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Andreas Antonius Maria (Dries) van Agt was een Nederlandse jurist, hoogleraar, politicus en diplomaat. Hij was van 19 de…

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On This Day

10 gebeurtenissen
2007
A general strike began in Guinea as an attempt to force President Lansana Conté to resign, eventually resulting in the appointment of two new prime ministers.
1993
The Braer Storm, the strongest extratropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Atlantic, reached peak intensity.
1985
Sir Clive Sinclair launched the Sinclair C5 personal electric vehicle (pictured), "one of the great marketing bombs of postwar British industry", which later became a cult collectable despite its commercial failure.
1946
The first session of the United Nations General Assembly convened at the Methodist Central Hall in London with representatives from 51 member states.
1946
The first session of the United Nations General Assembly convened in London with representatives from the original 51 member states.
1941
Greco-Italian War: The Greek army captured the strategically important Klisura Pass in Albania.
1929
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, the first volume of The Adventures of Tintin by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé, began serialisation.
1927
The science fiction film Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang, was released in Germany.
1923
Lithuanian residents of the Klaipėda Region began a revolt, ahead of a League of Nations decision on their future which they expected to be against their interest.
1917
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: Seven survivors of the Ross Sea party were rescued after being stranded for several months.

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