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On this day/Today. 1799 – Jeanne Geneviève Garnerin became the first woman to make a parachute descent, falling 900 metres (3,000 ft) in the gondola of a hot air balloon. 1890 – The Uddevalla Suffrage Association was founded in Uddevalla, Sweden, with the purpose of bringing about universal suffrage. 1928 – The iron lung (example ...
2008– Stockpiles of obsolete ammunition explodeat an ex-military ammunition depot in the village of Gërdec, Albania, killing 26 people. [38] 2011– Beginning of the Syrian Civil War. [39] 2019– Fifty-one people are killed in the Christchurch mosque shootings. [40] 2019 – Beginning of the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests.
On This Day In History, October 16, 1978, Pope John Paul Ii Of Poland Is Elected Head Of Catholic Church . ... 1907, Cowboy Crooner And Hollywood Icon Gene Autry Born In Texas.
October 13. October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 79 days remain until the end of the year.
There is a distinction between birthday and birthdate (also known as date of birth): the former, except for February 29, occurs each year (e.g. January 15), while the latter is the complete date when a person was born (e.g. January 15, 2001).
He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, where he was baptised on 26 April 1564. His date of birth is unknown but is traditionally observed on 23 April, Saint George's Day. [2] This date, which can be traced to William Oldys and George Steevens, has proved appealing to biographers because Shakespeare died on the same date in 1616.
April 11, 1954, is considered by search engine Evi as the least eventful day in the 20th century. Very few significant newsworthy events, births, or deaths are known to have happened on this day. [29] [30] Born: Ian F. Akyildiz (born Ilhan Fuat Akyildiz), Turkish American electrical engineer; in Istanbul, Turkey [citation needed]
February 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Crime Victims Day (Europe) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Saint Lucia from the United Kingdom in 1979. Founding Day (Saudi Arabia) [ 123 ] Washington's Birthday, federal holiday in the United States.