The final episode of the television sitcom Friends is aired.
The final episode of the television sitcom Friends is aired.
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1972
Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan are executed in Ankara after being convicted of attempting to…
Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan are executed in Ankara after being convicted of attempting to overthrow the Constitutional order.
1941
The first flight of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt.
The first flight of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt.
1935
New Deal: Under the authority of the newly-enacted Federal Emergency Relief Administration, President…
New Deal: Under the authority of the newly-enacted Federal Emergency Relief Administration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issues Executive Order 7034 to create the Works Progress Administration.
1857
The East India Company disbands the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose sepoy Mangal Pandey had…
The East India Company disbands the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier revolted against the British in the lead up to the War of Indian Independence.
1714
Birth of Anton Raaff
Born: Anton Raaff, German tenor (died 1797).
1104
King Baldwin I of Jerusalem begins the siege of Acre, then held by the Fatimids.
King Baldwin I of Jerusalem begins the siege of Acre, then held by the Fatimids.
698
Death of Eadberht
Died: Eadberht, bishop of Lindisfarne.
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