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Gazpromavia Flight 9608 crashes in Russia's Kolomensky District near Kolomna, killing three.

2024

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Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge.

2013

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Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people.

2012

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A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria.

2012

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U.S. Army Apache helicopters engage in airstrikes against armed insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, where civilians are killed; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet.

2007

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A cross-border raid by Hezbollah militants starts the 2006 Lebanon War.

2006

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Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station.

2001

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The Ulster Volunteer Force attack a house in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a petrol bomb, killing the Quinn brothers.

1998

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France win their first World Cup title, defeating defending champions Brazil 3–0.

1998

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Chinese seismologists successfully predict the 1995 Myanmar–China earthquake, reducing the number of casualties to 11.

1995

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The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom.

1979

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São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.

1975

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A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.

1973

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The Australian Aboriginal flag is flown for the first time.

1971

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Riots begin in Newark, New Jersey.

1967

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Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders.

1963

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Indian city Pune floods due to failure of the Khadakwasla and Panshet dams, killing at least two thousand people.

1961

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ČSA Flight 511 crashes at Casablanca–Anfa Airport in Morocco, killing 72.

1961

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Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.

1960

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Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orders the expulsion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla.

1948

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World War II: Battle of Kursk: German and Soviet forces engage in the Battle of Prokhorovka, one of the largest armored engagements of all time.

1943

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The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed, by which Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania.

1920

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The Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Kawachi blows up at Shunan, western Honshu, Japan, killing at least 621.

1918

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The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.

1917

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Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.

1913

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The Second Revolution breaks out against the Beiyang government, as Li Liejun proclaims Jiangxi independent from the Republic of China.

1913

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The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress.

1862

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A riot occurs in Woodstock, New Brunswick, between Catholics and members of the Orange Order that results in up to ten deaths.

1847

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The American Army of the Northwest briefly occupies the Upper Canadian settlement at what is now at Windsor, Ontario.

1812

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At the insistence of Napoleon, Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg and thirteen minor principalities leave the Holy Roman Empire and form the Confederation of the Rhine.

1806

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British ships inflict heavy damage on Spanish and French ships in the Second Battle of Algeciras.

1801

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Ranjit Singh conquers Lahore and becomes Maharaja of the Punjab (Sikh Empire).

1799

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The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed in France by the National Constituent Assembly.

1790

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In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later.

1789

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Captain James Cook begins his third voyage.

1776

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Battle of Aughrim (Julian calendar): The decisive victory of William III of England's forces in Ireland.

1691

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The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published.

1580

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Mughal Empire annexes Bengal after defeating the Bengal Sultanate at the Battle of Rajmahal.

1576

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Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred idols and books of the Maya.

1562

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King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.

1543

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Lê Cung Hoàng cedes the throne to Mạc Đăng Dung, ending the Lê dynasty and starting the Mạc dynasty.

1527

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Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, is published.

1493

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Joseon Dynasty official Choe Bu returns to Korea after months of shipwrecked travel in China.

1488

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The Ottomans capture Euboea.

1470

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Although he had been previously pardoned, Jack Cade is killed while fleeing, bringing an end to Jack Cade's Rebellion.

1450

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Pope Benedict XII issues the papal bull Fulgens sicut stella matutina to reform the Cistercian Order.

1335

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Third Crusade: Saladin's garrison surrenders to Philip Augustus, ending the two-year siege of Acre.

1191

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King Constantine II of Scotland, King Hywel Dda of Deheubarth, Ealdred of Bamburgh and King Owain of the Cumbrians accept the overlordship of King Æthelstan of England, leading to seven years of peace in the north.

927

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Leo V the Armenian is crowned as Byzantine Emperor after he successfully forced previous emperor Michael I Rangabe to abdicate the previous day.

813

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Election of pope Felix IV following the death of pope John I earlier that year.

526

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The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple.

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On this day

Gazpromavia Flight 9608 crashes in Russia's Kolomensky District near Kolomna, killing three.

2024

view article

Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge.

2013

view article

Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people.

2012

view article

A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria.

2012

view article

U.S. Army Apache helicopters engage in airstrikes against armed insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, where civilians are killed; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet.

2007

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A cross-border raid by Hezbollah militants starts the 2006 Lebanon War.

2006

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Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station.

2001

view article

The Ulster Volunteer Force attack a house in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a petrol bomb, killing the Quinn brothers.

1998

view article

France win their first World Cup title, defeating defending champions Brazil 3–0.

1998

view article

Chinese seismologists successfully predict the 1995 Myanmar–China earthquake, reducing the number of casualties to 11.

1995

view article

The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom.

1979

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São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.

1975

view article

A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.

1973

view article

The Australian Aboriginal flag is flown for the first time.

1971

view article

Riots begin in Newark, New Jersey.

1967

view article

Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders.

1963

view article

Indian city Pune floods due to failure of the Khadakwasla and Panshet dams, killing at least two thousand people.

1961

view article

ČSA Flight 511 crashes at Casablanca–Anfa Airport in Morocco, killing 72.

1961

view article

Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.

1960

view article

Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orders the expulsion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla.

1948

view article

World War II: Battle of Kursk: German and Soviet forces engage in the Battle of Prokhorovka, one of the largest armored engagements of all time.

1943

view article

The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed, by which Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania.

1920

view article

The Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Kawachi blows up at Shunan, western Honshu, Japan, killing at least 621.

1918

view article

The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.

1917

view article

Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.

1913

view article

The Second Revolution breaks out against the Beiyang government, as Li Liejun proclaims Jiangxi independent from the Republic of China.

1913

view article

The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress.

1862

view article

A riot occurs in Woodstock, New Brunswick, between Catholics and members of the Orange Order that results in up to ten deaths.

