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This Week in History: Week 8

 

February 16^th: 1923, Howard Carter opens the inner burial chamber of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen's tomb and finds the sarcophagus.

 

Sarcophagus of Tutankhamen.

 

February 17^th: 1950, Natural history broadcaster David Attenborough, aged 24 marries Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel. Unfortunately, she passed away in 1997.

 

February 18^th: 1885, Author Mark Twain publishes the book "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn".

 

February 19^th: 1473, Birth of Nicolaus Copernicus. Born in Toruń, Royal Prussia. He was a Polish mathematician and astronomer.

Nicolaus Copernicus

 

February 20^th: 1472, The Islands of Orkney and Shetland were left by Norway to Scotland, due to a dowry payment.

 

February 21^st: 1946, Birth of actor Alan Rickman, He was born in Hammersmith, London, England. Some of his most famous roles would be Snape in Harry Potter Series and for the USA his main role in “Die Hard.”

Alan Rickman.

February 22^nd: 1371, King David II Bruce, King of Scots. Having ruled from 1331, dies aged 46.

 

 

 

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