Random Events in History #5 + an announcement

Dates will be DD/MM/YYYY (once again, sorry Americans...)

8/11/1226 - Louis IX of France starts to rule.

9/12/1425 - The Old University of Leuven is found in Belgium.

13/5/1503 - Naples is captured by the Spanish

16/5/1599 - The Kalmar Bloodbath takes place in Sweden

8/9/1712 - A hurricane buffets Bermuda for eight hours, destroying many buildings.

19/12/1741 - Vitus Bering dies at the age of 60, in Siberia.

1/6/1792 - Kentucky is admitted to the Union, as the 15th state of the US.

5/7/1811 - Venezuela gains independence from the Spanish Empire

4/5/1843 - Natal (modern day KwaZulu-Natal) is proclaimed a British colony

13/9/1882 - British troops occupy Cairo, and Egypt becomes a British protectorate

2/8/1923 - President Warren Harding dies at the age of 57 / Calvin Coolidge becomes the 30th president of the US.

19/6/1961 - Kuwait gains independence from the UK.

28/9/1965 - Taal Volcano erupts in the Philippines, killing hundreds of people.

14/1/1980 - Indira Gandhi returns to power as Prime Minister of India

5/2/1985 - Cristino Ronaldo is born

I also have to announce you, that I'm going to have a 1-week break from blog-posting. I will post a blog next Saturday. Stay tuned!