14th February 1949: The first Knesset, the parliament of the State of Israel, convenes for the first time in Jerusalem
The Knesset, the parliament of the State of Israel, assumed responsibility for legislation, oversight of the government, and representation of the ...
14 Feb 0s
13th February 1689: William and Mary become the new co-regents of the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland after agreeing to the Declaration of Right
The couple were declared King and Queen after agreeing to the Declaration of Right. Their coronation took place on 11 ...
13 Feb 0s
12th February 1429: Battle of the Herrings in the Hundred Years’ War fought between French and English forces near the French village of Rouvray
The English arranged carts containing barrels of herring into a defensive wagon fort, with sharpened stakes similar to those used at the Battle of Agincourt positioned around the ...
12 Feb 0s
11th February 1929: The Lateran Treaty signed between the Italian state and the Roman Catholic Church
The Lateran Treaty recognised the Vatican City as an independent sovereign state under the authority of the pope and, in return, formally recognised the Kingdom of Italy with Rome as its ...
11 Feb 0s
10th February 1906: Edward VII launches HMS Dreadnought, a revolutionary new type of battleship that made all other ships obsolete
Germany quickly began developing an equivalent ship to the Dreadnought, resulting in a naval arms race that contributed to the outbreak of the First World War in ...
10 Feb 0s
9th February 1969: First test flight of the Boeing 747 ‘Jumbo Jet’ at Paine Field in Washington State
The plane, named the City of Everett, left the Paine Field runway near Everett in Washington State – about 30 miles north of Seattle – and successfully performed a number of tests before landing at .....
9 Feb 0s
8th February 1867: The Ausgleich, or the Austro-Hungarian Compromise, establishes the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary
The empire was reorganised into two legally distinct states governed from Vienna and Budapest. Each possessed its own parliament and domestic administration, but they shared a single monarch who ruled...
8 Feb 0s
7th February 1495: Savonarola’s Bonfire of the Vanities
Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola led the burning of thousands of objects in the Bonfire of the ...
7 Feb 0s
