On this day…

In 1267 Inquisition forms in Rome under Pope Clement IV

In 1805 Naples/Calabria struck by Earthquake; about 26,000 die

In 1928 Stanley Kubrick, American director is born

In 1943 Mick Jagger, English singer-songwriter, producer, actor is born

In 1945 Winston Churchill resigns as Britain’s Prime Minister after election defeat

In 1956 Egypt nationalises the Suez Canal.

In 1962, St George Preca,  the Founder of the Society of Christian Doctrine MUSEUM died at the age of 82 years.

In 1963 Skopje, Yugoslavia, destroyed by earthquake, kills over 1,000

In 2017 US President Donald Trump announces policy to ban transgender people from the military, overturning Obama era changes

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