China Airlines Flight 605, a brand-new 747-400, overruns the runway at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport.
China Airlines Flight 605, a brand-new 747-400, overruns the runway at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport.
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1942
World War II: Disobeying a direct order by Adolf Hitler, General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel begins a…
World War II: Disobeying a direct order by Adolf Hitler, General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel begins a retreat of his forces after a costly defeat during the Second Battle of El Alamein. The retreat would ultimately last five months.
1839
Newport Rising: The last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain.
Newport Rising: The last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain.
1783
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 36 is performed for the first time in Linz, Austria.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 36 is performed for the first time in Linz, Austria.
1448
Birth of Alfonso II of Naples
Born: Alfonso II of Naples (died 1495).
1354
War of the Straits: The Genoese fleet under Paganino Doria defeats and captures the entire Venetian fleet…
War of the Straits: The Genoese fleet under Paganino Doria defeats and captures the entire Venetian fleet under Niccolò Pisani at the Battle of Sapienza.
604
Death of Yohl Ik'nal
Died: Yohl Ik'nal, Mayan queen.
512
Following Byzantine emperor Anastasius' deposition of Chalcedonian patriarchs and attempts to make…
Following Byzantine emperor Anastasius' deposition of Chalcedonian patriarchs and attempts to make Monophysite changes to liturgy, riots break out in Constantinople with a mob trying to proclaim Areobindus as emperor.
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