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This year in history
In the year 1815

	February 3rd	The first cheese factory was founded in Switzerland.
	February 26th	Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from his imprisonment in the island of Elba.
	April 1st	German politician, Otto von Bismarck, was born Schonhausen, Prussia. He was one of the most influential political figures of 19th century Europe.
	June 1st	King Otto of Greece was born in Bavaria. We was chosen to be the King of Greece, when it was recognized at an independent country in 1832.

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