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| *[[1381]] - King [[Richard II of England]] meets the leaders of [[Peasants' Revolt]]. | *[[1381]] - King [[Richard II of England]] meets the leaders of [[Peasants' Revolt]]. | ||
| *[[1648]] - Margaret Jones is hanged in [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] for [[witch]]craft in the first such execution for the [[Massachusetts]] colony. | *[[1648]] - Margaret Jones is hanged in [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] for [[witch]]craft in the first such execution for the [[Massachusetts]] colony. | ||
| - | *[[1822]] - [[Charles Babbage]] proposes a [[difference engine]] in a paper to the [[Royal Astronomical Society]] entitled "Note on the application of machinery to the computation of astronomical and mathematical tables." | + | *[[1822]] - [[Charles Babbage]] proposes a [[difference engine]] in a paper entitled "Note on the application of machinery to the computation of astronomical and mathematical tables." |
| *[[1905]] - [[Battleship Potemkin uprising]]: Sailors start a mutiny aboard the Battleship Potemkin, denouncing the crimes of autocracy, demanding liberty and an end to war. (See also Eisenstein's classic film on the subject, [[The Battleship Potemkin]]). | *[[1905]] - [[Battleship Potemkin uprising]]: Sailors start a mutiny aboard the Battleship Potemkin, denouncing the crimes of autocracy, demanding liberty and an end to war. (See also Eisenstein's classic film on the subject, [[The Battleship Potemkin]]). | ||
| *[[1940]] - Nazi Germany's occupation of Paris, France begins | *[[1940]] - Nazi Germany's occupation of Paris, France begins | ||
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- 1381 - King Richard II of England meets the leaders of Peasants' Revolt.
- 1648 - Margaret Jones is hanged in Boston for witchcraft in the first such execution for the Massachusetts colony.
- 1822 - Charles Babbage proposes a difference engine in a paper entitled "Note on the application of machinery to the computation of astronomical and mathematical tables."
- 1905 - Battleship Potemkin uprising: Sailors start a mutiny aboard the Battleship Potemkin, denouncing the crimes of autocracy, demanding liberty and an end to war. (See also Eisenstein's classic film on the subject, The Battleship Potemkin).
- 1940 - Nazi Germany's occupation of Paris, France begins
Births
- 1933 - Jerzy Kosinski, Polish author (d. 1999)
- 1983 - Louis Garrel, French actor
Deaths
- 1497 - Giovanni Borgia, Duke of Borgia (assassinated)
- 1920 - Max Weber, German sociologist (b. 1864)
- 1927 - Jerome K. Jerome, British author (b. 1859)
- 1936 - G. K. Chesterton, English author (b. 1874)
- 1986 - Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine writer (b. 1899)
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