle-of-St-Albans never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/318/Battle-of-Dunkirk never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/320/Battle-of-Crete-ends never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/323/Start-of-Iraq-War never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/325/Start-of-Battle-of-Britain never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/326/Battle-of-Stalingrad-begins never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/330/Caesars-civil-war-Battle-of-Pharsalus never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/331/Korean-War-The-Third-Battle-of-the-Hook-ends never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/333/WWII-Eighth-Army-Command-given-to-Montgomery never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/334/Operation-Jubilee never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/388/Julius-Caesar-is-assassinated never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/338/Battle-of-Britain-Polish-303-squadron-become-operational never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/339/WWII-A-general-strike-against-the-Nazi-occupation-is-started-in-Denmark never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/340/Jack-the-Ripper-kills-his-1st-victim never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/342/WWII-Start-of-the-Blitz never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/344/WWII-Eithopia-Liberated never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/346/WWII-Victory-for-RAF-in-Battle-of-Britain never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/347/Henry-VIII-dies-aged-55 never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/348/Napoleon-invades-Russia never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/351/WWI-The-Hindenburg-Line-is-broken-by-Allied-forces never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/352/1999-Pakistani-coup-dtat never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/353/Legendary-Gunslinger-Jack-Slade-killed-by-vigilantes never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/354/War-in-Afghanistan-began never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/355/Devonshire-and-Dorset-Regiment-merged-into-The-Rifles never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/358/End-of-the-Battle-of-Loos never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/359/Battle-of-Poitiers never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/360/U-boat-U-47-sinks-the-British-battleship-HMS-Royal-Oak never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/363/WWI-War-Poet-Wilfred-Owen-dies never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/364/Fallschirmjager-incorporated-into-Luftwaffe never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/367/WWII-Final-voyage-of-German-Submarine-U-234 never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/369/WWI-Battle-of-Lys never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/370/WWII-Guadalcanal-Campaign never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/371/WWII-US-Troops-fall-back-from-St-Vith never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/375/WWII-Wing-Commander-Adrian-Warby-Warburton-went-missing never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/379/Funeral-of-Karl-Dnitz never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/382/German-submarine-U-68-sunk never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/383/First-Indochina-War-The-Battle-of-Vinh-Yen-begins never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/384/Winston-Churchill-dies never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/386/Nazi-Party-is-founded never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/393/The-George-Cross-is-awarded-to-Malta never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/395/WWI-Red-Baron-shot-down-and-killed never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/402/WWII-The-Bismarck-is-spotted never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/405/WWI-Start-of-Battle-of-Fromelles never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/406/WWII-Atomic-Bomb-dropped-by-the-US-on-Hiroshima-Japan never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/410/Official-Opening-of-Gatwick-Airport never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/413/First-Flight-of-the-Lockheed-F-104-Starfighter never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/415/Birth-of-General-Sir-Francis-Reginald-Wingate never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/435/This-day-in-1940 never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/437/The-Battle-of-Gettysburg never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/438/Picketts-Charge never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/445/Siege-of-Badajoz never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/446/Germany-conducts-first-successful-V-2-rocket-test never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/447/President-Lincoln-is-reelected never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/449/German-forces-cross-the-Somme-River never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/450/Died-On-This-Day-Henry-Ossian-Flipper never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/451/Roald-Amundsen-arrives-at-the-South-Pole never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/452/The-death-of-Sophie-Dawes never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/453/The-birth-of-Jane-Austen never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/454/Oliver-Cromwell-became-lord-protector-of-England never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/455/Death-of-W-H-Ainsworth never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/456/Birth-of-W-H-Ainsworth never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/457/Death-of-Prince-Frederick-Duke-of-York never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/458/Eleanor-of-England-marries-Simon-de-Montfort never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/460/Death-of-Richard-Dadd never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/461/Philip-Astley-is-born never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/462/Marco-Polo-dies-in-Venice never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/463/Georges-Marvellous-Medicine-first-published never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/464/The-death-of-Lady-Violet-Powell never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/465/Birth-of-Mark-Antony never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/466/The-BFG-first-published never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/467/2nd-Duke-of-Bolton-dies never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/468/A-A-Milne-is-born never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/469/The-execution-of-Charles-I never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/470/The-hanging-of-Claude-Duval never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/471/Prince-Edward-Duke-of-Kent-and-Strathearn-dies never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/472/Death-of-Martha-Lloyd never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/473/Death-of-Lavinia-Fenton never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/474/The-Adventures-of-a-Victorian-Con-Woman never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/476/Derek-Bentley-is-hanged