This Day in History
22 Jan 1371
King Robert II of Scotland is crowned becoming the first monarch of the House of Stewart (-90)
22 Jan 1506
The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrive at the Vatican
22 Jan 1517
Ottoman forces take Cairo capital of the Mamluk Sultanate
22 Jan 1584
Parts of Switzerland adopt Gregorian calendar (& parts in 1812)
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Queen Victoria dies
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