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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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16th July 622: Start date of the Islamic calendar

16th July 2019
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.ituals.

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21st April 753 BC: Traditional date of the founding of Rome

21st April 2018
Tagged as: Calendar, Italy, Roman Empire, Rome

On the 21^st April 753 BC, the ancient city of Rome was founded.

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HistoryPod Live: Historical significance. How are events chosen for the daily podcast?

10th July 2017
Tagged as: Calendar, historiography, Islam, Roman Empire, Romania

This extended edition of HistoryPod attempts to answer the most common question from listeners: how and why are certain events featured (or not) in the daily podcast?

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

16th July 622: Start date of the Islamic calendar

21st April 753 BC: Traditional date of the founding of Rome

HistoryPod Live: Historical significance. How are events chosen for the daily podcast?

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17th January 1944: Allies launch the Battle of Monte Cassino during the Second World War

19th January 1917: 73 people killed in the Silvertown munitions factory explosion in London

22nd February 1797: The last invasion of Britain takes place, leading to the Battle of Fishguard

26th February 1935: Hitler formally establishes the Luftwaffe in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles

19th November 1863: Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address

18th November 1987: 31 people killed in the Kings Cross fire on the London Underground

17th November 1558: Queen Elizabeth I’s reign begins after the death of Mary I

16th November 1990: Milli Vanilli stripped of Grammy Award for not singing on their album

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

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

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

1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland

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