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Roman Emperor Nero escapes from Rome and commits suicide after he is declared a public enemy by the Roman Senate and is condemned to death in absentia. His death sparked a brief period of Roman civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors. Nero ruled at a time of great social and political change including the Great Fire of Rome and Bou dica's rebellion. He is known as one of Rome's most infamous rulers, notorious for his cruelty and debauchery. He allegedly killed his mother and two of his wives, only cared about his art and had very little interest in ruling the empire. More
The first Book of Common Prayer is published during the reign of King Edward VI of England. It reflected the England's split from the Roman Catholic Church under the previous monarch Henry VIII and the English Reformation following the break with Rome. It was put together by a religious committee headed by Thomas Cranmer the Archbishop of Canterbury. It was the first time a book of service was written in English. It has been extensively revised a number of times, the last in 1662. It has remained in use as the official liturgical book of the Church of England and other Anglican churches. More
The Congress of Vienna ends after 18 moths of work having made decisions designed to reshape the political map of Europe and the establishment of a new political and legal order after more than two decades of turmoil and war following the French Revolution. Among the changes were France's return to its 1789 borders, the creation of the Kingdom of Poland under Russian rule, expansion of the Austrian Empire, creation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Prussia gaining new territories as well as the establishment of a framework for future international diplomacy. More
Map of Europe, after the Congress of Vienna, 1815
500 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) depart from Iowa City, Iowa, traveling westward to Salt Lake City, Utah where in 1847, Brigham Young, the secular and religious leader of the group, had established the center of a new Utah sanctuary for the Latter-day Saints. They embarked on their more than 1,000-mile journey, carrying their belongings in two-wheeled handcarts, with a maximum load of of 500 pounds. Each family usually had one cart, and the father and mother took turns pulling while any children old enough helped by pushing.
Some of the pilgrims died, and some gave up. However, the majority, struggled on and eventually reached the Salt Lake Valley. During the during the next four years, about 3,000 converts made the overland journey by pushing and pulling heavy-laden handcarts on what now is part of the Mormon Trail.
The Chinese government leases Hong Kong's New Territories to the United Kingdom for 99 years. The lease was signed as part of the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory, granting Britain control over the mainland area north of Kowloon and numerous islands, which now make up the majority of Hong Kong, including the Island of Hong Kong which had been under British control since 1841. The new 99 year lease was a consequence of China's weakened position after the First Sino-Japanese War. The lease expired in 1997, when Hong Kong was returned to China under the principle of "one country, two systems".
Donald Duck, Disney character, makes its debut in the Silly Symphony short "The Wise Little Hen" becoming one of the most recognizable cartoon characters, known for his sailor outfit, distinctive voice, and often volatile personality.
The residents of the village of Lidice (present-day Czech Republic) were rounded up on orders from Adolf Hitler to kill all men in Lidice, aged 16 and older in reprisal for the assassination by Czech underground fighters of Reinhard Heydrich, deputy leader of the Nazi paramilitary SS group. The women and children were taken to concentration camps or gassed, and the village of Lidice was destroyed. More
British Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, is reelected to a second term in office. Her reelection was reinforced by the victory in the Falkland Islands War and by deep divisions within the opposition Labor Party.