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A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History

Henry VIII's Church of England: A Pivotal Break from Rome (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)

7 min • 11 februari 2024

A Daily Dose of History (11 Feb 2024)

Today's historical events:

  • Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.
  • A naval expedition led by Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa founds Nombre de Jesús, the first of two short-lived Spanish settlements in the Strait of Magellan.
  • Sir Francis Drake with an English force captures and occupies the Spanish colonial port of Cartagena de Indias for two months, obtaining a ransom and booty.
  • The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses.
  • First session of United States Senate opens to the public.
  • Carnival tragedy of 1823: About 110 boys are killed during a stampede at the Convent of the Minori Osservanti in Valletta, Malta.
  • University College London is founded as University of London.
  • Gaetano Donizetti's opera La fille du régiment receives its first performance in Paris, France.

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