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AncientPages.com - On November 15, 1280, Albertus Magnus, known as Albert the Great or "Universal Doctor - died. He was born ca. 1200 and educated at the University
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AncientPages.com - On November 14, 1716, Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz, a famous German philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, died. Born on July 1, 1646, in Leipzig, Germany, Leibniz was
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AncientPages.com - On November 13, 1093, died Malcolm III, King of Scots from 1058 to 1093. He was nicknamed Canmore (in Scottish Gaelic: "Great Chief," Malcolm ruled for 35
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AncientPages.com - On November 12, 1035, King Canute (Cnut The Great) died, a Danish King of England and ruler of one of the largest Nordic empires. The Viking king had
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AncientPages.com - On November 11, 1805, the battle of Durnstein took place in the Wachau valley, on the river Danube, 73 kilometers (45 mi) upstream from Vienna, Austria. It
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AncientPages.com - On November 10, 1150, the Scottish Dryburgh Abbey was founded, and it is believed that construction works continued for most of the following century. Dryburgh Abbey, located
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AncientPages.com - On 9 November 1729, the Treaty of Seville was signed between Great Britain, France, and Spain, concluding the Anglo-Spanish War (1727). Preliminary discussions had already taken place
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AncientPages.com - On November 8, 1519, Hernán Cortés, a Spanish Conquistador, entered Tenochtitlán, the capital of the Aztec Empire. Cortés led an expedition that contributed much to the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Thor was a very popular deity, particularly in Iceland and the western part of Norway; several complex rituals related to him existed, and
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AncientPages.com - On November 7, 1492, the Ensisheim meteorite was observed to fall in a wheat field outside the walled town of Ensisheim in then Alsace, Further Austria
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AncientPages.com - On November 6, 1217, the Charter of the Forest was first issued at St Paul's Cathedral, London, as a complementary charter to the Magna Carta from which it had
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - History is full of terrible battle accounts, bloodthirsty warriors, ruthless kings, and queens always seeking more power and territory. However, the ancient people
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AncientPages.com - On November 5, 1867, was born George Andrew Reisner an American archaeologist of Ancient Egypt and Palestine. George Andrew Reisner was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1889,
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AncientPages.com - On November 4, 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered King Tut's tomb in Luxor's Valley of the Kings. The tomb was intact and packed with antiquities, including
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - He kept the true purpose of his expedition confidential. Until this day many people still do not know what kind of inner force drove
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AncientPages.com - On November 3, 1492, the Peace of Etaples was signed in Étaples (northern France) between the kings Charles VIII Valois of France and Henry VII Tudor
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - People who visit Scotland often ask where they can find the mysterious and beautiful village of Brigadoon. It's a place where the passing
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AncientPages.com - On November 2, 1950, died George Bernard Shaw. He was an Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist who strongly influenced Western cultural and political life. George Bernard Shaw
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AncientPages.com - On November 1, 1512, the Sistine Chapel's beautiful ceiling was shown to the public for the first time. The ceiling was commissioned by Pope Julius II and
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AncientPages.com - On October 31, 1864, Nevada became the 36th state to join the United States. It was during a critical period of the Civil War. This event was facilitated by
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In ancient times, the seven men were sentenced to death and sent into a certain cave. The cave was sealed off, and the
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AncientPages.com - On October 29, 539 BC, Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Empire) entered the capital of Babylon and detained Nabonidus, who, along with his son Belshazzar had
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AncientPages.com - On October 28, 1636, Harvard University - America's oldest learning institution, was formed. Harvard Yard winter 2009. Image credit: chensiyuan - CC BY-SA 4.0 It was initially called
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Odin is probably the most complex figure of all the Norse Gods. In the Norse pantheon, Odin is considered ‘Allfather’ and ruler of Asgard,
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AncientPages.com - On October 27, 1553, Michael Servetus (Michel de Villeneuve) was arrested in Geneva and burnt at stake as a heretic. On this day, Michael Servetus was
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AncientPages.com - On October 26, 1689, Austrian General Enea Silvio Piccolomini led a campaign against the Ottomans in Kosovo, Bosnia, and Macedonia. Piccolomini (ca.1640-1689) was an Italian nobleman with his
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In 1650 B.C., Egypt was invaded by a group of foreigners who, according to the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, called themselves Hyksos. The
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AncientPages.com - On October 25, 286 (or possibly 285), Saints Crispin and Crispinian were beheaded during the reign of Roman Emperor Diocletian. Much of the earnings Saints Crispin
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AncientPages.com - On October 24, 1360, the Treaty of Brétigny was ratified. It was drafted earlier on May 8, 1360 between King Edward III of England and King John II
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