Events
Martin Luther publishes the Ninety-five ThesesPatrice Lumumba is assassinated by firing squadJohn F. Kennedy is assassinated while campaigning in Dallas, TexasThe Iranian government is overthrown in a coup d'etat instigated by Great Britain and the USChristopher Columbus lands in what is now the BahamasKing of England Henry VIII initiates the English Reformation because he wants to get divorcedGeorge Washington, first president of the United States, is bornGeorge Washington, first president of the United States, dies age 67John Adams, second president of the United States, is bornJohn Adams, second president of the United States, dies age 90Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States, is bornThomas Jefferson, third president of the United States, dies age 83James Madison, fourth president of the United States, is bornJames Madison, fourth president of the United States, dies age 85James Monroe, fifth president of the United States, is bornJames Monroe, fifth president of the United States, dies age 73Mount Vesuvius erupts, destroying the nearby cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum
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