Saturday, Jul 27, 2024
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432 - Saint Celestine I ends his reign as Catholic Pope.
1501 - Copernicus formally installed as canon of Frauenberg Cathedral.
1586 - Sir Walter Raleigh brings first tobacco to England from Virginia.
1661 - Parliament confirms the Navigation Act.
1689 - Jacobite Scottish Highlanders defeat royal force at Killiecrankie.
1694 - Bank of England receives royal charter.
1768 - Birth of Charlotte Corday assassin of Jean-Paul Marat.
1789 - US Congress establishes Department of Foreign Affairs (State dept).
1801 - Birth of George Biddle Airyy 7th Astronomer Royal.
1816 - Fort Blount on Apalachicola Bay Florida, attacked by US Troops.