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On This Day

9th April 1413 – Henry V was crowned King of England. 1483 – King Edward IV of England died. 1413 – Henry V is crowned King of England. 1626 – Francis Bacon died. 1860 – Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville created the oldest known recording of an audible human voice. 1940 – Vidkun Quisling seized power in Norway. 1967 – The first Boeing 737 made its maiden flight. 1969 – The first British-built Concorde made its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford. 2005 – Charles, Prince of Wales married Camilla Parker Bowles.