Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
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1997
1942
World War II: Second day of the Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore.
World War II: Second day of the Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore.
1920
Birth of Farouk of Egypt
Born: Farouk of Egypt (died 1965).
1903
Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
1840
Gaetano Donizetti's opera La fille du régiment receives its first performance in Paris, France.
Gaetano Donizetti's opera La fille du régiment receives its first performance in Paris, France.
824
Death of Pope Paschal I
Died: Pope Paschal I.
55
The death under mysterious circumstances of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman…
The death under mysterious circumstances of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Empire, on the eve of his coming of age clears the way for Nero to become Emperor.
660 BCE
Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
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