This Day In European History

14th August

Events
1248: Construction begins on Cologne Cathedral.
1385: The Battle of Aljubarota; King John of Portugal defeats Castile to secures his nation's independence.
1733: The War of the Polish Succession begins.
1880: Construction finishes on Cologne Cathedral.
1893: The world's first driving licences and number plates are introduced in France.
1908: Folkestone, England, hosts the first international beauty contest.
1945: The end of World War Two.
1969: Britain deploys troops in Northern Ireland.

Births
1552: Paolo Sarpi, Italian theologian.
1742: Pope Pius VII.
1867: John Galsworthy, English writer.

Deaths
1691: Richard Talbot, Irish Jacobite commander.

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