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May 2, 1230
William de Braose is hanged by Prince Llywelyn
William de Braose was the son of Reginald de Braose by his first wife, Grecia Briwere. He was an ill-fated member of a powerful and long-lived dynasty of marcher lords. -
King Charles II charters Hudson Bay Company
The company was incorporated by English Royal charter in 1670. It was, at one time one of the largest landowner in the world. -
William Herschel discovers first binary star
William Herschel followed his father into the millitary band of Hanover but emigrated to Britain at age nineteen. -
"Take me out to the ball game" registered for copywright
"Take me out to the ballgame" is a 1908 Tin Pan Alley song by Jack Norworth and Albert von Tilzer which has become the unofficial anthem of baseball. -
Edward Levy Irving, composer is born.
He was a very famous music composer. -
Peter and the Wolf premieres in Mosocow
Peter and the Wolf is a composition written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936 in the USSR. It is a very famous childrens play and story.
