CoM Moderators Posted July 21 Posted July 21 230 - St Pontianus begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1545 - The first landing of French troops onto the coast of the Isle of Wight during the French invasion 1588 - First engagement between the English fleet and the Spanish Armada off the Eddystone Rocks 1913 - The Egyptian government announces a new constitutional system and electoral law 1940 - VARA-management accepts Rost of Tonningens demands 1962 - 160 civil right activists jailed after demonstration in Albany, Georgia 1970 - Libya orders confiscation of all Jewish property 1972 - Two passenger trains collide head-on killing 76 (Seville, Spain) 1977 - Sanjiva Reddy is elected sixth President of India unopposed 2015 - On This Day changes its domain name and brand from HistoryOrb.com to OnThisDay.com More Historical Events »
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