King Michael I of Romania led a coup d’état that removed the Nazi-aligned government of Ion Antonescu.
29th July 1588: Decisive Battle of Gravelines during the Spanish Armada
29th July 2018
On the 22nd March 1621, Dutch legal scholar Hugo Grotius – also known as Hugo de Groot – escaped imprisonment in Loevestein Castle concealed inside a book chest.
On the 8th November 1923, the Beer Hall Putsch took place when Adolf Hitler along with First World War hero Erich Ludendorff led an attempted coup against the Weimar Government by trying to seize power in the Bavarian city of Munich.
On the 2nd November 1795, the Directory was established in France.
The Revolución Libertadora began in Argentina, resulting in the end of Juan Perón’s second term as President.
On the 19th August 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev, the President of the Soviet Union, was placed under house arrest in what is known as the August Coup.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2020
10th September 1991: Nirvana release ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
10th September 2020
19th January 1920: Foundation of the American Civil Liberties Union
19th January 2021
18th January 1919: The Paris Peace Conference begins
18th January 2021
17th January 1991: Gulf War combat begins with Operation Desert Storm
17th January 2021
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2020
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019