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Originally Posted by Amnorix
January 26. Wow, dull day.
1340, Edward III, King of England, proclaims himself King of France, as the only surviving male grandchild of his maternal grandfather, French King Philip IV. The French reject the claim on the basis of the Salic Law (basically, a law that disinherits women). This sets the stage for the Hundred Years' War.
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Notable birthdays on this day, besides my own

... Douglas MacArthur, Paul Newman, Wayne Gretzky, and Eddie VanHalen.