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

London's 1091 Tornado: Devastation & Rebuilding (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

9 min • 17 oktober 2023

A Daily Dose of History (17 Oct 2023)

Today's historical events:

  • London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London.
  • The English capture King David II of Scotland at Neville's Cross and imprison him for eleven years.
  • An Ottoman army defeats a Hungarian army at the Second Battle of Kosovo.
  • The University of Greifswald is established as the second oldest university in northern Europe.
  • Kepler's Supernova is observed in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
  • The nine regicides who signed the death warrant of Charles I of England are hanged, drawn and quartered.
  • Charles II of England sells Dunkirk to Louis XIV of France for 40,000 pounds.
  • Great Northern War: Russia defeated Sweden in the Battle of Kostianvirta in Pälkäne.
  • Premiere in Milan of the opera Ascanio in Alba, composed by Mozart at age 15.
  • American Revolutionary War: British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, New York.
  • American Revolutionary War: British General Charles, Earl Cornwallis surrenders at the Siege of Yorktown.

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