This Day In European History
11th November
Events1417: The Schism of the West ends as a newly reunified church elects Pope Martin V.
1572: Tycho Brahe, a Danish astronomer, discovers that the stars aren't fixed in position.
1918: An armistice ending World War One is signed at 11:00 am.
1920: Britain buries its Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey.
1992: The Church of England allows women to become priests.
Births
1050: Emperor Henry IV.
1623: Philippe de Mornay, French diplomat.
1679: Firmin Abauzit, French scholar.
1729: Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, French explorer.
1748: King Charles IV of Spain.
1821: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian writer.
1882: King Gustavus VI of Sweden.
Deaths
1583: Gerald Fitzgerald, Irish rebel.
1855: Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher.
