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May
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330:
Roman Emperor Constantine I changed the name of the ancient city of Byzantium
to Nova Roma (New Rome) as it became
the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. 
The city will be known as Constantinople (the city of Constantine). The
move …

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 May 4

1008:
Birthdate of King Henry I of France who reigned from 1031 until his death in
1060 which means that he was on the throne when a future wine maker, Shlomo
Yitzhaki, was born at Troyes in 1040. 
[But today, who remembers the French…