Aeroflot Flight 542 crashes in the Yermakovsky District, killing all 31 aboard.
Aeroflot Flight 542 crashes in the Yermakovsky District, killing all 31 aboard.
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1951
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 307 crashes in Lynnhurst, Minneapolis, killing 15 people.
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 307 crashes in Lynnhurst, Minneapolis, killing 15 people.
1951
Korean War: Operation Ripper: United Nations troops led by General Matthew Ridgway begin an assault…
Korean War: Operation Ripper: United Nations troops led by General Matthew Ridgway begin an assault against Chinese forces.
1934
Birth of Nari Contractor
Born: Nari Contractor, Indian cricketer.
1826
Shrigley abduction: 15-year old Ellen Turner is abducted by Edward Gibbon Wakefield, a future figure in…
Shrigley abduction: 15-year old Ellen Turner is abducted by Edward Gibbon Wakefield, a future figure in the establishment of colonies in South Australia and New Zealand.
851
Death of Nominoe
Died: Nominoe, Duke of Brittany.
681
The Third Council of Constantinople deposes patriarch Macarius I of Antioch.
The Third Council of Constantinople deposes patriarch Macarius I of Antioch.
161
Marcus Aurelius and L. Commodus (who changes his name to Lucius Verus) become joint emperors of Rome on…
Marcus Aurelius and L. Commodus (who changes his name to Lucius Verus) become joint emperors of Rome on the death of Antoninus Pius.
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