July 18, 64 — Nero fiddles while Rome burns
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July 18, 1529 — Pope Clement VII refuses to grant Henry VIII an annulment
Clement VII became the Pope in 1523, and held the role for almost eleven years. In that time, he often...
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July 18, 1918 — Nelson Mandela born
One of the greatest political figures of the Twentieth Century, Nelson Mandela was born in the village of Mvezo, in...
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