Aeroflot Flight 8641 crashes in Mazyr, Belarus, killing 132 people.
Aeroflot Flight 8641 crashes in Mazyr, Belarus, killing 132 people.
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1950
Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 and 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League…
Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 and 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre.
1914
Causes of World War I: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in…
Causes of World War I: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo, beginning the July Crisis and providing the casus belli of World War I.
1841
The Paris Opera Ballet premieres Giselle in the Salle Le Peletier.
The Paris Opera Ballet premieres Giselle in the Salle Le Peletier.
1838
Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
1476
Birth of Pope Paul IV
Born: Pope Paul IV (died 1559).
1098
Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul at the battle of Antioch.
Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul at the battle of Antioch.
202
Death of Yuan Shao
Died: Yuan Shao, Chinese warlord.
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