Voyager Program: NASA launches the Voyager 1 spacecraft.
Voyager Program: NASA launches the Voyager 1 spacecraft.
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1960
Poet Léopold Sédar Senghor is the first elected President of Senegal.
Poet Léopold Sédar Senghor is the first elected President of Senegal.
1943
World War II: In the Pacific Theater, the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment lands and occupies Lae Nadzab…
World War II: In the Pacific Theater, the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment lands and occupies Lae Nadzab Airport, near Lae during the Salamaua–Lae campaign.
1816
Louis XVIII of France has to dissolve the Chambre introuvable ("Unobtainable Chamber").
Louis XVIII of France has to dissolve the Chambre introuvable ("Unobtainable Chamber").
1319
Birth of Peter IV
Born: Peter IV, king of Aragon (died 1387).
1311
Death of Amadeus Aba
Died: Amadeus Aba, Hungarian oligarch.
917
Liu Yan declares himself emperor, establishing the Southern Han state in southern China, at his capital of…
Liu Yan declares himself emperor, establishing the Southern Han state in southern China, at his capital of Panyu.
394
On the first day of the battle of Frigidus, the Western Roman troops of Arbogast manage to defend their…
On the first day of the battle of Frigidus, the Western Roman troops of Arbogast manage to defend their positions against the Eastern Roman troops of emperor Theodosius I.
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