never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/477/Death-of-Sir-Francis-Drake never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/478/Death-of-King-George-III never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/479/The-execution-of-Guy-Fawkes never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/480/Death-of-Robert-Duke-of-Normandy never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/481/Birth-of-Matilda never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/482/Death-of-Charles-II never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/483/Death-of-the-first-Duke-of-Bolton never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/484/Annie-Mrs-Gordon-Bailee-was-born never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/485/Death-of-Mary-Queen-of-Scots never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/486/The-death-of-Edward-Elgar never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/487/The-death-of-John-Keats never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/488/Hugh-Despenser-the-Elder-is-born never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/491/The-death-of-Cesare-Borgia never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/492/The-death-of-Mary-Channing never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/493/The-death-of-Richard-Cadbury never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/494/Robert-the-Bruce-crowned-King-of-Scots never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/495/Sarah-Chesham-executed never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/497/Neville-Chamberlain-is-born never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/498/Death-of-Elizabeth-I never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/499/Birth-of-Elizabeth-I never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/500/Isambard-Kingdom-Brunel-is-born never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/501/Death-of-Edward-IV never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/502/James-Scott-1st-Duke-of-Monmouth-is-born never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/503/Ian-Flemings-third-James-Bond-novel-Moonraker-first-published never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/507/Richard-Trevithick-born-in-Cornwall never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/512/Sir-John-Franklin-is-born never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/513/Lucrezia-Borgia-is-born never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/514/Birth-of-Gertrude-Bacon never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/515/Death-of-Trailblazing-Georgian-John-Michell never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/516/Rome-is-founded never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/517/Death-of-Trailblazing-Georgian-Richard-Trevithick never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/518/Death-of-Eliza-de-Feuillide-Jane-Austens-cousin never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/519/Marc-Isambard-Brunel-is-born never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/520/Oliver-Cromwell-is-born never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/523/Charlotte-Bront-is-born never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/524/Charlotte-Bront-dies never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/525/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/526/Nellie-Bly-is-born never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/527/The-death-of-Nellie-Bly never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/528/Napoleon-dies-in-exile never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/529/The-Hindenburg-Disaster never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/533/First-flight-over-the-North-Pole never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/534/Bram-Stokers-Dracula-is-first-published never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/535/The-Murder-of-Mary-Ashford never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/536/The-first-Thousand-Bomber-Raid never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/537/The-death-of-John-Lovell-VII never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/538/The-death-of-Maria-Bront never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/539/The-Great-Thorpe-Railway-Disaster never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/541/Loss-of-the-Victory never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/542/The-death-of-Lise-Meitner never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/543/The-birth-of-Charles-Dickens never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/545/Septimius-Severus-is-born never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/546/The-death-of-Charles-Darwin never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/547/The-birth-of-Sir-Arthur-Conan-Doyle never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/548/The-death-of-Sir-Arthur-Conan-Doyle never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/550/King-Henry-VIII-of-England-Catherine-of-Aragon-divorce never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/551/Born-on-this-day-1819-Queen-Victoria never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/552/English-King-Henry-VIII-married-Jane-Seymour never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/553/The-Death-of-T-E-Lawrence never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/554/The-Second-Battle-of-St-Albans never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/555/HMS-Terror-was-launched never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/556/King-Henry-VIII-married-his-first-wife-Catherine-of-Aragon never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/557/Anne-Frank-receives-her-diary-as-a-birthday-present-in-Amsterdam never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/558/King-John-signs-Magna-Carta never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/559/American-aviator-Amelia-Earhart-becomes-the-1st-woman-to-fly-across-the-Atlantic-Ocean-landing-at-Burry-Port-Wales never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/560/Henry-VIII-is-crowned-King-of-England-in-Westminster-Abbey-London never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/561/Coronation-of-Queen-Victoria-in-Westminster-Abbey-London never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/562/Born-on-this-day-1491-Henry-VIII never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/563/Night-of-Long-Knives never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/564/The-death-of-Charles-Dickens never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/565/Anne-Franks-diary-is-first-published never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/566/The-birth-of-Robert-the-Bruce never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/567/The-death-of-Robert-the-Bruce never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/568/The-birth-of-Josiah-Wedgwood never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/569/Neil-Armstrong-becomes-the-first-person-to-step-on-the-Moon never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/570/Mary-Queen-of-Scots-is-forced-to-abdicate never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/571/English-engineer-George-Stephenson-introduces-his-first-steam-locomotive never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/572/Born-on-this-day-Beatrix-Potter