This Day In European History
1st November
Events1695: The Bank of Scotland is created.
1755: An earthquake in Lisbon kills 60,000 people and devastates the city.
1814: The Congress of Vienna opens in Austria, the arena in which the consequences of the Napoleonic Wars will be dealt with.
1848: WH Smith, famous UK retailer, opens his first shop: a bookstall on Euston station. 1936: The Rome-Berlin Axis is announced.
1993: The European Union is created by the Maastricht Treaty.
Births
846: King Louis II of the West Franks, 'the stammerer'.
1500: Benvenuto Cellini, Florentine artist.
1609: Matthew Hale, English jurist.
1757: Antonio Canova, Italian sculptor.
1762: Spencer Perceval, British Prime Minister.
1782: Frederick Ripon, British prime minister.
Deaths
1535: Duke Francesco II Sforza of Milan.
1546: Giulio Romano, Italian painter.
1636: Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet.
1642: Jean Nicolet, French explorer.
1700: Charles II of Spain.
1793: George Gordon, English rebel.
1894: Tsar Alexander III of Russia.
