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Movie history events from 1492
Prince Vlad halts the Muslim Turk invasion of Europe; the defeated Turks send word of the Prince's death to his wife, Elizabeth, who commits suicide. (Transylvania) (Dracula)
The Church tells Prince Vlad that because Elizabeth commited suicide, she will be condemned to Hell. Outraged, Vlad renounces Christ & makes a pact with Satan. In so doing, he becomes Nosferatu. (Transylvania) (Dracula)
Sir Nicholas de Mimsy Porpington's attempted beheading - after 45 strikes he becomes the ghost Nearly Headless Nick. (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)
12th October: Land sighted from the Pinta (1492: Conquest of Paradise)
12th October: Discovery of America. (America) (Vertigo)