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12th February 1429: Battle of the Herrings in the Hundred Years’ War fought between French and English forces near the French village of Rouvray

11th February 1929: The Lateran Treaty signed between the Italian state and the Roman Catholic Church

10th February 1906: Edward VII launches HMS Dreadnought, a revolutionary new type of battleship that made all other ships obsolete

9th February 1969: First test flight of the Boeing 747 ‘Jumbo Jet’ at Paine Field in Washington State

8th February 1867: The Ausgleich, or the Austro-Hungarian Compromise, establishes the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary