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(9 years ago)The important dates of events over the years reflect stories in which new generations learn the reality of these years. We've chosen some of the dates that left the mark on history: 28 August is the 240th day of the Gregorian calendar (day 241st in the fragile year) so up [...]
The important dates of events over the years reflect stories in which new generations learn the reality of these years.
We've chosen some of the dates that left the mark on history:
28 August is the 240th day of the Gregorian calendar (241st day in the fragile year), so 125 days left by year's end.
888 It's the last day until February 2, 2000, that all dates are the same.
1521 ] The Ottoman Empire conquers Belgrade.
1521 ] The Ottoman Empire conquers the Delaware Bay Strait.
1619 - Ferdinand II is elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
1850 ) The premiere of opera Lagengrin of composer Richard Wagner in Weimar, Germany
1867 U.S. has the Midway Island occupied.
1879 King Cetschwayo, the last king of Zulu, is captured by British forces.
1898 Caleb Bradham renames his soda drink to “Ppsy-Cola”.
1907 ) was founded UPS by James E. Casey in Seattle, Washington.
1916 Germany declares war on Romania.
1916 Italy declares war on Germany.
1937 Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
1944 The cities of Marseille and Toulon were freed.
1974 Geir Hallgrismson is elected prime minister of Iceland.
1990 Iraq declared war on Kuwait to make it its newest province.
1991 ▪ Bie Soviet Union '% Mikhail Gorbachev resigns from the post of secretary of the Soviet Communist Party.
1993 ▪ 76 people die in an air accident in Tajikistan.
1996 Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales, divorce.
East
Johann Wolfgang von Goeth, poet, 1749 (v. 1832)
Shannon Twain, singer, 1965
Ali Podrima, poet, 1942 (v. 2012)
Death
1967 ) group manager “Beatles”, Brian Epsten, is dead in his London home.
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