This Day In European History

24th November

Events
1548: England officially allows priests to marry.
1579: An agreement is signed for Queen Mary I of England to marry the French heir Duke Francis of Anjou; English opposition prevents any further progress.
1859: Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.

Births
1632: Benedict de Spinoza, Dutch philosopher.
1713: Laurence Sterne, British writer.
1740: John Bacon, English sculptor.
1815: Grace Darling, British heroine.
1864: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French artist.

Deaths
1572: John Knox, Scottish religious reformer.
1693: Nicolaes Maes, Dutch painter.
1693: William Sancroft, English archbishop.
1848: William Lamb, British prime minister.

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