never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/573/Henry-VIII-marries-Catherine-Howard never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/574/Mary-Queen-of-Scots-marries-her-cousin-Henry-Stuart-Lord-Darnley never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/575/Born-on-this-day-Emily-Bront never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/576/The-death-of-Jane-Austen never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/577/The-sinking-of-the-Mary-Rose never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/578/Justinian-I-becomes-the-sole-ruler-of-the-Byzantine-Empire never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/579/Slavery-Abolition-Act-1833-comes-into-effect-abolishes-slavery-throughout-the-British-Empire never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/580/Harry-Houdini-stays-in-a-coffin-under-water-for-1-hrs-before-escaping never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/581/Born-on-this-day-Neil-Armstrong never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/582/Louvre-palace-officially-opens-in-Paris-as-The-Museum-Central-des-Arts never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/583/Born-on-this-day-Guy-Gibson never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/584/Battle-of-Brit-Pop never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/585/Anne-Frank-arrested-in-Amsterdam never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/586/Born-on-this-day-Napolon-Bonaparte never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/587/Jamaican-sprinter-Usain-Bolt-sets-new-world-100m-record-of-969-seconds never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/588/Korea-is-divided-into-North-and-South-Korea never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/589/Battle-of-Britain-The-air-battle-known-as-The-Hardest-Day-occurs never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/590/Born-on-this-day-Coco-Chanel never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/591/Mona-Lisa-stolen-from-the-Louvre-by-Vincenzo-Perugia never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/592/Trotsky-was-assassinated never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/593/On-this-day-1485-Battle-of-Bosworth-Field never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/594/Richard-III-was-killed-at-the-Battle-of-Bosworth-Field-by-the-troops-of-Henry-Tudor never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/595/Born-on-this-day-Ivan-the-Terrible never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/596/Greco-Persian-Wars-Battle-of-Plataea never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/597/Greco-Persian-Wars-Battle-of-Mycale-won-by-Greek-forces never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/598/The-Battle-of-Stalingrad-begins never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/599/The-Battle-of-Crcy never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/600/King-Louis-XIV-of-France-dies-after-a-reign-of-72-years never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/601/Battle-of-Actium never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/602/Died-on-this-day-J-R-R-Tolkien never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/603/Battle-of-Dunbar never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/604/Died-on-this-day-Oliver-Cromwell never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/605/Born-on-this-day-Louis-XIV never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/606/World-War-I-First-Battle-of-the-Marne-begins never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/607/King-Charles-II-of-England-spends-a-day-hiding-in-an-oak-tree-during-his-escape-after-losing-the-Battle-of-Worcester never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/609/Beginning-of-The-Blitz never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/610/WWII-Siege-of-Leningrad never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/611/Marriage-of-George-III-and-Queen-Charlotte never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/613/Luna-2-launched-by-USSR never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/614/Born-on-this-day-Roald-Dahl never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/615/HMS-Beagle-with-Charles-Darwin-on-board-reaches-the-Galapagos-Islands never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/617/Died-on-this-day-Isambard-Kingdom-Brunel never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/618/Battle-of-Antietam-Battle-of-Sharpsburg never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/619/WWI-flying-ace-The-Red-Baron-of-the-German-Luftstreitkrfte-wins-his-first-aerial-combat-near-Cambrai-France never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/621/Born-on-this-day-Trajan never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/622/Died-on-this-day-Guy-Gibson never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/624/The-Hobbit-is-published never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/625/Born-on-this-day-Anne-of-Cleves never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/626/Christopher-Columbus-embarks-on-his-second-expedition-to-the-New-World never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/627/Beginning-of-the-Meuse-Argonne-Offensive never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/628/Born-on-this-day-Serena-Williams never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/629/George-Stephensons-Locomotion-No-1-becomes-the-1st-steam-locomotive-to-carry-passengers-on-a-public-rail-line never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/630/Treaty-of-Munich-signed-by-Adolf-Hitler-Benito-Mussolini-douard-Daladier-and-Neville-Chamberlain-forces-Czechoslovakia-to-give-territory-to-Germany never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/631/Nuremberg-war-trials never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/632/Wreck-of-the-Titanic-found never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/633/Outlaw-Jesse-James-is-born-in-Missouri never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/634/Muhammad-Ali-wins-world-heavyweight-championship never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/635/Billy-the-Kid-arrested-for-first-time never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/636/Berlin-Airlift-ends never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/637/British-band-Oasis-release-their-second-studio-album-Whats-the-Story-Morning-Glory never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/638/Beatrix-Potters-The-Tale-of-Peter-Rabbit-is-published never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/639/King-Henry-VIII-marries-Anne-of-Cleves never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/640/Battle-of-Lepanto never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/642/Battle-of-Hastings never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/643/Robert-the-Bruce-of-Scotland-defeats-King-Edward-II-of-England-at-Byland never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/644/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-publishes-The-Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-collection-of-12-stories-originally-published-serially-in-The-Strand-Magazine never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/645/Battle-of-Leipzig never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/646/Disney-Brothers-Cartoon-Studio-founded