Important dates on this day in history

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1522: Ferdinand Magellan's expedition is the first to circumnavigate the globe, but Magellan dies en route.

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1651: Charles II spends the day hiding in an oak tree following defeat by Oliver Cromwell at Worcester.

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1666: The Great Fire of London is finally extinguished after much of the city and St Paul's Cathedral are lost.