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Nov 12, 1035
Canute the Great died
He died of old age -
Nov 27, 1095
Crusades Called
Pope Urban called for the first Crusades -
Nov 19, 1302
Unam Sanctum
Pope Boniface decreed Unam Sanctum (meaning one holy), the Pope is all holy. -
Nov 29, 1314
Philip IV of France dies
Philip IV of France died in a hunting accident. -
Nov 15, 1492
Tobacco recorded
Columbus noted Tobacco. -
Nov 28, 1520
Magellan's Journey
Magellan set across the Pacific Ocean -
King James gunpowder plot
King James learned of his gunpowder plot to kill him. Guy Fox planned to blow the King up because he was Catholic. -
Bubonic Plague
16,000 inhabitants of Venice died this month of the plague. (20 out of the 24 doctors died) -
First Blood Transfusion
Samuel Pepys reported the first blood transfution. (done between dogs) -
King Tut's Tomb
Archeologists accidentally came upon King Tut's tomb. -
Stock Market Crashes
High inflation led to the crash of the market which then led to the Great Depression in America. -
Kristallnacht
Nazi's launched Kristallnacht an anti-Jew raid. -
FDR Elected
Franklin Roosevelt was elected to an unprecedented fourth term, defeating Thomas Dewey. He died less than a year later. -
U.N. condemns Apartheid
The United Nations condemns Apartheid in South Africa for legal discrimination of races. -
Emperor Theodosius banned all pagan worship
This ended the olympics because they were a symbol of worship of the Greek gods and goddesses.