London’s 1091 Tornado: Devastation & Rebuilding (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (17 Oct 2023) Today's historical events:

• London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London.
• The English capture King David II of Scotland at Neville's Cross and imprison him for eleven years.
• An Ottoman army defeats a Hungarian army at the Second Battle of Kosovo.
• The University of Greifswald is established as the second oldest university in northern Europe.
• Kepler's Supernova is observed in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
• The nine regicides who signed the death warrant of Charles I of England are hanged, drawn and quartered.
• Charles II of England sells Dunkirk to Louis XIV of France for 40,000 pounds.
• Great Northern War: Russia defeated Sweden in the Battle of Kostianvirta in Pälkäne.
• Premiere in Milan of the opera Ascanio in Alba, composed by Mozart at age 15.
• American Revolutionary War: British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, New York.
• American Revolutionary War: British General Charles, Earl Cornwallis surrenders at the Siege of Yorktown.

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