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Athanasius: Defender of the Trinity (+ 6 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (09 May 2023)
Today's historical events:
Athanasius is elected Patriarch of Alexandria.
England and Portugal formally ratify their alliance with the signing of the Treaty of Windsor, making it the oldest diplomatic alliance in the world which is still in force.
'Abd al-Latif (Timurid monarch) is assassinated.
Hernando de Alarcón sets sail on an expedition to the Gulf of California.
Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal England's Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.
Five men arrested during a raid on Mother Clap's molly house in London are executed…
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