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* [[1639]] - [[New College]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]] was renamed '''[[Harvard University|Harvard College]]''', after its first principal donor, [[John Harvard (clergyman)|John Harvard]]. | * [[1639]] - [[New College]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]] was renamed '''[[Harvard University|Harvard College]]''', after its first principal donor, [[John Harvard (clergyman)|John Harvard]]. | ||
* [[1781]] - [[William Herschel]] discovered the [[planet]] '''[[Uranus (planet)|Uranus]]'''. | * [[1781]] - [[William Herschel]] discovered the [[planet]] '''[[Uranus (planet)|Uranus]]'''. | ||
* [[1881]] - [[Tsar]] '''[[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]]''' of [[Imperial Russia|Russia]] was [[assassin]]ated in [[ | * [[1881]] - [[Tsar]] '''[[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]]''' of [[Imperial Russia|Russia]] was [[assassin]]ated in a [[Nihilism|Nihilist]] plot by [[Ignacy Hryniewiecki]]. | ||
* [[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 22:15, 10 March 2005
- 874 - The bones of Saint Nicephorus were interred in Constantinople.
- 1639 - New College in Cambridge, Massachusetts was renamed Harvard College, after its first principal donor, John Harvard.
- 1781 - William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.
- 1881 - Tsar Alexander II of Russia was assassinated in a Nihilist plot by Ignacy Hryniewiecki.
- 1954 - The Battle of Dien Bien Phu, the last battle of the Indochina War, began.