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21 January

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Contemporary era

1976

First commercial Concorde flight

On 21 January 1976, Concorde inaugurated supersonic passenger travel.

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From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment

1793

Execution of Louis XVI

On 21 January 1793, King Louis XVI was guillotined in Paris, a major event of the French Revolution.

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Engraving of the execution of Louis XVI (1793)
Wikimedia Commons Licence : Domaine public Gravure d'epoque, 1793

From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment

1525

Birth of Anabaptism

On 21 January 1525 in Zurich, the first adult baptism founded the Anabaptist movement of the Radical Reformation.

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