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The Last Jew in Vinnitsa
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The Last Jew in Vinnitsa

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The Last Jew in Vinnitsa is a photograph taken during the Holocaust in Ukraine showing an unknown Jewish man—probably on 28 July 1941 in Berdychiv and not Vinnitsa—about to be shot dead by Jakobus Onnen, a member of Einsatzgruppe C, a mobile death squad of the German SS. The victim is kneeling beside a mass grave alrea…

Tank Man
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Tank Man
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Tank Man is the nickname given to an unidentified individual, presumed to be a Chinese man, who stood in front of a colu…

August Landmesser
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August Landmesser
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August Landmesser was a German man who is suggested to be the man appearing in a 1936 photograph conspicuously refusing …

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10 events
2010
Massoud_Ali-Mohammadi
Iranian physicist Massoud Ali-Mohammadi was assassinated while leaving his home for the University of Tehran, where he was a professor.
2010
2010_Haiti_earthquake
An earthquake registering 7.0 Mw struck Haiti, killing more than 100,000 people.
2007
Comet_McNaught
Comet McNaught (pictured) reached perihelion, becoming the brightest comet in over 40 years, with an apparent magnitude of −5.5.
1967
James_Bedford
Seventy-three-year-old psychology professor James Bedford became the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation.
1964
Jamshid_bin_Abdullah_of_Zanzibar
Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah was overthrown by rebels led by John Okello, ending 200 years of Arab dominance in Zanzibar.
1918
Minnie_Pit_Disaster
An underground explosion at a coal mine in Staffordshire, England, killed 155 men and boys.
1916
Oswald_Boelcke
Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann became the first German aviators to be awarded the Pour le Mérite, Germany's highest military honour.
1899
Lynmouth_Lifeboat_Station
During a storm, the crew of Lynmouth Lifeboat Station transported their 10-ton lifeboat 15 mi (24 km) overland in order to rescue a damaged schooner.
1895
National_Trust
The National Trust, a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, was founded.
1879
Anglo-Zulu_War
Anglo-Zulu War: Natal Native Contingent and British troops defeated Zulu forces in the Action at Sihayo's Kraal.

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