Annie Ernaux is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Annie Ernaux is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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1995
The first planet orbiting another sun, 51 Pegasi b, is discovered.
The first planet orbiting another sun, 51 Pegasi b, is discovered.
1931
Birth of Eileen Derbyshire
Born: Eileen Derbyshire, English actress.
1923
The Turkish National Movement enters Constantinople.
The Turkish National Movement enters Constantinople.
1789
French Revolution: King Louis XVI is forced to change his residence from Versailles to the Tuileries Palace.
French Revolution: King Louis XVI is forced to change his residence from Versailles to the Tuileries Palace.
1145
Death of Baldwin
Died: Baldwin, archbishop of Pisa.
69 BCE
Third Mithridatic War: The military of the Roman Republic subdues Armenia.
Third Mithridatic War: The military of the Roman Republic subdues Armenia.
105 BCE
Cimbrian War: Defeat at the Battle of Arausio of the Roman army of the mid-Republic.
Cimbrian War: Defeat at the Battle of Arausio of the Roman army of the mid-Republic.
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