Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
Found 60 events. Showing 31 - 60.
- The Apollo Theater reopens in Harlem, New York City.
- German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact is signed.
- Spanish Civil War – Catalonia Offensive: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona.
- World War II: The first United States forces arrive in Europe landing in Northern Ireland.
- World War II: The Red Army begins encircling the German Fourth Army near Heiligenbeil in East Prussia, which will end in destruction of the 4th Army two months later.
- World War II: Audie Murphy in action for which he will be awarded the Medal of Honor.
- The Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory sees first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 is built in 1976).
- The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as its first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India.
- Black Saturday in Egypt: rioters burn Cairo’s central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
- Soviet Union hands Porkkala back to Finland.
- Japanese ferry Nankai Maru capsizes off southern Awaji Island, Japan, 167 killed.
- Danny Heater sets a worldwide high school basketball scoring record when he records 135 points for Burnsville High School (West Virginia)
- John F. Kennedy appoints Janet G. Travell to be his physician. This is the first time a woman holds the appointment of Physician to the President.
- Ranger program: Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon. The space probe later misses the moon by 22,000 miles (35,400 km).
- Hindi becomes the official language of India.
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- The Beaumont Children go missing from Glenelg Beach near Adelaide, South Australia.
- The Great Blizzard of 1978, a rare severe blizzard with the lowest non-tropical atmospheric pressure ever recorded in the US until October 2010, strikes the Ohio – Great Lakes region with heavy snow and winds up to 100 mph (161 km/h).
- Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations.
- The Ugandan government of Tito Okello is overthrown by the National Resistance Army, led by Yoweri Museveni.
- Mohamed Siad Barre is removed from power in Somalia, ending centralized government, and is succeeded by Ali Mahdi.
- Boris Yeltsin announces that Russia will stop targeting United States cities with nuclear weapons.
- Lewinsky scandal: On American television, U.S. President Bill Clinton denies having had “sexual relations” with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
- An earthquake hits Gujarat, India, causing more than 20,000 deaths.
- President Hamid Karzai signs the new constitution of Afghanistan.
- A whale explodes in the town of Tainan, Taiwan. A build-up of gas in the decomposing sperm whale is suspected of causing the explosion.
- Glendale train crash: Two trains derail killing 11 and injuring 200 in Glendale, California, near Los Angeles.
- Rioting breaks out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that will result in the replacement of President Marc Ravalomanana with Andry Rajoelina.
- A giant snow storm hits much of the Northeastern United States.
- A plane crash at Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete, Spain kills 11 people and injures 21 others.
- The Church of England ordains Libby Lane as its first female bishop.
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