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Questions

France announce it will send 4,000 troops to the Persian Gulf.?

Henry V, king of England (1413-22), born.?

Death of Tomas de Torquemada, inquisitor who burned 10,000 people.?

The Mayflower departs from Plymouth, England with 102 pilgrims headed for the 'New World'.?

Flamsteed sees solar eclipse, first known astronomical observation.?