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Robert_Hall · « **on:** February 08, 2005, 05:21:40 AM »

Birthday of Empress Anna of Russia 1693

helenazar · « **Reply #1 on:** February 08, 2005, 08:20:00 AM »

8 February, 1725: Catherine I II (The Great) becomes the Empress of Russia

Robert_Hall · « **Reply #2 on:** February 08, 2005, 08:34:47 AM »

The "Great" Catherine was the second.

Robert_Hall · « **Reply #3 on:** February 08, 2005, 08:42:09 AM »

She may have been great, but she was not first.

helenazar · « **Reply #4 on:** February 08, 2005, 09:14:48 AM »

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She may have benn great, but she was not first.

Oops, typo! Thanks Robert

Belochka · « **Reply #5 on:** February 08, 2005, 10:33:19 PM »

Today, the Japanese fleet torpedoed the Russian ships at Port Arthur. This was the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War

helenazar · « **Reply #6 on:** February 08, 2005, 10:45:06 PM »

Oh, and....

In 1587, Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England.

Belochka · « **Reply #7 on:** February 08, 2005, 10:54:11 PM »

Lets not forget Peter the Great. He died on this day in 1725.

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