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11 Mar 1784: The Treaty of #Mangalore is signed by Tipu #Sultan and the British East India Company, ending the Second Anglo-Mysore War in a draw. The #treaty is seen as the beginning of the end of the Company and its stock fell dramatically. #OTD #ad https://t.co/EP96BWXkYl
11 Mar 1784: The Treaty of #Mangalore is signed by Tipu #Sultan and the British East India Company, ending the Second Anglo-Mysore War in a draw. The treaty is seen as the beginning of the end of the Company and its stock fell dramatically. #ad https://t.co/EP96BWFJzL
18 Dec 1737: Renown #violin maker Antonio #Stradivari dies in Cremona, #Italy. He made ~1200 violins about half of which still survive. He was born in #Cremona in 1644. #Stradivarius #music #history #OTD #Artist #ad https://t.co/ppUqqfSun7 https://t.co/PRuD3Ihd39
18 Dec 1737: Renown #violin maker Antonio #Stradivari dies in Cremona, #Italy. He made ~1200 violins about half of which still survive. He was born in #Cremona in 1644. #Stradivarius #music #history #OTD #ad https://t.co/ppUqqfSun7 https://t.co/PRuD3Ihd39
16 Dec 1770: German #composer Ludwig von #Beethoven is born in #Bonn in what is now #Germany. #classicalmusic #music #history #symphony #OTD #ad https://t.co/PRuD3Ihd39 https://t.co/mpnvv9KcrK
9 Dec 1854: Englishman Alfred, Lord Tennyson's #poem, "The Charge of the Light Brigade," is published in England. It details a British light #cavalry charge led by Lord Cardigan against the #Russians at the Battle of #Balaclava during the #Crimean War. #ad https://t.co/lGRTesmVqy
4 Oct 1669: #Dutch painter #Rembrandt van Rijn dies at the age of 63 in #Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He was born in Leiden, the #Netherlands. #history #painted #artist #OTD #RIP #ad https://t.co/E264TUFv3d
2 Oct 1950: "Peanuts" #comic strip, authored by Charles #Schultz, makes its debut. #author #comicstrip #Snoopy #history #OTD #ad https://t.co/3x6gLbDaIx
27 Sept 1669: The #Ottomans defeat the #Venetians at the fortress of Candia, in current-day #Crete, ending a 21-year-long #siege. Yes, 21 years. It is thought to be the longest siege in history. #HistoryMatters #history #OnThisDay #ad https://t.co/KqnYomphZJ
27 Sept 1669: The #Ottomans defeat the #Venetians at the fortress of Candia, in current-day #Crete, ending a 21-year-long #siege. Yes, 21 years. It is thought to be the longest siege in history. #HistoryMatters #history #ad https://t.co/KqnYomGToj