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2016-05-08

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नीरजा भनोत मुंबई में पैन ऍम एयरलाइन्स की विमान परिचारिका थीं। 5 सितंबर 1986 के मुम्बई से न्यूयॉर्क जा रहे पैन एम फ्लाइट 73 के अपहृत विमान में यात्रियों की सहायता एवं सुरक्षा करते हुए वे फिलिस्तीनी आतंकवादियों की गोलियों का शिकार हो गईं थीं। उनकी बहादुरी के लिये मरणोपरांत उन्हें भारत सरकार ने शान्ति काल के अपने सर्वोच्च…

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1987

Special_Air_Service

A British Special Air Service unit ambushed a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit in Loughgall, Northern Ireland, killing eight IRA members and one civilian.

1972

Black_September_Organization

Four members of Black September hijacked Sabena Flight 571 to demand the release of 315 Palestinians convicted on terrorism charges.

1970

Hard_Hat_Riot

Construction workers attacked students and others who were protesting the Vietnam War in New York City.

1963

Huế

In Huế, South Vietnam, soldiers opened fire into a crowd of Buddhists protesting against a government ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on Phật Đản, killing nine and sparking the Buddhist crisis.

1957

South_Vietnam

South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm began a state visit to the United States, his regime's main sponsor.

1950

Tollund_Man

The Tollund Man (pictured), a naturally mummified corpse, was discovered in a peat bog near Silkeborg, Denmark.

1945

Sétif

A parade in Sétif, French Algeria, celebrating the end of World War II in Europe became a riot and was followed by reprisals, carried out by colonial authorities over the following weeks, that killed thousands.

1942

World_War_II

World War II: The Axis launched a major counteroffensive, turning the tide of the Battle of the Kerch Peninsula.

1927

Charles_Nungesser

French aviators Charles Nungesser and François Coli aboard the biplane L'Oiseau Blanc took off from Paris, attempting to make the first non-stop flight to New York, only to disappear before arrival.

1924

Klaipėda_Convention

Lithuania signed the Klaipėda Convention, making the Klaipėda Region (taken from East Prussia) into an autonomous region under Lithuanian rule.

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