never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/648/Born-on-this-day-James-Cook never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/649/Anne-Lister-marries-Ann-Walker never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/650/Born-on-this-day-John-Keats never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/651/Born-on-this-day-Marie-Antoinette never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/652/Soviet-Union-launches-Sputnik-2-with-space-dog-Laika-aboard never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/653/Howard-Carter-discovers-the-intact-tomb-of-the-Pharaoh-Tutankhamun-in-Egypt never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/654/Gunpowder-Plot never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/655/Britain-and-France-land-airborne-forces-at-Port-Said-in-Egypt never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/656/Born-on-this-day-Leon-Trotsky never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/657/Born-on-this-day-Bram-Stoker never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/658/Jack-the-Rippers-5th-and-probably-last-victim-Mary-Jane-Kelly-found-on-her-bed never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/659/Walt-Disney-begins-serving-as-an-informer-for-the-Los-Angeles-office-of-the-FBI never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/660/WWI-armistice never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/661/Leon-Trotsky-is-expelled-from-the-Soviet-Communist-Party never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/662/Died-on-this-day-Stan-Lee never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/663/Nellie-Bly-Elizabeth-Cochrane-begins-her-attempt-to-surpass-fictitious-journey-of-Jules-Vernes-Phileas-Fogg-by-traveling-around-the-world-in-under-80-days never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/664/King-Henry-VIII-of-England-secretly-marries-Anne-Boleyn never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/665/Elizabeth-I-aged-25-ascends-the-English-throne-upon-death-of-her-half-sister-Queen-Bloody-Mary never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/666/Walt-Disneys-Steamboat-Willie-released never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/667/Second-Treaty-of-Paris never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/668/The-Nuremberg-war-trials-begin never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/669/US-President-John-F-Kennedy-assassinated never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/670/Born-on-this-day-George-Eliot never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/672/Born-on-this-day-Billy-the-Kid-full-name-William-Henry-McCarty-Jr never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/673/Died-on-this-day-Roald-Dahl never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/674/English-naturalist-Charles-Darwin-publishes-On-the-Origin-of-Species never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/675/Alice-in-Wonderland-by-Lewis-Carroll-is-published-in-America never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/678/English-Parliamentary-army-captures-King-Charles-I never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/679/Born-on-this-day-Winston-Churchill never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/680/Born-on-this-day-Madame-Tussaud never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/681/General-Napoleon-Bonaparte-is-crowned-Emperor-of-the-French never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/683/Born-on-this-day-Walt-Disney never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/684/Born-on-this-day-Mary-Queen-of-Scots never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/685/Princess-Mary-Stuart-succeeds-her-father-James-V-and-becomes-Queen-Mary-I-of-Scotland never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/686/Napoleon-Bonaparte-receives-a-French-state-funeral-in-Paris-19-years-after-his-death never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/687/Died-on-this-day-Walt-Disney never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/688/Born-on-this-day-Catherine-of-Aragon never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/689/A-Christmas-Carol-by-Charles-Dickens-is-published never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/690/Died-on-this-day-Emily-Bront never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/691/Died-on-this-day-George-Eliot never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/692/Died-on-this-day-Beatrix-Potter never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/693/William-the-Conqueror-is-crowned-King-of-England-at-Westminster-Abbey never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/694/Legendary-Christmas-Truce-takes-place-on-the-battlefields-of-WWI-between-British-and-German-troops never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/695/Born-on-this-day-Isaac-Newton never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/696/Born-on-this-day-Stan-Lee never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/698/Birth-of-Diana-Dors never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/699/Tomb-Raider-first-released never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/700/Sega-Mega-Drive-released never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/701/The-Wind-in-the-Willows-was-published never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/702/The-Super-Nintendo-Entertainment-System-SNES-was-released never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/703/The-Pink-Panther-film-was-released never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/704/Born-on-this-day-J-R-R-Tolkien never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/705/Born-on-this-day-John-Smith never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/706/Born-on-this-day-David-Bowie never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/707/Died-on-this-day-Robert-Baden-Powell never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/708/Anglo-Zulu-War-begins never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/709/Mickey-Mouse-comic-strip-1st-appears never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/710/Born-on-this-day-Mark-Antony never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/711/English-King-Henry-III-marries-Eleonora-of-Provence never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/712/Died-on-this-day-Lewis-Carroll never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/713/Elizabeth-I-crowned-Queen-of-England-in-Westminster-Abbey never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/714/Captain-James-Cook-becomes-1st-to-cross-Antarctic-Circle-66-33-S never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/715/Battle-of-Rorkes-Drift never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/716/Died-on-this-day-Queen-Victoria never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/717/Claudius-succeeds-his-nephew-Caligula-as-Roman-Emperor-after-the-latters-assassination-by-officers-of-the-Praetorian-Guard never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/943/Stockton-and-Darlington-Railway-opened never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/944/The-Battle-of-Corunna never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/719/Journalist-Nellie-Bly-beats-the-fictitious-journey-of-Jules-Vernes-Phileas-Fogg-around-the-world-by-8-days-72-days