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This Day In European History

7th July

Events
711: Arabic and Moorish forces invade Visigothic Spain.
1307: King Edward II of England crowned.
1704: Stanislaw Lesczynski is elected king of Poland.
1807: The Treaty of Tilsit between France and Russia brings temporary peace.
1807: Gerhard von Scharnhorst issues a 'Manifesto' for military reform which is adopted by the Prussian army.
1834: Civil war erupts in Spain as Don Carlos claims the throne from the infant Queen Isabella II.
1929: The Lateran Treaty creates an independent Vatican City State.

Births
1860: Gustav Mahler, Bohemian composer.
1887: Marc Chagall, Russian painter.

Deaths
1307: King Edward I of England.
1572: King Sigismund II Augustus of Poland.
1752: Joseph-Marie Jacquard, French inventor.
1930: Arthur Conan Doyle, British writer.

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