A gas explosion kills 22 people at a shopping centre near Glasgow, Scotland.
A gas explosion kills 22 people at a shopping centre near Glasgow, Scotland.
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1944
World War II: The first kamikaze attack damages HMAS Australia as the Battle of Leyte Gulf begins.
World War II: The first kamikaze attack damages HMAS Australia as the Battle of Leyte Gulf begins.
1940
The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published.
The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published.
1854
Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses are sent to the Crimean War.
Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses are sent to the Crimean War.
1824
Portland cement is patented.
Portland cement is patented.
1328
Birth of Hongwu Emperor of China
Born: Hongwu Emperor of China (died 1398).
1023
Death of Gero
Died: Gero, Archbishop of Magdeburg.
310
Sixty-five days after being exiled by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicily, Pope Eusebius dies.
Sixty-five days after being exiled by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicily, Pope Eusebius dies.
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