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1610 – Galileo Galilei makes his first observation of the four Galilean moons: Ganymede, Callisto, Io and Europa, although he is not able to distinguish the last two until the following day. 1738 – A peace treaty is signed between Peshwa Bajirao and Jai Singh II following the Maratha victory in the Battle of Bhopal,…

Greek ruler. Tyrant of Corinth, he was the earliest of a series of self-made rulers who emerged in many Greek cities in the 7th and 6th century BCE. He seized power against the narrow oligarchy of the Bacchiads and founded the Cypselid dynasty. More at: History