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March 29

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Vikings Plunder Paris — Norse raiders conquer the City of Light
Paris, FranceMedieval
845

Vikings Plunder Paris

Norse raiders conquer the City of Light

A fleet of Viking longships sailed up the Seine and fell upon Paris, possibly led by the legendary Ragnar Lodbrok. The Norse raiders plundered and occupied the city, exacting a massive ransom in silver from the terrified Frankish king Charles the Bald. The sack of Paris demonstrated the devastating reach of Viking expansion and the vulnerability of even Europe's greatest cities to these fearsome warriors from the north.

845 AD
John McEwen Was Born — Australia's farmer prime minister arrives
Victoria, AustraliaEarly 20th Century
1900

John McEwen Was Born

Australia's farmer prime minister arrives

John McEwen was born in rural Victoria, Australia, a future farmer and politician who would serve as the eighteenth Prime Minister of Australia. His deep understanding of agricultural issues and trade policy made him a powerful voice for rural Australia in Canberra. McEwen's brief tenure as prime minister and his long career in the Country Party shaped Australian agricultural and trade policy for a generation.

1900 AD
Arturo Frondizi — Arturo Frondizi, the president of Argentina, is overthrown in a military coup by Argentina's armed forces, ending an 11+1⁄2 day constitutional crisis.
Late 20th Century
1962

Arturo Frondizi

Arturo Frondizi, the president of Argentina, is overthrown in a military coup by Argentina's armed forces, ending an 11+1⁄2 day constitutional crisis.

Arturo Frondizi, the president of Argentina, is overthrown in a military coup by Argentina's armed forces, ending an 11+1⁄2 day constitutional crisis.

1962 AD