Angolan Civil War: The MPLA and UNITA agree to the Bicesse Accords, which are formally signed on May 31 in…
Angolan Civil War: The MPLA and UNITA agree to the Bicesse Accords, which are formally signed on May 31 in Lisbon.
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1982
Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during the Falklands War.
Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during the Falklands War.
1945
World War II: German radio broadcasts news of Adolf Hitler's death, falsely stating that he has "fallen at…
World War II: German radio broadcasts news of Adolf Hitler's death, falsely stating that he has "fallen at his command post in the Reich Chancellery fighting to the last breath against Bolshevism and for Germany". The Soviet flag is raised over the Reich Chancellery, by order of Stalin. Up to 2,500 people die in a mass suicide in Demmin following the advance of the Red Army.
1921
The Jaffa riots begin.
The Jaffa riots begin.
1913
Birth of Louis Nye
Born: Louis Nye, American actor (died 2005).
1863
American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville between Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern…
American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville between Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac under Joseph Hooker begins.
1572
Death of Pope Pius V
Died: Pope Pius V (born 1504).
418
A synod in Carthage condemns Pelagianism.
A synod in Carthage condemns Pelagianism.
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