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 Lt-Gen Bradley flies to Carthago/Algiers Sicily
1943 General Castellano signs cease fire treaty in Sicily
1943 Gen 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 Gen 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/gov-gen, Sicily
1751 Ferdinand I, king of Sicily and Naples
1740 Charles de Bourbon, King of Naples, invites Jews to return to Sicily
1693 Mt. 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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