Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia; all 229 people on board are killed.
Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia; all 229 people on board are killed.
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1968
Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War.
Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War.
1945
World War II: The Japanese Instrument of Surrender is signed by Japan and the major warring powers aboard…
World War II: The Japanese Instrument of Surrender is signed by Japan and the major warring powers aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, thus marking the official end to the war.
1807
Napoleonic Wars: The British Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to…
Napoleonic Wars: The British Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark from surrendering its fleet to Napoleon.
1753
Birth of Marie Joséphine of Savoy
Born: Marie Joséphine of Savoy (died 1810).
595
Death of John IV of Constantinople
Died: John IV of Constantinople.
44 BCE
Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
44 BCE
Cicero launches the first of his Philippicae (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. He will make 14 of them…
Cicero launches the first of his Philippicae (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. He will make 14 of them over the following months.
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