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9th October 1410: The Prague Astronomical Clock first noted in a medieval document

9th October 2021
Tagged as: Astronomy, Engineering, Medieval, Prague, Science, Technology, Time

Known as the Orloj, the astronomical clock was designed and built by the Imperial clockmaker Mikuláš of Kadaň and Charles University professor Jan Šindel.

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16th July 622: Start date of the Islamic calendar

16th July 2021
Tagged as: Arabia, Astronomy, Calendar, Date, Islam, Muslim, Religion, Science

The Islamic calendar was dated to start with the first new moon after the Prophet Muhammad and his followers migrated to Medina.

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29th February 1504: Christopher Columbus uses knowledge of a lunar eclipse to secure supplies while stranded on Jamaica

29th February 2020
Tagged as: Astronomy, Caribbean, Columbus, Eclipse, Jamaica, New World

Christopher Columbus used knowledge of a forthcoming lunar eclipse to fool Jamaican natives into providing his stranded crew with provisions.

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4th October 1582: Gregorian calendar introduced by Pope Gregory XIII

4th October 2019
Tagged as: Astronomy, Calendar, Catholicism, Date, Religion, Science, Time

On the 4^th October 1582, Pope Gregory XIII implemented the Gregorian calendar.

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9th October 1410: The Prague Astronomical Clock first noted in a medieval document

16th July 622: Start date of the Islamic calendar

29th February 1504: Christopher Columbus uses knowledge of a lunar eclipse to secure supplies while stranded on Jamaica

4th October 1582: Gregorian calendar introduced by Pope Gregory XIII

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21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow

HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

24th January 41: Caligula is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard

23rd January 1556: The deadliest earthquake ever recorded hit the Chinese province of Shaanxi and surrounding areas

22nd January 1808: Portuguese royal court relocates to Brazil

21st January 1793: Former French King Louis XVI executed by guillotine at the Place de la Revolution in Paris

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland

8th July 1932: Dow Jones falls to lowest point in the Great Depression

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