Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on the final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on the final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
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1973
Aeroflot Flight 6551 crashes in Semey, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (now Kazakhstan), killing all 63…
Aeroflot Flight 6551 crashes in Semey, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (now Kazakhstan), killing all 63 aboard.
1889
Birth of Paul Nash
Born: Paul Nash, British painter (died 1946).
1857
Indian Rebellion of 1857: Indian rebels seize Delhi from the British.
Indian Rebellion of 1857: Indian rebels seize Delhi from the British.
1848
Death of Tom Cribb
Died: Tom Cribb, English boxer (born 1781).
973
In the first coronation ceremony ever held for an English monarch, Edgar the Peaceful is crowned King of…
In the first coronation ceremony ever held for an English monarch, Edgar the Peaceful is crowned King of England, having ruled since 959 AD. His wife, Ælfthryth, is crowned queen, the first recorded coronation for a Queen of England.
868
A copy of the Diamond Sūtra is published, the earliest dated and printed book known.
A copy of the Diamond Sūtra is published, the earliest dated and printed book known.
330
Constantine the Great dedicates the much-expanded and rebuilt city of Byzantium, changing its name to New…
Constantine the Great dedicates the much-expanded and rebuilt city of Byzantium, changing its name to New Rome and declaring it the new capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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