Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
Found 38 events. Showing 31 - 38.
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- In Colombia, leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá, eventually killing 115 people, 11 of them Supreme Court justices.
- Sumburgh disaster: A British International Helicopters Boeing 234LR Chinook crashes sortfrac 2 miles east of Sumburgh Airport killing 45 people. It is the deadliest civilian helicopter crash on record.
- The last Kuwaiti oil field fire is extinguished.
- The Rova of Antananarivo, home of the sovereigns of Madagascar from the 16th to 19th centuries, is destroyed by fire.
- Cleveland Browns relocation controversy: Art Modell announces that he signed a deal that would relocate the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore to become the Baltimore Ravens, the first time the city had a football team since 1983 when they were the Baltimore Colts.
- Australians vote to keep the Head of the Commonwealth as their head of state in the Australian republic referendum.
- An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 150.
- Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate.
