Jesus et la Cananéenne

1820–57

Hipolyte Lecomte

The Guardian

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On This Day

• 2019 At the Chicago Marathon, Kenyan runner Brigid Kosgei set the current marathon world record for women running in a mixed-sex race.
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• 2013 During the Hindu festival of Navaratri at a temple in Madhya Pradesh, India, rumours about an impending bridge collapse caused a stampede that resulted in 115 deaths.
NavaratriMadhya Pradesh2013 Madhya Pradesh stampede
• 2011 The Dragon King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (pictured) married Jetsun Pema at the Punakha Dzong.
King of BhutanJigme Khesar Namgyel WangchuckJetsun PemaPunakha Dzong
• 1994 The Troubles: In a meeting at Fernhill House, Belfast, loyalist leader Gusty Spence announced that the Combined Loyalist Military Command would observe a ceasefire.
The TroublesFernhill HouseUlster loyalismGusty SpenceCombined Loyalist Military Command
• 1972 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed into a remote area in the Andes mountains near the border of Chile and Argentina; the 16 remaining survivors were not rescued until more than two months later.
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
• 1961 Newly elected Burundian prime minister Louis Rwagasore was assassinated by his political rivals.
Louis Rwagasore
• 1921 The Soviet republics of Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia signed the Treaty of Kars with the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, establishing the current borders between Turkey and the Caucasian states.
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist RepublicArmenian Soviet Socialist RepublicAzerbaijan Soviet Socialist RepublicGeorgian Soviet Socialist RepublicTreaty of KarsGrand National Assembly of TurkeySouth Caucasus
• 1917 At least 30,000 people witnessed the Miracle of the Sun in the fields of Cova da Iria near Fátima, Portugal.
Miracle of the SunCova da IriaFátima, Portugal
• 1911 Prince Arthur, a son of Queen Victoria, became the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent, as well as the first Prince of Great Britain and Ireland to hold that position.
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and StrathearnQueen VictoriaGovernor General of CanadaRoyal descentBritish prince
• 1908 British suffragette Margaret Travers Symons became the first woman to speak in the House of Commons when she escaped from her escort into the chamber and shouted at the assembly.
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• 1814 War of 1812: After three days of fighting, the beached U.S. Revenue Cutter Service vessel Eagle was captured by the Royal Navy.
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• 1812 War of 1812: British troops and Mohawk warriors repelled an American invasion from across the Niagara River at the Battle of Queenston Heights near Queenston, Ontario.
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• 1773 French astronomer Charles Messier discovered the Whirlpool Galaxy (pictured), an interacting, grand design spiral galaxy located an estimated 31 million light-years away.
Charles MessierWhirlpool GalaxyInteracting galaxyGrand design spiral galaxy
• 1710 Queen Anne's War: French and Wabanaki forces surrendered to end the Siege of Port Royal, giving the British permanent possession of Nova Scotia.
Queen Anne's WarWabanaki ConfederacySiege of Port Royal (1710)Nova Scotia
• 1307 Agents of King Philip IV of France launched a raid on the Knights Templar at dawn, arresting many members, subsequently torturing them into giving false confessions and burning them at the stake.
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• 645 Goguryeo–Tang War: Led by Emperor Taizong, the Tang army was forced to abandon a siege of Ansi Fortress.
Goguryeo–Tang WarEmperor Taizong of TangTang dynastyFirst conflict of the Goguryeo–Tang WarAnsi City