Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
Found 39 events. Showing 31 - 39.
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- Justice Mary Gaudron is appointed to the High Court of Australia, the first woman to be appointed.
- Michael Jordan makes his signature slam dunk from the free throw line inspiring Air Jordan and the Jumpman logo.
- The Round Table Talks start in Poland, thus marking the beginning of overthrow of communism in Eastern Europe.
- Willamette Valley Flood: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest.
- Birgenair Flight 301 crashed off the coast of the Dominican Republic, and all 189 people inside the airplane are killed. This is the worst accident/incident involving a Boeing 757.
- Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport.
- Second Chechen War: Russia captures Grozny, Chechnya, forcing the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria government into exile.
- A 6.9 magnitude earthquake hits near the central Philippines off the coast of Negros Island causing at least 51 deaths and injuring 112 others.
- A 8.0 magnitude earthquake hits the Solomon Islands killing 10 people and injuring 17 others.
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