LOT Flight 5055 Tadeusz Kościuszko crashes after takeoff in Warsaw, Poland, killing all 183 people on board.
LOT Flight 5055 Tadeusz Kościuszko crashes after takeoff in Warsaw, Poland, killing all 183 people on board.
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1974
Watergate scandal: The United States House Committee on the Judiciary opens formal and public impeachment…
Watergate scandal: The United States House Committee on the Judiciary opens formal and public impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon.
1941
World War II: The German submarine U-110 is captured by the Royal Navy. On board is the latest Enigma…
World War II: The German submarine U-110 is captured by the Royal Navy. On board is the latest Enigma machine which Allied cryptographers later use to break coded German messages.
1930
Birth of Joan Sims
Born: Joan Sims, English actress (died 2001).
1864
Second Schleswig War: The Danish navy defeats the Austrian and Prussian fleets in the Battle of Heligoland.
Second Schleswig War: The Danish navy defeats the Austrian and Prussian fleets in the Battle of Heligoland.
1761
Exhibition of 1761, the inaugural exhibition of the Society of Artists of Great Britain, opens at Spring…
Exhibition of 1761, the inaugural exhibition of the Society of Artists of Great Britain, opens at Spring Gardens in London.
1280
Death of Magnus VI of Norway
Died: Magnus VI of Norway.
328
Athanasius is elected Patriarch of Alexandria.
Athanasius is elected Patriarch of Alexandria.
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