NASA's Phoenix Mars lander is launched.
NASA's Phoenix Mars lander is launched.
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1995
Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence begins.
Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence begins.
1969
Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, American representative Henry…
Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, American representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuân Thuỷ begin secret peace negotiations. The negotiations will eventually fail.
1922
Enver Pasha dies in a skirmish between the Bolshevik Red Army and Basmachi troops, to whom he had defected…
Enver Pasha dies in a skirmish between the Bolshevik Red Army and Basmachi troops, to whom he had defected earlier.
1791
The Treaty of Sistova is signed, ending the Ottoman–Habsburg wars.
The Treaty of Sistova is signed, ending the Ottoman–Habsburg wars.
1521
Birth of Pope Urban VII
Born: Pope Urban VII (died 1590).
1060
Death of Henry I of France
Died: Henry I of France (born 1008).
70 BCE
The trial against Gaius Verres for corruption is opened, with Marcus Tullius Cicero as prosecutor and…
The trial against Gaius Verres for corruption is opened, with Marcus Tullius Cicero as prosecutor and renowned orator Quintus Hortensius as defending lawyer.
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