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1990 Heavy earthquake strikes Sicily, 18 die
1974 Mount Etna in Sicily erupted 1972 Alitalia DC-8 crashes west of Palermo Sicily; killing 115 1971 Mount Etna erupts in Sicily Italy 1970 Arthur Brown arrested for stripping on stage in Palemo Sicily 1968 Maria Grazia Cucinotta, born in Messina, Sicily, actress, Postman 1967 Earthquake in Sicily kills 231 1956 -5 degrees F (15 degrees C) in Sicily 1945 George S Patton, U.S. General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60 1943 Lieutenant-general Bradley flies to Carthago/Algiers Sicily 1943 General Castellano signs cease fire treaty in Sicily 1943 General Patton enters Messina, completing conquest of Sicily by Allies 1943 1st Long Tom bombs on Italian mainland (from Sicily) 1943 U.S. amphibians land at Brolo on north coast of Sicily 1943 U.S. amphibians land at St. Agata on North coast of Sicily 1943 U.S. 1st Infantry division occupies node Troina Sicily 1943 Sicily: 3 U.S. A-36's bomb British headquarter 1943 U.S. forces led by General George Patton liberate Palermo, Sicily 1943 British assault on Catania Sicily 1943 Counter attack by Hermann Goering Armour division in Sicily 1943 U.S. 45th Division occupies airport Comiso, Sicily 1943 U.S. 82nd Airborne division shot at, by "friendly fire" in Sicily 1943 U.S. and Britain invade Sicily in WW II, Operation Husky 1943 U.S. invasion fleet of 96 ships sails to Sicily 1943 British invades Pantelleria, tiny island south of Sicily 1943 Joint Chiefs of Staff determine invasion in Sicily for July 10th 1943 Joint Chiefs of Staff decide on invasion in Sicily 1937 Daniela Rocca, born in Sicily, actress, Battle of Austerlitz, Empty Canvas 1930 Stomboli volcano (Sicily) throws 2-ton basaltic rocks 2 miles 1925 Italian sub "Sebastiano Veniero" lost off Sicily with 54 dead 1922 Adolfo Celi, born in Sicily, Italy, director, Next Man, Murders in Rue Morgue 1907 James Gavin, U.S., 82nd Airborne Div General, Sicily/Normandy 1896 Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Sicily, New York City Mafia gangster 1894 Revolution in Sicily crushed by government troops 1892 Frank Puglia, born in Sicily, Italy, actor, Black Orchid, Jungle Book 1885 George S Patton, U.S. general, Sicily/Italy/Normandy, "Old Blood and Guts" 1859 Ferdinand II, Re Bomba, Dutch King of Sicily, dies at 49 1848 Sicily accepts new Constitution (choose parliament/freedom of press) 1848 People's uprising in Palermo Sicily 1825 Ferdinand I, King of Sicily/Naples (Ferdinand IV), dies 1825 Ferdinand I, King of Sicily/Naples (Ferdinand IV), dies at 73 1810 Ferdinand II, king of Sicily 1781 Ferdinand K J, archduke of Austria-Este/Governor-General, Sicily 1751 Ferdinand I, king of Sicily and Naples 1740 Charles de Bourbon, King of Naples, invites Jews to return to Sicily 1693 Mount Etna erupts, Sicily 1669 Mount Etna in Sicily erupts, destroying Nicolosi, killing 20,000 1516 Ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63 1493 Last day for all Jews to leave Sicily 1492 100,000 Jews expelled from Sicily 1458 Alfonso V, King of Aragon/Sicily/Naples (Alfonso I), dies 1452 Ferdinand II, the Catholic, King of Aragon/Sicily, expelled Jews 1430 Jews of Sicily are no longer required to attend conversionist services 1428 King Alfonso V, orders Sicily's Jews to attend conversion sermons 1416 Ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52 1387 Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 1373 Ferdinand I, the Righteous, king of Aragon/Sicily 1282 King Pedro III of Aragonorth annexes Sicily 1266 Manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies 1194 Frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor, 1212-1250, King of Sicily 1194 Tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies 1166 Willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66) 1156 Battle at Brindisi: King Willem of Sicily beats Byzantine fleet 1154 Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 1130 Anti-pope Anacletus II crowns Roger II the Norman, king of Sicily 902 Aghlabidisch emir Ibrahim II destroys Taormina, Sicily |
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