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George III van het Verenigd Koninkrijk
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George III van het Verenigd Koninkrijk

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George III Willem Frederik was koning van Groot-Brittannië en koning van Ierland vanaf 25 oktober 1760. Na de vereniging van deze twee landen op 1 januari 1801 was hij koning van het Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Ierland tot aan zijn dood. Hij was ook hertog van Brunswijk-Lüneburg en keurvorst van Hannove…

Charlotte van Mecklenburg-Strelitz
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Charlotte van Mecklenburg-Strelitz
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Sophia Charlotte van Mecklenburg-Strelitz, hertogin van Mecklenburg, was door haar huwelijk met koning George III van he…

Max Verstappen
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Max Emilian Verstappen is een Nederlands-Belgisch autocoureur. Hij rijdt onder de Nederlandse vlag in de Formule 1 voor …

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10 gebeurtenissen
2025
2025_conclave
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as Pope Leo XIV (pictured), making him the first pope born in the United States, the first to hold either U.S. or Peruvian citizenship, the first from the Order of Saint Augustine, and the second from the Americas after his immediate predecessor, Pope Francis.
1987
Special_Air_Service
A British Special Air Service unit ambushed a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit in Loughgall, Northern Ireland, killing eight IRA members and one civilian.
1984
1984_Summer_Olympics_boycott
The Soviet Union announced the boycott of the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, citing security concerns.
1976
The_Great_American_Revolution
Great American Revolution opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain, California.
1972
Black_September_Organization
Four members of Black September hijacked Sabena Flight 571 to demand the release of 315 Palestinians convicted on terrorism charges.
1970
Hard_Hat_Riot
Construction workers attacked students and others who were protesting the Vietnam War in New York City.
1963
Huế
In Huế, South Vietnam, soldiers opened fire into a crowd of Buddhists protesting against a government ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on Phật Đản, killing nine and sparking the Buddhist crisis.
1957
South_Vietnam
South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm began a state visit to the United States, his regime's main sponsor.
1950
Tollund_Man
The Tollund Man, a naturally mummified corpse, was discovered in a peat bog near Silkeborg, Denmark.
1945
Sétif
A parade in Sétif, French Algeria, celebrating the end of World War II in Europe became a riot and was followed by reprisals, carried out by colonial authorities over the following weeks, that killed thousands.

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