never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/720/Englands-King-Henry-VIII-marries-Anne-Boleyn-his-2nd-wife never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/721/Siege-of-Leningrad-lifted-by-the-Soviets never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/722/Soviet-troops-liberate-Auschwitz-and-Birkenau-Concentration-Camps-in-Poland never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/724/Jane-Austens-Pride-and-Prejudice-is-published-by-Thomas-Egerton-in-the-United-Kingdom never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/725/Victoria-Cross-established-to-acknowledge-valour-in-the-face-of-the-enemy-United-Kingdom-and-Commonwealth-countries never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/726/Oliver-Cromwell-Lord-Protector-of-the-Commonwealth-of-England-is-ritually-executed-after-having-been-dead-for-two-years never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/727/Born-on-this-day-Marc-Bolan never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/728/Bonnie-and-Clyde-Shot-and-Killed never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/729/Born-on-this-day-Nell-Gwyn never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/730/Queen-Victorias-funeral-takes-place never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/731/German-6th-Army-surrenders-after-Battle-of-Stalingrad never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/732/1st-soft-landing-on-Moon never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/733/Born-on-this-day-Elizabeth-Blackwell never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/734/Roman-Emperor-Septimius-Severus-dies-in-Eboracum-York-in-England never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/735/Queen-Elizabeth-II-succeeds-King-George-VI-to-the-British-throne never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/738/Marriage-of-Queen-Victoria never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/739/Born-on-this-day-Charles-Darwin never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/740/The-original-Dracula-film-starring-Bela-Lugosi-as-the-titular-vampire-is-released never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/741/US-astronomer-Clyde-Tombaugh-discovers-Pluto never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/742/US-5th-Fleet-launches-invasion-of-Iwo-Jima-against-the-Japanese-with-30000-US-Marines never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/744/Born-on-this-day-Robert-Baden-Powell never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/745/US-Marines-raise-American-flag-on-top-of-Mt-Suribachi-Iwo-Jima never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/746/Born-on-this-day-Samuel-Pepys never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/747/Born-on-this-day-Charles-V never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/748/Muhammad-Ali-wins-his-first-world-heavyweight-boxing-title never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/749/Born-on-this-day-Constantine-the-Great never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/750/Anniversary-of-The-Wombles-TV-series never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/752/Henry-VIIIs-divorce-request-is-denied-by-the-Pope never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/753/Henry-VIII-recognised-as-supreme-head-of-Church-in-England never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/754/Born-on-this-day-Anne-Bonny never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/755/Born-on-this-day-Margaret-of-Anjou never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/756/Born-on-this-day-Harry-Houdini never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/757/Born-on-this-day-Clyde-Barrow never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/758/Richard-III-is-reburied-at-Leicester-Cathedral never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/759/Died-on-this-day-Ivan-the-Terrible never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/760/Eiffel-Tower-officially-opens-in-Paris never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/761/Release-of-Murmur-REMs-debut-album never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/762/Byzantine-Emperor-Justin-I-names-his-nephew-Justinian-I-as-co-ruler-and-successor-to-the-throne never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/763/Clyde-Barrow-kills-two-young-highway-patrolmen-H-D-Murphy-and-Edward-Bryant-Wheeler-at-the-intersection-of-Route-114-near-Grapevine-Texas never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/764/Napoleonic-Wars-The-British-led-by-Horatio-Nelson-destroy-the-Danish-fleet-in-the-naval-Battle-of-Copenhagen never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/765/Charles-Dickens-marries-Catherine-Thomson-Hogarth never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/766/Joseph-Stalin-is-appointed-General-Secretary-of-the-Russian-Communist-Party never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/767/Died-on-this-day-Jesse-James never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/768/Francis-Drake-knighted-by-Queen-Elizabeth-I never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/769/Born-on-this-day-Caracalla never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/770/Dick-Turpin-executed-in-England-for-horse-stealing never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/772/Napoleon-Bonaparte-abdicates-unconditionally-and-he-is-exiled-to-the-island-of-Elba-in-the-Mediterranean never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/773/Born-on-this-day-Guy-Fawkes never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/774/RMS-Titanic-the-worlds-largest-ocean-liner-hits-an-iceberg-at-1140pm-off-Newfoundland never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/775/Born-on-this-day-Leonardo-da-Vinci never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/776/Game-of-Thrones-premieres never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/778/Marriage-of-Margaret-of-Anjou-and-King-Henry-VI-of-England never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/779/Born-on-this-day-Edward-II never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/780/Batman-first-appears-in-Detective-Comics-27 never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/781/Born-on-this-day-The-Red-Baron never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/782/Wolfgang-Amadeus-Mozarts-opera-Marriage-of-Figaro-premieres-in-Vienna never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/783/Great-Exhibition-opens-in-the-Crystal-Palace-at-Hyde-Park-London never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/784/Died-on-this-day-Leonardo-Da-Vinci never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/785/Anne-Boleyn-is-arrested-and-taken-to-the-Tower-of-London never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/786/Hammer-Film-Productions-releases-its-1st-colour-horror-title-The-Curse-of-Frankenstein never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/787/Barcelona-football-player-Lionel-Messi-breaks-the-European-goal-scoring-record never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/788/First-ever-general-strike never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/789/Chanel-No-5-released never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/790/Born-on-this-day-Sylvia-Pankhurst never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/791/Joseph-Stalin-becomes-Premier-of-the-Soviet-Union