Aeroflot Flight 37577 crashes on approach to Sovetsky Airport, killing 32.
Aeroflot Flight 37577 crashes on approach to Sovetsky Airport, killing 32.
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1969
U.S. President Richard Nixon and Japanese Premier Eisaku Satō agree on the return of Okinawa to Japanese…
U.S. President Richard Nixon and Japanese Premier Eisaku Satō agree on the return of Okinawa to Japanese control in 1972. The U.S. retains rights to bases on the island, but these are to be nuclear-free.
1918
The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 is passed, allowing women to stand for Parliament in the UK.
The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 is passed, allowing women to stand for Parliament in the UK.
1900
Claude Monet's paintings shown at Gallery Durand-Ruel in Paris.
Claude Monet's paintings shown at Gallery Durand-Ruel in Paris.
1854
Birth of Pope Benedict XV
Born: Pope Benedict XV (died 1922).
1011
Death of Reizei
Died: Reizei, emperor of Japan (born 950).
235
Pope Anterus succeeds Pontian as the nineteenth pope.
Pope Anterus succeeds Pontian as the nineteenth pope.
164 BCE
Judas Maccabeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family, rededicates the Temple in Jerusalem, an event…
Judas Maccabeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family, rededicates the Temple in Jerusalem, an event that is commemorated each year by the festival of Hanukkah. (25 Kislev 3597 in the Hebrew calendar.)
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