Gulf Air Flight 771 is destroyed by a bomb, killing all 112 people on board.
Gulf Air Flight 771 is destroyed by a bomb, killing all 112 people on board.
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1962
Flying Tiger Line Flight 923, a Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation registered as N6923C, ditches into…
Flying Tiger Line Flight 923, a Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation registered as N6923C, ditches into the Atlantic Ocean killing 28 out the 76 occupants onboard. The remaining 48 were rescued six hours later.
1951
George VI, king of the United Kingdom, has his left lung removed in an operation after a malignant tumour…
George VI, king of the United Kingdom, has his left lung removed in an operation after a malignant tumour was found.
1942
World War II: The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the…
World War II: The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River.
1935
Birth of Prem Chopra
Born: Prem Chopra, Indian actor.
1846
Astronomers Urbain Le Verrier, John Couch Adams and Johann Gottfried Galle collaborate on the discovery of…
Astronomers Urbain Le Verrier, John Couch Adams and Johann Gottfried Galle collaborate on the discovery of Neptune.
1386
Death of Dan I of Wallachia
Died: Dan I of Wallachia.
38
Drusilla, Caligula's sister who died in June, with whom the emperor is said to have an incestuous…
Drusilla, Caligula's sister who died in June, with whom the emperor is said to have an incestuous relationship, is deified.
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