Edvard Munch's painting The Scream is recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of…
Edvard Munch's painting The Scream is recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February.
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1946
Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded.
Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded.
1930
The 7.1 Mw Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli…
The 7.1 Mw Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to three-thousand people were killed.
1765
HMS Victory is launched at Chatham Dockyard, Kent. She is not commissioned until 1778.
HMS Victory is launched at Chatham Dockyard, Kent. She is not commissioned until 1778.
1530
Birth of Louis
Born: Louis, Prince of Condé (died 1569).
1166
Death of William I of Sicily
Died: William I of Sicily.
558
In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses, twenty years after its construction. Justinian…
In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses, twenty years after its construction. Justinian I immediately orders that the dome be rebuilt.
351
The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus breaks out after his arrival at Antioch.
The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus breaks out after his arrival at Antioch.
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