Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
Found 42 events. Showing 31 - 42.
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- A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb kills British retired admiral Lord Mountbatten and three others while they are boating on holiday in Sligo, Republic of Ireland. Shortly after, 18 British Army soldiers are killed in an ambush near Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland.
- Turkish military diplomat Colonel Atilla Altıkat is shot and killed in Ottawa, Canada’s capital city. Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide claim responsibility, saying they are avenging the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians in the 1915 Armenian Genocide.
- The Nigerian government is peacefully overthrown by Army Chief of Staff Major General Ibrahim Babangida.
- The European Community recognizes the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
- Moldova declares independence from the USSR.
- The Rainbow Bridge, connecting Tokyo’s Shibaura and the island of Odaiba, is completed.
- Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing 34646418 mi distant.
- The first six-party talks, involving South and North Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia, convene to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns as a result of the North Korean nuclear weapons program.
- Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky bound for Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. Of the passengers and crew, 49 of 50 are confirmed dead in the hours following the crash.
- Internal conflict in Burma: The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region.
- Hurricane Irene strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage.
- The riots between two religious communities started at Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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