April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). There are 256 days remaining. April 19 - Events. 1012 - Martyrdom of St Alphege in Greenwich, London. 1529 - At the Diet of Speyer, a group of rulers (German: Fürst) and independent cities (German: Reichsstadt) protests the reinstatement of the Edict of Worms, beginning the Protestant movement. 1587 - Sir Francis Drake sinks the French fleet in Cádiz H ...

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As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. See also: 16th century in literature 16th century - Events. 1501: Safavid dynasty rules Iran until 1736. 1503: Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later. 1509: The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade. 1514: The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into ...

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The 23rd century (Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 2201-2300. 23rd century - Astronomical predictions for the 23rd century. In the early 23rd century Pluto will switch ranking with Neptune and temporarily, for about 20 years, will become the 8th planet from the Sun. The last time this has occurred is from 1979-1999. Based upon current orbital measurements which gives it a period of 286 Earth years, in 2288, the planetoid 50000 Quaoar will have completed one orbit of the Sun since its d ...

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The 24th century (Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 2301-2400. Unlike most century years, the year 2400 will be a leap year. 24th century - Astronomical events. September 11, 2307: At 22:50 UTC, Venus will occult Uranus 2313: Triple conjunction Mars-Jupiter 2319: Triple conjunction Mars-Saturn June 4, 2327: At 00:54 UTC, Venus will occult Mars October 8, 2335: At 14:51 UTC, Venus will occult Jupiter April 7, 2351: At 17:22 UTC, Mercury will occult Ura ...

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Aloysius Lilius (Luigi Lilio or Giglio, circa 1510 – 1576) was an Italian doctor, philosopher and chronologist. Very little is known about his early life. It is known that he came from Calabria, either from Cirò or Zirò. He studied medicine in Naples, after which he served Earl Carafa. He lectured in medicine at the University of Perugia from 1552. He is primarily known as the creator of the Gregorian Calendar after writing a manuscript titled Compendiuem novae rationis restituendi kalendarium ...

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April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. April 28 - Events. 1253 - Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, propounds Nam Myoho Renge Kyo for the first time and declares it to be the essence of Buddhism, in effect founding Nichiren Buddhism. 1788 - Maryland becomes the 7th state to ratify the Constitution of the United States. 1789 - Mutiny on the HMS Bounty. Captain William ...

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August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. August 9 - Events. 48 BC - Roman Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt. AD 378 - Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths in present-day Turkey. Valens is killed along with 2/3 of his army. 681 - Bulgaria is founded as a ...

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Centuries: 20th century - 21st century - 22nd century Decades: 2020s 2030s 2040s 2050s 2060s - 2070s - 2080s 2090s 2100s 2110s 2120s Years: 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 - 2076 - 2077 2078 2079 2080 2081 The year 2076 (MMLXXVI) in the Gregorian Calendar corresponds to the years 5836-5837 in the Hebrew Calendar. Events July 4 - Tricentennial of the United States - the 300th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. Sedna - In ...

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Centuries: 20th century - 21st century - 22nd century Decades: 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s - 2030s - 2040s 2050s 2060s 2070s 2080s Years: 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 - 2031 - 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 The year 2031 (MMXXXI) in the Gregorian Calendar corresponds to 5791-5792 in the Hebrew Calendar. 2031 - Events. Perth, Australia: Population expected to hit two million. Category: Years in the future ...

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The year 2025 (MMXXV) in the Gregorian Calendar corresponds to the years 5785/5786 in the Hebrew Calendar. 2025 - Events. Centennial of the Foundation of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Predicted year for the start of widespread use of the IPv6 Internet Protocol. Target year for freeing all nations from dictatorships and tyrannies and for establishing worlwide democracy, according to Mark Palmer, in his book Breaking the Real Axis of Evil (2003). Thi ...

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January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Here a calendar year refers to the order in which the months are displayed, January to December. The first day of the medieval Julian year was usually a day other than January 1. This day was adopted as the first day of the Julian year by all Western European countries except England between about 1450 and 1600. The Gregorian calendar as promulgated in 1582 did not specify that Janu ...

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December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. December 25 - Events. 274 - Roman emperor Aurelianus has a temple dedicated to Sol Invictus on the supposed day of the solstice and day of rebirth of the Sun. 800 - Coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor, in Rome. 1000 - Coronation of St. Stephen at Esztergom, held to be the founding day of the Hungarian Nation. 1066 - Coron ...

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The 27th century (Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 2601-2700. 27th century - Astrology. Expected to start the Age of Aquarius (probable approximate dates may be 2638 A.D., 2654 A.D. or 2680 A.D.) 27th century - Astronomical events. December 16, 2603: Transit of Venus May 13, 2608: Grazing Transit of Mercury December 13, 2611: Partial transit of Venus February 16, 2649: At 11:17 UTC Venus will occult Neptune 262 ...

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October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. October 31 - Events. October 31 is the day of halloween 475 - Romulus Augustus was proclaimed Roman Emperor. 1517 - Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the [[Wittenberg Castle Church]]. 1587 - Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575. ...

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March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). There are 276 days remaining. March 30 - Events. 1282 - The people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin king Charles I, in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers. 1296 - Edward I storms Berwick-upon-Tweed, sacking the then-Scottish border town, slaughtering almost everyone, even those fleeing to the churches. 1492 - Ferdinand and Isabella sign a decree aimed at expel ...

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March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). There are 277 days remaining. March 29 - Events. 537 - Vigilius is consecrated and enthroned as Pope, replacing Silverius. 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England. 1638 - Swedish colonists establish the first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden. 1792 - King Gustav III of Sweden ...

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The twenty-eighth century (Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 2701 to 2800. This is different from the century known as the twenty-seven hundreds, which comprises the years 2700 to 2799. Unlike most century years (1800, 1900, etc.), 2800 will be a leap year. 28th century - Astronomical events. June 15, 2733: Transit of Venus June 13, 2741: Transit of Venus 2742: Triple conjunction Mars-Jupiter 2744: Triple conjunction Mars-Jupiter 2761: Triple conjuncti ...

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1752 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State leaders From Categories: births - deaths 1752 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). 1752 - Events. February 11 - Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the US, is op ...

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August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 137 days remaining. August 16 - Events. 1777 - American Revolutionary War: Battle of Bennington - British forces are defeated by American troops. 1780 - American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden - The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina. 1812 - War of 1812: American General William Hull surrenders Fort Detroit without a fight to the ...

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The Battle of the Pelennor Fields was a battle for the city of Minas Tirith in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. It was the greatest battle of the War of the Ring, and indeed the largest of the entire Third Age. After the fall of Osgiliath there was no longer a barrier against the forces of Mordor, which moved on the Pelennor Fields before the city on March 15, 3019 of the Third Age (N. B.: not a date in th ...

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Bosnia and Herzegovina:   1,479,930 Croatia:   202,365 (2004) (581,663 in 1991) Slovenia:    38,964[1] (2002) Republic of Macedonia:    35,939[2] (2002) Albania:    37,000[3] (1990 w/ Montenegrins)    40,000[4] (2005 est.) Romania:    22,518[5] (2002) Hungary:    3,816[6] Germany    Lower est. 125,0 ...

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Brave New World is a 1932 dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley, set in London in the 26th century. The novel anticipates developments in reproductive technology, eugenics and hypnopedia that combine to change society. The world it describes could in fact also be a utopia, albeit an ironic one: Humanity is carefree, healthy, and technologically advanced. Warfare and poverty have been eliminated, all races are equal, and everyone is permanently happy. The irony is, however, that all of these things have been achieved by eliminating many things — family, cultura ...

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