never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/792/George-Eliot-weds-Scottish-banker-John-Cross never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/793/Louis-XIV-of-France-moves-his-court-to-Versailles never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/794/RMS-Lusitania-sunk-by-German-submarine-off-the-southern-coast-of-Ireland never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/795/First-printed-copies-of-Poems-by-Emily-Charlotte-and-Anne-Bront-received never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/796/English-Lord-Protector-Oliver-Cromwell-refuses-the-English-crown never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/797/English-parliament-declares-Charles-Stuart-to-be-King-Charles-II-of-England never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/798/British-intelligence-at-Bletchley-Park-breaks-German-spy-codes-after-capturing-Enigma-machines-aboard-the-weather-ship-Muenchen never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/799/Winston-Churchill-succeeds-Neville-Chamberlain-as-British-Prime-Minister never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/800/British-Prime-Minister-Spencer-Perceval-is-assassinated-by-John-Bellingham-in-the-lobby-of-the-House-of-Commons never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/801/Wolfgang-Amadeus-Mozarts-first-opera-Apollo-et-Hyacinthus-written-when-he-was-11-years-old-premieres-in-Salzburg never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/802/Winston-Churchill-says-I-have-nothing-to-offer-but-blood-toil-tears-and-sweat-in-his-first-speech-as-Prime-Minister-to-British-House-of-Commons never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/803/Louis-XIV-becomes-King-of-France-aged-4 never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/804/Mickey-Mouse-makes-his-1st-ever-appearance-in-silent-film-Plane-Crazy never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/805/Anne-Boleyn-and-her-brother-George-Lord-Rochford-accused-of-adultery-and-incest never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/806/Operation-Chastise never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/807/Anne-Boleyns-4-lovers-executed-shortly-before-her-own-beheading never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/808/HMS-Hood-Sunk-by-Bismarck never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/809/Died-on-this-day-Samuel-Pepys never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/810/Charles-II-returns-from-exile never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/811/Born-on-this-day-Charles-II never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/812/Born-on-this-day-John-F-Kennedy never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/813/Battle-of-Jutland never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/814/Samuel-Pepys-records-the-last-event-in-his-famous-diary never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/815/Anne-Boleyn-crowned-Queen-of-England never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/816/Henry-V-marries-Catherine-of-Valois never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/818/Born-on-this-day-George-III never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/819/Louis-XIV-crowned-King-of-France never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/820/Field-of-the-Cloth-of-Gold never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/821/Great-Plague-of-London never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/822/Italy-invaded-by-Attila-the-Hun never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/823/Born-on-this-day-Prince-Philip never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/824/Died-on-this-day-Alexander-the-Great never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/825/Charles-I-marries-French-princess-Henrietta-Maria never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/826/Battle-of-Naseby never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/827/Auschwitz-concentration-and-extermination-camp-opens never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/828/RCA-releases-David-Bowies-fifth-studio-album-The-Rise-Fall-of-Ziggy-Stardust-and-the-Spiders-from-Mars never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/829/Salvation-Army-founder-William-Booth-marries-Catherine-Mumford never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/830/Actorcomedian-Charlie-Chaplin-54-marries-actress-Oona-ONeill-18 never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/832/Winston-Churchill-gives-his-this-was-their-finest-hour-speech-to-the-House-of-Commons never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/833/Died-on-this-day-Roald-Amundsen never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/834/First-day-of-the-Battle-of-the-Somme never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/835/Died-on-this-day-Ren-Mouchotte never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/837/Tower-Subway never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/838/Mozart-26-weds-Constanze-Weber-in-St-Stephens-Cathedral-in-Vienna-Austria never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/839/Lizzie-Bordens-father-and-stepmother-are-murdered never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/840/Born-on-this-day-1930-Neil-Armstrong never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/841/Author-Arthur-Conan-Doyle-26-weds-Louisa-Hawkins never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/843/World-War-I-the-last-German-air-raid-on-England-occurs never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/844/Clyde-Barrow-and-two-associates-kill-Sheriff-CG-Maxwell-and-his-deputy-Eugene-C-Moore never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/846/The-Manhattan-Project-commences never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/847/Construction-of-the-Berlin-Wall-begins-in-East-Germany never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/848/Operation-Banner never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/849/Charlotte-Bront-finishes-manuscript-of-Jane-Eyre never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/850/Great-Fire-of-London never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/851/Great-Fire-of-London-ends never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/852/Born-on-this-day-Peter-Sellers never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/853/Rock-band-Nirvana-release-their-single-Smells-like-Teen-Spirit never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/854/Author-Arthur-Conan-Doyle-48-weds-Jean-Elizabeth-Leckie never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/855/The-Birth-of-Scouting never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/856/Robert-Baden-Powells-Scouting-for-Boys-is-published never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/857/Alexander-the-Great-defeats-Darius-III-of-Persia-in-the-Battle-of-Gaugamela never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/858/Prince-William-of-Orange-accepts-invitation-of-take-up-the-British-crown never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/859/Born-on-this-day-Bonnie-Parker never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/860/Sultan-Saladin-captures-Jerusalem-from-Crusaders never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/861/Dr-No-1st-James-Bond-film-based-on-the-novel-by-Ian-Fleming-and-starring-Sean-Connery-and-Ursula-Andress-premieres-in-London