Tuesday, November 10, 2015

History Trivia - The Battle of Varna - Turkish victory

November 10, 627 - Saint Justus died.  The fourth archbishop of Canterbury, Justus had a role in converting Northumbria to Christianity.

1444 - The Battle of Varna:  The Turkish victory oveer a Hungarian force ended the efforts of European powers to save Constantinople from Turkish conquest.

1619 - Rene Descartes  had the dreams that inspired his Meditations on First Philosophy.

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