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Constantine I the Great, the first Roman emperor to accept Christianity in the Roman Empire, died. In 325 he convened the first Christian council in Nicaea. In 1455, the 30-year "War of the Roses" between the Lancaster and York dynasties began with the Battle of St.

1813 German composer Richard Wagner, reformer of opera and orchestra, was born. He created musical dramas of epic proportions, expanded Beethoven's symphonism in the operatic score and achieved the interweaving of dramatic action and music ("The Cursed Dutchman", "Tannheuser", "Tristan and Isolde", "The Ring of the Nibelung", "Parsifal"). In 1833, a constitution was adopted in Chile, which gave greater power to the president, and the Roman Catholic religion was declared the state religion. In 1859, the English writer Arthur Conan Doyle was born, the famous author of crime novels in which the main characters are the detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr. In 1873, the Italian writer Alessandro Manzoni died, whose work and ideas strongly influenced the national movement "Risorgimento" in the 40s of the 19th century ("Betrothed", posthumous ode to Napoleon and Bonaparte, "Holy Hymns", plays "Count Carmagnola", "Adelki"). In 1885, the French writer Victor Hugo died, along with Balzac, the most significant figure in French literature. Since 1841, he has been a member of the Academy, and since 1845, a member of parliament, where he advocates for freedom of the press, the abolition of the death penalty, and social reforms. After Napoleon Bonaparte's coup d'état, he went into exile for 19 years, where he wrote his most famous works, the novels "Les Miserables" and "The Bell Ringer of the Church of the Virgin". 1907 English theater and film actor, director and producer Laurence Olivier was born, one of the best interpreters of Shakespeare's characters, Oscar winner for the film "Hamlet". In 1970, he received a noble title. In 1914, Great Britain took control of the oil resources in the Persian Gulf from the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. 1915 In the worst railway accident in Great Britain, two trains collided in Scotland, killing 227 people.

Key points

• 1813 German composer Richard Wagner, reformer of opera and orchestra, was born.
• He created musical dramas of epic proportions, expanded Beethoven's symphonism in the operatic score and achieved the interweaving of dramatic action and music ("The Cursed Dutchman", "Tannheuser",…
• In 1833, a constitution was adopted in Chile, which gave greater power to the president, and the Roman Catholic religion was declared the state religion.
• In 1859, the English writer Arthur Conan Doyle was born, the famous author of crime novels in which the main characters are the detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr.
• In 1873, the Italian writer Alessandro Manzoni died, whose work and ideas strongly influenced the national movement "Risorgimento" in the 40s of the 19th century ("Betrothed", posthumous ode to Nap…