Important Dates


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Important Dates

776 First Olympiad in Greece
753 Rome founded
490 Battle of Marathon; the Greeks defeated the Iranians/Persians
327-26 Invasion of India by Alexander, Battle of Hydaspes
221 Chin-Hung Ti 'Univesral Emperor' in China, Great Wall of China completed
55 Invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar, the Great Roman General
44 Assassination of Julius Caesarby Brutus
4 Birth of Jesus Christ


 
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29 Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
43 Roman conquest of Britain
570 Birth of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) at Mecca
622 Migration of Muhammad (PBUH) from Mecca to Medina (Hijira), Beginning of Hijira Era (Muhammadan calender) on July 15
800 Charlemagne crowned Roman Emperor at St. Peter's
871 Accession of Alfred the Great the throne of Britain
901 Death of king Alfred the Great
1066 Battle of Hastings; Norman invasion of England. William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, defeated the English king Harold at Hastings
1215 Magna Carta or the Great Charter signed by king John at Runnymede in England on June 15
1280 Gunpowder invented by Roger Bacon


1338 The Hundred Years War broke out; it lasted upto 1453
1431 Joan of Arc, a brave French peasant girl, obtained victory over the English at Orleans. She was burnt alive at the stakes
1443 The Black death i.e., plague broke out in England
1453 The capture of Constantinople (the home of classical learning) by the Ottoman Turk compelled the Greek scholars to flee to Italy and other West European countries, where they spread the knowledge of Greek philosophy and literature. This was the beginning of Renaissance in Europe
1486 Bartholomew Diaz rounded the cape of Good Hope
1492 Columbus sailed on his first expedition to the West Indies Which later led to the discovery of America (the New World)
1498 Vassco da Gama, a Portuguese, discovered the seat-route to India via the Cape of Good Hope
1517 Beginning of Reformation
1529-36 Reformation in England under Henry VIII
1564 Birth of Shakespeare




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