Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
Found 40 events. Showing 31 - 40.
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- Soviet space program: Soyuz 1 (Russian: Союз 1, Union 1) a manned spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov is launched into orbit.
- Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.
- Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
- Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months.
- Namibia becomes the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
- Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum.
- Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali is assassinated while addressing a gathering, approximately four weeks ahead of the Provincial Council elections for the Western Province.
- Omaria massacre in Algeria: Forty-two villagers are killed.
- First YouTube video uploaded, titled “Me at the zoo”.
- At least 28 are dead and more than 70 are injured as violence breaks out in Hawija, Iraq.
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