1847

view article

The American Army of the Northwest briefly occupies the Upper Canadian settlement at what is now at Windsor, Ontario.

1812

view article

At the insistence of Napoleon, Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg and thirteen minor principalities leave the Holy Roman Empire and form the Confederation of the Rhine.

1806

view article

British ships inflict heavy damage on Spanish and French ships in the Second Battle of Algeciras.

1801

view article

Ranjit Singh conquers Lahore and becomes Maharaja of the Punjab (Sikh Empire).

1799

view article

The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed in France by the National Constituent Assembly.

1790

view article

In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later.

1789

view article

Captain James Cook begins his third voyage.

1776

view article

Battle of Aughrim (Julian calendar): The decisive victory of William III of England's forces in Ireland.

1691

view article

The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published.

1580

view article

Mughal Empire annexes Bengal after defeating the Bengal Sultanate at the Battle of Rajmahal.

1576

view article

Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred idols and books of the Maya.

1562

view article

King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.

1543

view article

Lê Cung Hoàng cedes the throne to Mạc Đăng Dung, ending the Lê dynasty and starting the Mạc dynasty.

1527

view article

Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, is published.

1493

view article

Joseon Dynasty official Choe Bu returns to Korea after months of shipwrecked travel in China.

1488

view article

The Ottomans capture Euboea.

1470

view article

Although he had been previously pardoned, Jack Cade is killed while fleeing, bringing an end to Jack Cade's Rebellion.

1450

view article

Pope Benedict XII issues the papal bull Fulgens sicut stella matutina to reform the Cistercian Order.

1335

view article

Third Crusade: Saladin's garrison surrenders to Philip Augustus, ending the two-year siege of Acre.

1191

view article

King Constantine II of Scotland, King Hywel Dda of Deheubarth, Ealdred of Bamburgh and King Owain of the Cumbrians accept the overlordship of King Æthelstan of England, leading to seven years of peace in the north.

927

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Leo V the Armenian is crowned as Byzantine Emperor after he successfully forced previous emperor Michael I Rangabe to abdicate the previous day.

813

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Election of pope Felix IV following the death of pope John I earlier that year.

526

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The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple.

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On this day

Gazpromavia Flight 9608 crashes in Russia's Kolomensky District near Kolomna, killing three.

Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge.

Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people.

A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria.

U.S. Army Apache helicopters engage in airstrikes against armed insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, where civilians are killed; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet.

A cross-border raid by Hezbollah militants starts the 2006 Lebanon War.

Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station.

The Ulster Volunteer Force attack a house in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a petrol bomb, killing the Quinn brothers.

France win their first World Cup title, defeating defending champions Brazil 3–0.

Chinese seismologists successfully predict the 1995 Myanmar–China earthquake, reducing the number of casualties to 11.

The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom.

São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.

A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.

The Australian Aboriginal flag is flown for the first time.

Riots begin in Newark, New Jersey.

Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders.

Indian city Pune floods due to failure of the Khadakwasla and Panshet dams, killing at least two thousand people.

ČSA Flight 511 crashes at Casablanca–Anfa Airport in Morocco, killing 72.

Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.

Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orders the expulsion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla.

World War II: Battle of Kursk: German and Soviet forces engage in the Battle of Prokhorovka, one of the largest armored engagements of all time.

The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed, by which Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania.

The Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Kawachi blows up at Shunan, western Honshu, Japan, killing at least 621.

The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.

Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.

The Second Revolution breaks out against the Beiyang government, as Li Liejun proclaims Jiangxi independent from the Republic of China.

The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress.

A riot occurs in Woodstock, New Brunswick, between Catholics and members of the Orange Order that results in up to ten deaths.

The American Army of the Northwest briefly occupies the Upper Canadian settlement at what is now at Windsor, Ontario.

At the insistence of Napoleon, Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg and thirteen minor principalities leave the Holy Roman Empire and form the Confederation of the Rhine.

British ships inflict heavy damage on Spanish and French ships in the Second Battle of Algeciras.

Ranjit Singh conquers Lahore and becomes Maharaja of the Punjab (Sikh Empire).

The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed in France by the National Constituent Assembly.

In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later.

Captain James Cook begins his third voyage.

Battle of Aughrim (Julian calendar): The decisive victory of William III of England's forces in Ireland.

The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published.

Mughal Empire annexes Bengal after defeating the Bengal Sultanate at the Battle of Rajmahal.

Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred idols and books of the Maya.

King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.

Lê Cung Hoàng cedes the throne to Mạc Đăng Dung, ending the Lê dynasty and starting the Mạc dynasty.

Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, is published.

Joseon Dynasty official Choe Bu returns to Korea after months of shipwrecked travel in China.

The Ottomans capture Euboea.

Although he had been previously pardoned, Jack Cade is killed while fleeing, bringing an end to Jack Cade's Rebellion.

Pope Benedict XII issues the papal bull Fulgens sicut stella matutina to reform the Cistercian Order.

Third Crusade: Saladin's garrison surrenders to Philip Augustus, ending the two-year siege of Acre.

King Constantine II of Scotland, King Hywel Dda of Deheubarth, Ealdred of Bamburgh and King Owain of the Cumbrians accept the overlordship of King Æthelstan of England, leading to seven years of peace in the north.

Leo V the Armenian is crowned as Byzantine Emperor after he successfully forced previous emperor Michael I Rangabe to abdicate the previous day.

Election of pope Felix IV following the death of pope John I earlier that year.

The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple.

On this day

Gazpromavia Flight 9608 crashes in Russia's Kolomensky District near Kolomna, killing three.

Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge.

Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people.

A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria.

U.S. Army Apache helicopters engage in airstrikes against armed insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, where civilians are killed; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet.

A cross-border raid by Hezbollah militants starts the 2006 Lebanon War.