Historical Events

Lord Chancellor Thomas More

1529 Thomas More appointed Lord Chancellor of England

Siege of Grave

1674 Prince William of Orange occupies Grave after a siege

Penn Acquires Delaware

1682 William Penn accepts area around Delaware River from Duke of York

1859 Steam clipper Royal Charter is wrecked on the coast of Anglesey, Wales;, in a storm that took down over 100 vessels; approximately 450 passengers and crew killed on voyage returning to Liverpool from Australia

1912 Woolwich Foot Tunnel under the Thames river in England opens

Elgar's Cello Concerto

1919 Edward Elgar 's Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, his last notable work, premieres at Queen's Hall, London

Baghdad Archaeological Museum

1922 Gertrude Bell appointed Honorary Director of Antiqu

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