Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
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- The metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England come into being.
- Apple Inc. is formed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne.
- Conrail takes over operations from six bankrupt railroads in the Northeastern U.S.
- The Jovian–Plutonian gravitational effect, soon revealed as an April Fools’ Day hoax, is first reported by British astronomer Patrick Moore.
- The Philippine College of Commerce, through a presidential decree, becomes the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
- Iran becomes an Islamic republic by a 99% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah.
- Sector Kanda: Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attacks a number of police stations in Kathmandu, seeking to incite a popular rebellion.
- Margaret Thatcher’s new local government tax, the Community Charge (commonly known as the “poll tax”), is introduced in Scotland.
- Comet Hale–Bopp is seen passing at perihelion.
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- Nunavut is established as a Canadian territory carved out of the eastern part of the Northwest Territories.
- An EP-3E United States Navy surveillance aircraft collides with a Chinese People’s Liberation Army Shenyang J-8 fighter jet. The Navy crew makes an emergency landing in Hainan, China and is detained.
- Former President of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević surrenders to police special forces, to be tried on war crimes charges.
- Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Netherlands, the first contemporary country to allow it.
- Google announces Gmail to the public.
- Korea Train Express was opened to traffic from Seoul to –Dongdaegu.
- The Serious Organised Crime Agency, dubbed the “British FBI”, is created in the United Kingdom.
- Croatia and Albania join NATO.
- After protests against the burning of the Quran turn violent, a mob attacks a United Nations compound in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, resulting in the deaths of thirteen people, including eight foreign workers.
