Astronauts land on the Moon in the Apollo 14 mission.
Astronauts land on the Moon in the Apollo 14 mission.
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1937
Birth of Gaston Roelants
Born: Gaston Roelants, Belgian runner.
1933
Mutiny on Royal Netherlands Navy warship HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën off the coast of Sumatra, Dutch East…
Mutiny on Royal Netherlands Navy warship HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën off the coast of Sumatra, Dutch East Indies.
1919
Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D. W. Griffith launch United Artists.
Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D. W. Griffith launch United Artists.
1885
King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
1146
Death of Zafadola
Died: Zafadola, Arab emir of Zaragoza.
62
An earthquake with an estimated intensity between IX or X on the Mercalli scale occurs in Pompeii, Italy.
An earthquake with an estimated intensity between IX or X on the Mercalli scale occurs in Pompeii, Italy.
2 BCE
Caesar Augustus is granted the title pater patriae by the Roman Senate.
Caesar Augustus is granted the title pater patriae by the Roman Senate.
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