never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/862/US-President-Franklin-D-Roosevelt-approves-an-atomic-program-that-would-become-the-Manhattan-Project never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/863/Died-on-this-day-Claudius never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/864/Born-on-this-day-James-II-of-England-and-James-VII-of-Scotland never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/865/Heir-to-the-English-throne-Prince-Arthur-marries-Catherine-of-Aragon never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/866/Author-Beatrix-Potter-47-weds-solicitor-William-Heelis-at-St-Mary-Abbots-in-Kensington-London never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/867/Born-on-this-day-Charles-I never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/868/Sherlock-Holmes-Appears never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/869/Lady-Nancy-Astor-sworn-in-as-1st-female-member-of-British-Parliament never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/870/Novelist-Bram-Stoker-31-weds-Florence-Balcombe-20-in-Dublin-Ireland never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/871/Edward-VIII-signs-Instrument-of-Abdication never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/872/Born-on-this-day-Ada-Lovelace never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/873/Born-on-this-day-Joseph-Stalin never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/874/Born-on-this-day-Bonnie-Prince-Charlie never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/875/The-English-Rump-Parliament-votes-to-put-Charles-I-on-trial-for-treason-and-other-high-crimes never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/876/Queen-Elizabeth-I-of-England-signs-death-warrant-for-her-cousin-Mary-Queen-of-Scots never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/877/Charlie-Chaplin-releases-his-first-full-length-feature-The-Kid-a-silent-film-starring-Charlie-Chaplin-6-year-old-Jackie-Coogan never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/878/Nazi-Germanys-parliament-building-The-Reichstag-is-destroyed-by-fire never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/879/Manic-Street-Preachers-debut-studio-album-Generation-Terrorists-was-released never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/880/Battle-of-the-Alamo never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/881/J-M-Barries-birthday-and-Peter-Pan-day never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/883/John-Lennon-16-Paul-McCartney-15-meet-for-1st-time never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/884/Died-on-this-day-Edward-VI never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/885/Alleged-and-disputed-Roswell-UFO-incident never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/886/Traditional-date-Chocolate-thought-to-have-been-introduced-to-Europe never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/887/Born-on-this-day-Ringo-Starr never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/888/JM-Barrie-weds-British-actress-Mary-Ansell never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/889/English-poet-John-Keats-writes-In-the-Cottage-Where-Burns-is-Born-Lines-Written-in-the-Highlands-and-Gadfly never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/890/David-Bowie-releases-the-single-Space-Oddity-9-days-before-Apollo-11-lands-on-the-moon never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/891/King-Henry-VIII-weds-Catherine-Parr-6th-last-wife never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/892/The-Hollywood-Sign-is-officially-dedicated-in-the-hills-above-Hollywood-Los-Angeles never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/893/RCA-releases-Elvis-Presleys-single-Hound-Dog never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/894/Born-on-this-day-Roald-Amundsen never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/895/Kissing-is-banned-in-England never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/896/Born-on-this-day-Lizzie-Borden never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/897/Apollo-11-lunar-module-carrying-Neil-Armstrong-and-Buzz-Aldrin-lands-on-the-surface-of-the-Moon never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/898/Euston-railway-station-opens-in-London never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/899/Born-on-this-day-Alexander-the-Great never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/900/Death-of-George-Mallory never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/901/Died-on-this-day-Sinead-OConnor never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/902/Born-on-this-day-Sinead-OConnor never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/903/The-Beatles-1st-gig-as-house-band-of-Liverpools-Cavern-Club never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/904/The-Beatles-release-single-Yellow-Submarine-with-Eleanor-Rigby-in-the-UK never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/905/Born-on-this-day-T-E-Lawrence never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/906/Elvis-born-Jan-8th-1935 never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/907/Elvis-Presleys-Death never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/908/Kylie-Minogue-releases-her-single-I-Just-Cant-Get-You-Out-of-My-Head never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/909/Star-Trek-premieres-on-NBC-TV-starring-William-Shatner-and-Leonard-Nimoy never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/910/The-Mayflower-departs-Plymouth-England-with-102-Pilgrims-and-about-30-crew-for-the-New-World never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/911/Born-on-this-day-Lauren-Bacall never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/912/Friends-TV-sitcom-created-by-David-Crane-and-Marta-Kauffman-debuts-on-NBC never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/913/Apple-Records-releases-The-Beatles-11th-studio-album-Abbey-Road never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/915/Born-on-this-day-Richard-III never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/916/The-Beatles-release-their-first-record-Love-Me-Do never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/917/Born-on-this-day-John-Lennon never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/918/Born-on-this-day-Edward-VI never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/919/Born-on-this-day-Lady-Jane-Grey never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/920/Born-on-this-day-Arthur-Miller never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/921/Elvis-just-19-gets-all-shook-up-at-his-first-live-professional-appearance-at-Overton-Park-Shell-arena-in-Memphis never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/922/Elvis-signs-his-first-life-changing-contract-with-RCA-Records never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/923/Elvis-releases-his-now-iconic-debut-album-simply-called-Elvis-Presley never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/924/Elvis-is-introduced-to-Priscilla-Beaulieu never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/925/Ten-years-after-its-release-Elviss-seminal-debut-album-simply-entitled-Elvis-Presley-is-certified-as-a-Platinum-Disc-after-selling-a-million-copies never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/926/Elvis-and-Priscilla-get-married