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1939 – Roy Romanow, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Saskatchewan 1940 – Eddie Barlow , South African cricketer and coach (d. 2005) 1940 – John Waller , English historical European martial arts (HEMA) revival pioneer and fight director (d. 2018) [ 23 ]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 February 2025. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. The Last Judgment by painter Hans Memling. In Christian belief, the Last Judgement is an apocalyptic event where God makes a final ...
At 18:54:49 UTC a long (7 min 12 s) total solar eclipse. 3991 July 25 At 02:29:22 UTC a long (7 min 18 s) total solar eclipse. 4009 August 4 At 10:00:56 UTC a long (7 min 12 s) total solar eclipse. 4285 August 6 Venus occults Regulus. 4296 November 22 Venus occults Antares. 4385 Comet Hale–Bopp is expected to return to the inner Solar System ...
Highlights of this day in history: Last U.S. combat troops leave Vietnam; Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. killed in World War II; N.J. Gov. McGreevey to resign after declaring he's gay; Russian sub Kursk ...
The heat death of the universe (also known as the Big Chill or Big Freeze) [1] [2] is a hypothesis on the ultimate fate of the universe, which suggests the universe will evolve to a state of no thermodynamic free energy, and will therefore be unable to sustain processes that increase entropy.
Events. 1833 – Chicago was founded.; 1851 – Isaac Singer granted a patent for his sewing machine.; 1898 – Armistice ends the Spanish–American War.; 1898 – The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the American flag to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawai`i to the United States.
On August 12, 1990, Susan Hendrickson -- a fossil hunter -- discovered three huge bones protruding out of a cliff near Faith, South Dakota. Those burned turned out to be part of the largest ever T ...
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