Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-43 to deploy the TDRS-5 satellite.
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-43 to deploy the TDRS-5 satellite.
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1944
ASNOM: Birth of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, celebrated as Day of the Republic in North Macedonia.
ASNOM: Birth of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, celebrated as Day of the Republic in North Macedonia.
1926
Birth of Annie Geeraerts
Born: Annie Geeraerts, Belgian actress.
1916
World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.
World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.
1776
American Revolution: The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence by the Second…
American Revolution: The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress takes place.
686
Death of Pope John V
Died: Pope John V.
216 BCE
The Carthaginian army led by Hannibal defeats a numerically superior Roman army at the Battle of Cannae.
The Carthaginian army led by Hannibal defeats a numerically superior Roman army at the Battle of Cannae.
338 BCE
A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeats the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of…
A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeats the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean.
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