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Osep Gregoriwich Napea, the 1st Russian ambassador to England, arrives in London

Osep Gregoriwich Napea, the 1st Russian ambassador to England, arrives in London

Osep Gregoriwich Napea, the 1st Russian ambassador to England, arrives in London

Events Before

  1. Shaanxi Earthquake, the deadliest ever recorded, kills 830,000 in Shaanxi Province, China

    The 1976 Tangshan earthquake was a Mw 7.6 earthquake that hit the region around Tangshan, Hebei, China, at 19:42:55 UTC on 27 July (03:42:55, 28 July local time).

  2. Second Battle of Panipat: Hindu Emperor of North India Hem Chandra Vikramaditya is defeated by forces of Mughal Emperor

    Second Battle of Panipat: Hindu Emperor of North India Hem Chandra Vikramaditya is defeated by forces of Mughal Emperor Akbar, who captures and later beheads Hem Chandra

  3. Mughal emperor Humayun trips and falls down the stairs of his library, dies three days later [or 20 Jan]

    Mughal emperor Humayun trips and falls down the stairs of his library, dies three days later [or 20 Jan]

  4. Cardinal Reginald Pole becomes archbishop of Canterbury

    Reginald Pole (12 March 1500 – 17 November 1558) was an English cardinal and the last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury, holding the office from 1556 to 1558 during the Marian Restoration of...

  5. Origin of the Fasli Era in India

    Origin of the Fasli Era in India

Events After

  1. Mary, Queen of Scots (15) marries French dauphin Francis (14) at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris

    Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication on 24 July 1567. The…

  2. The first printing of the Zohar in Spain popularizes the Jewish study of Kabbalah

    The Zohar is a foundational work of Kabbalistic literature. It is a group of books including commentary on the mystical aspects of the Torah and scriptural interpretations as well as material on...

  3. Elizabeth I, aged 25, ascends the English throne upon the death of her half-sister, Queen Mary I

    Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor.

  4. Calais, last English possession in France, retaken by France

    Calais, last English possession in France, retaken by France

  5. French troops under Duc de Guise occupy Calais

    Calais is a French major port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Calais is the largest city in Pas-de-Calais.

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