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Turning Point: Farnese's Triumph in France (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (05 Sep 2023)
Today's historical events:
Alexander Farnese's army forces Henry IV of France to lift the siege of Paris.
A hurricane has overrun a Spanish fleet bound from Havana to Cadiz and sunk the price galleon Atocha. Only 5 men were rescued, but 260 passengers and 200 million pessos were buried with the Atocha under 50 feet of water.
Fall of Nicolas Fouquet: Louis XIV's Superintendent of Finances is arrested in Nantes by D'Artagnan, captain of the king's musketeers.
Great Fire of London ends: Ten thousand buildings, including Old St Paul's Cathedral, are…
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