This Day In European History

29th July

Events
1565: Mary, Queen of Scots marries Lord Darnley (Henry Stuart) alienating Scottish protestants and England because Darnley is a Catholic heir to the throne.
1588: Date of Francis Drake's mythological decision to finish playing bowls instead of rushing to fight the Spanish Armada.
1588: The Spanish Armada is defeated by an English fleet.
1983: Marriage of Britain's Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer.

Births
1883: Benito Mussolini, Italian dictator.

Deaths
1030: King Olaf II Haraldsson of Norway.
1099: Pope Urban II.
1792: Rene-Nicolas de Maupeou, French chancellor.
1805: Alexis de Tocqueville, French politician.
1856: Robert Schumann, German composer.
1890: Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter.
1900: King Umberto I of Italy, assassinated.
1983: Luis Buñuel, Spanish director.
1983: David Niven, British actor.

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