This Day In European History

22nd October

Events
1797: The first successful parachute jump takes place in Paris.

Births
1811: Franz Liszt, Hungarian composer.

Deaths
741: Charles Martel, Frankish ruler. 1563: Diego de Siloé, Spanish architect. 1613: Mathurin Régnier, French poet. 1665: Cesar duc de Vendome, French rebel aristocrat. 1806: Thomas Sheraton, English furniture maker.

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