This day in #history 1314
JANUARY 13TH
1559 – Elizabeth I crowned queen of England in Westminster Abbey
1610 – Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto , 4th
satellite of Jupiter
1794 – Congress changes US flag to 15 stars & 15 stripes
1822 – The design of the Greek flag is adopted by
the First National Assembly at Epidaurus.
1943 – Hitler declares ” Total War
1967 – Coup in Togo
1980 – Togo ‘s constitution becomes effective
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
1977 – Orlando Bloom, Kent England, English actor (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lord of the Rings )
FAMOUS DEATHS
1915 – Mary Slessor, Scottish missionary (b .
1848)
2002 – Gregorio Fuentes, Cuban fisherman,
reputed model for Hemingway’ s The Old Man and the Sea (b . 1897)
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