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On this day in 1797, balloonist André-Jacques Garnerin makes the first recorded parachute jump, from 1 000 metres above Paris.
On this day in 1877, the Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland kills 207 miners.
On this day in 1964, philosopher and writer Jean-Paul Sartre is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, he is the first person to decline the award.
On this day in 2019, Northern Ireland legalises same-sex marriage and abortion.
On this day in 1805, a British fleet led by Vice Admiral Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet under Admiral de Villeneuve in the Battle of Trafalgar.
On this day in 1854, Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses are sent to the Crimean War, they would revolutionise the field of nursing and healthcare.
On this day in 1977, the European Patent Institute is founded in Munich.
On this day in 1728, the Great Fire of Copenhagen breaks out, burning for three days it destroys a third of the city.
On this day in 1740, Maria Theresa ascends to the throne of Austria, Hungary, and Bohemia. It starts the War of Austrian Succession as her right to the throne is challenged by other major European powers.
On this day in 1827, forces from Britain, France, and Russia defeat Ottoman and Egyptian forces at the Battle of Navarino.