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9 April 1388: The Old Swiss Confederacy defeats the Archduchy of #Austria, the #Habsburgs, in the Battle of #Naefels despite being outnumbered 16 to 1. It was the last battle of the Swiss-Austrian conflicts that lasted through most of the 14th century. #ad https://t.co/h4TzxGuow0
13 Jan 1128: #Pope Honorius II grants a papal sanction to the Knights Templar #military order, declaring it an #army of God. #KnightsTemplar #history #HistoryMatters #OTD #ad https://t.co/EI8ttXCZUI
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/ppUqqga5eF
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/ppUqqga5eF
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/mpnvv9sB3a
26 Nov 1922: American #cartoonist Charles M. #Schulz, creator of #Peanuts, is born in Minneapolis, #Minnesota. He died in 2000. #comics #Snoopy #CharlieBrown #history #OTD #ad https://t.co/rCtOKbgGIm
20 Nov 1805: Ludwig van Beethoven's only #opera, Fidelio, premieres in #Vienna, #Austria #OTD at the Theater an der Wien. #Beethoven #ClassicalMusic #history #OTD #ad https://t.co/HPvihgInHq
20 Nov 1805: Ludwig van Beethoven's only #opera, Fidelio, premieres in Vienna, #Austria #OTD at the #Theater an der Wien. #Beethoven #ClassicalMusic #history #OTD #ad https://t.co/HPvihgInHq
13 Oct 1307: France's King Philip IV has his #soldiers arrest the #KnightsTemplar in France, has them tortured and seizes their property for trumped up charges of #heresy. It is thought that this event is the reason for the Friday, 13th superstition. #ad https://t.co/f4b6YRH80N
19 Aug 1692: One woman and four men, including a pastor, are convicted of #witchcraft and executed in #Salem in the #Massachusetts colony. #history #ad https://t.co/cXmVB5wcxk