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* [[874]] - The | * [[874]] - The [[bone]]s of '''[[Saint Nicephorus]]''' were [[Burial|interred]] in [[Constantinople]]. | ||
* [[1639]] - '''[[Harvard University|Harvard College]]''' was named for a [[clergy]]man. | * [[1639]] - '''[[Harvard University|Harvard College]]''' was named for a [[clergy]]man. | ||
* [[1781]] - [[William Herschel]] discovered the [[planet]] '''[[Uranus (planet)|Uranus]]'''. | * [[1781]] - [[William Herschel]] discovered the [[planet]] '''[[Uranus (planet)|Uranus]]'''. | ||
* [[1881]] - '''[[Alexander II of Russia]]''' was killed in a [[Nihilism|Nihilist]] | * [[1881]] - '''[[Alexander II of Russia]]''' was killed in a [[Nihilism|Nihilist]] [[bomb]]ing. | ||
* [[1954]] - The '''[[Battle of Dien Bien Phu]]''', the last [[battle]] of the [[Indochina War]], began. | * [[1954]] - The '''[[Battle of Dien Bien Phu]]''', the last [[battle]] of the [[Indochina War]], began. | ||
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Revision as of 20:53, 10 March 2005
- 874 - The bones of Saint Nicephorus were interred in Constantinople.
- 1639 - Harvard College was named for a clergyman.
- 1781 - William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.
- 1881 - Alexander II of Russia was killed in a Nihilist bombing.
- 1954 - The Battle of Dien Bien Phu, the last battle of the Indochina War, began.