Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon with the 13th Legion during his march on Rome that led to the Roman Civil War.
10th November 1871: Henry Morton Stanley locates Dr David Livingstone in Africa
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On the 13th October AD 54, the Roman Emperor Claudius died, supposedly after being poisoned.
Octavian defeated the combined forces of Marc Anthony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium.
The 24th August AD 79 is traditionally believed to have been the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that wiped out numerous Roman settlements including Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Nero, the last Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, committed suicide.
On the 21st April 753 BC, the ancient city of Rome was founded.
The future Roman Emperor Titus began the Siege of Jerusalem, during which the Second Temple was burned and destroyed.
On the 15th March 44BCE, Roman dictator Julius Caesar was stabbed to death near to the Theatre of Pompey in Rome.
On the 24th January 41 CE, Caligula became the first Roman Emperor to be assassinated.
On the 16th January 27 BCE, the Roman Senate granted Octavian the titles Augustus and Princeps.
20th September 1066: Harald Hardrada wins Battle of Fulford
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19th September 1879: The Blackpool Illuminations turned on for the first time
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18th September 1931: Manchurian Crisis begins after Japanese bomb
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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
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