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Pope Innocent IV at First Council of Lyon 1244 (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (02 Dec 2024)
Today's historical events:
Pope Innocent IV arrives at Lyon for the First Council of Lyon.
The University of Leipzig opens.
St Paul's Cathedral, rebuilt to the design of Sir Christopher Wren following the Great Fire of London, is consecrated.
Swedish parliament approves the Swedish Freedom of the Press Act and implements it as a ground law, thus being first in the world with freedom of speech.
At Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself Emperor of the French.
War of the Third Coalition: Battle of Austerlitz: French troops under…
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