October 19: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 202 BCAt the Battle of Zama, Roman legions under Scipio defeated the Carthaginian commander Hannibal.
2. 1469Ferdinand of Aragon married Isabella of Castile, paving the way for the unification of Spain.
3. 1847Charlotte Brontë's famous novel Jane Eyre was first published in London.
4. 1900Max Planck discovered his law explaining blackbody radiation, opening the door to quantum physics.
5. 1912At the end of the Italo-Turkish War, the territory of present-day Libya passed from the Ottoman Empire to Italy.

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