Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched.
Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched.
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1955
Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called…
Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
1933
Birth of Siân Phillips
Born: Siân Phillips, Welsh actress and singer.
1925
Mrs Dalloway, one of Virginia Woolf's earliest and best-known novels, is published.
Mrs Dalloway, one of Virginia Woolf's earliest and best-known novels, is published.
1918
Cape Town Mayor, Sir Harry Hands, inaugurates the two-minute silence.
Cape Town Mayor, Sir Harry Hands, inaugurates the two-minute silence.
1811
Paraguay: Pedro Juan Caballero, Fulgencio Yegros and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia start actions to…
Paraguay: Pedro Juan Caballero, Fulgencio Yegros and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia start actions to depose the Spanish governor.
1027
Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks.
Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks.
649
Death of Pope Theodore I
Died: Pope Theodore I.
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