never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/927/Priscilla-gives-birth-to-a-baby-girl never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/928/Elvis-signs-up-to-a-series-of-concerts-in-Las-Vegas never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/929/Elvis-holds-a-press-conference-before-performing-the-first-of-his-four-concerts-at-Madison-Square-Gardens never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/931/Uncensored-version-of-D-H-Lawrences-Lady-Chatterleys-Lover-finally-goes-on-sale-in-the-UK-after-a-jury-finds-publisher-Penguin-Books-not-guilty-in-an-obscenity-trial never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/932/Kylie-Minogue-becomes-the-first-woman-to-top-the-UK-album-chart-over-five-consecutive-decades-with-Disco never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/933/Geoffrey-Stephenson-is-killed never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/934/World-Adoption-Day never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/935/Elvis-Presleys-Comeback-Special-airs-on-NBC never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/936/Died-on-this-day-Cicero never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/937/Born-on-this-day-Taylor-Swift never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/938/Born-on-this-day-Humphrey-Bogart never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/939/Born-on-this-day-Cicero never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/940/First-tea-from-leaves-of-indigenous-plants-of-Assam-India-arrives-in-the-United-Kingdom never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/941/King-Henry-VIII-declares-himself-head-of-the-Church-in-England never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/942/Elton-John-wins-an-Emmy-Award-for-television-special-Elton-John-Farewell-From-Dodger-Stadium never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/945/The-first-Zeppelin-raid-on-Britain never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/946/Wolfgang-Amadeus-Mozart-is-born never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/947/The-death-of-Wolfgang-Amadeus-Mozart never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/948/Born-on-this-day-Kenneth-Grahame never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/949/Born-on-this-day-Giacomo-Casanova never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/950/Arthur-Miller-wins-a-Pulitzer-Prize-for-his-play-Death-of-a-Salesman never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/951/TV-sitcom-Friends-airs-season-finale-in-10th-and-final-season-in-US never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/952/V-E-Day never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/953/Anne-Boleyn-second-wife-of-King-Henry-VIII-is-beheaded-at-the-Tower-of-London-on-charges-of-adultery-incest-and-treason never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/954/Marriage-of-King-Charles-II-and-Catherine-of-Braganza never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/955/Born-on-this-day-Peter-Cushing never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/956/Born-on-this-day-Kylie-Minogue never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/957/The-Who-set-the-record-for-the-loudest-concert-of-all-time never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/958/Palestinian-Sirhan-Sirhan-assassinates-Robert-F-Kennedy-shooting-him-3-times-and-wounding-5-others-at-the-Ambassador-Hotel-in-Los-Angeles-California never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/959/Jaws-is-released never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/960/Battle-of-the-Little-Bighorn never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/961/Sussex-Day never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/962/The-Murder-of-Judith-Roberts never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/963/Andrew-Evans-is-wrongfully-convicted-of-Judith-Roberts-Murder never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/964/1st-of-4-fatal-Jersey-Shore-shark-attacks-occur-at-Beach-Haven never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/965/Salvation-Army-founded never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/966/Amazoncom-is-founded never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/967/One-Direction-is-formed-during-X-Factor-television-talent-show never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/968/Born-on-this-day-Harry-Styles never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/969/Yorkshire-Day never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/970/Operation-Pied-Piper never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/971/Rapper-Tupac-Shakur-is-shot-multiple-times-in-a-drive-by-shooting-in-Las-Vegas never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/972/Born-on-this-day-D-H-Lawrence never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/973/Fawlty-Towers-first-aired-on-19th-September-1975 never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/974/Agatha-Christie-is-born never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/975/Born-on-this-day-Oscar-Wilde never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/976/Died-on-this-day-Marie-Antoinette never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/977/Burma-Railway-built-by-Allied-POWs-and-Asian-laborers-is-completed-for-use-by-the-Japanese-army never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/978/British-actor-John-Cleese-is-born never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/979/Taylor-Swift-releases-1989 never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/980/Canadian-American-singer-songwriter-and-multi-instrumentalist-Joni-Mitchell-is-born never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/981/Snow-White-and-the-Seven-Dwarfs-premieres never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/982/Born-on-this-day-Matthus-Hetzenauer never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/983/Philip-Astley-stages-the-worlds-first-modern-circus-in-London never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/984/Born-on-this-day-Virginia-Woolf never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/985/Launch-of-HMS-Dreadnought never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/986/Died-on-this-day-Lady-Jane-Grey never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/987/Born-on-this-day-Kurt-Cobain never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/988/Jay-Z-becomes-the-first-rapper-inducted-into-the-Songwriters-Hall-of-Fame never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/989/General-Juan-Pern-is-first-elected-President-of-Argentina never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/990/First-appearance-of-Pokmon-in-the-role-playing-video-game-Pocket-Monsters-Red-and-Green-for-Game-Boy-in-Japan never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/991/Born-on-this-day-Eva-Pern never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/992/Coronation-of-Queen-Elizabeth-II-in-Westminster-Abbey-London-England never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/993/Born-on-this-day-Elizabeth-Betty-Jones never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/994/Born-on-this-day-Martha-Washington never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/995/Born-on-this-day-Che-Guevara never https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/anniversary/996/Born-on-this-day-Wallis-Simpson never