1059 Henri I crowns his son King Philip I (called the Amorous) of France
1430 Joan of Arc is captured at Compiegne & sold to the English
1533 – Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon was declared null and void.
1576 Tycho Brahe given Hveen Island to build Uraniborg Observatory
1660 King Charles II returns from exile sails from Scheveningen to England
1785 Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals
1999 – Gerry Bloch, at age 81, became the oldest climber to scale El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. He broke his own record that he set in 1986 when he was 68 years old.
2008 The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.
By: Archa Dave
