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1562 – An attempt by François, Duke of Guise, to disperse a church service by Huguenots in Wassy, France, turned into a massacre, resulting in 50 dead, and starting the French Wars of Religion.
Highlights of this day in history: Convicted Nazi war criminal Herman Goering commits suicide behind bars; World War I spy Mata Hari executed; Nikita Khrushchev ousted as Soviet Union's leader; 'I ...
1941 – World War II: Soviet planes bomb Kassa, Hungary (now Košice, Slovakia), giving Hungary the impetus to declare war the next day. 1942 – The first flight of the Grumman F6F Hellcat . 1944 – World War II: San Marino , a neutral state, is mistakenly bombed by the RAF based on faulty information, leading to 35 civilian deaths.
March 27 is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap ... the most powerful earthquake recorded in North American history at a magnitude of 9.2 strikes Southcentral ...
February 16: Day of the Shining Star in North Korea; Elizabeth Peratrovich Day in Alaska Act of Independence of Lithuania 1249 – King Louis IX dispatched André de Longjumeau as the French ambassador to the Mongol Empire .
On Presidents' Day 1958, another major Northeast snowstorm was finishing up after dumping over 30 inches of snow in the Catskills and Poconos and just over 14 inches in Washington, D.C.
Earliest day on which Marine Day can fall, while July 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Monday of July. (Japan) Earliest day on which President's Day can fall, while July 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Monday of July. Elderly Men Day ; EU Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis (European Union, worldwide) [64]
The next day, martial law is imposed on Denmark. 1944 – World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated. 1946 – The Workers' Party of North Korea, predecessor of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, is founded at a congress held in Pyongyang, North Korea. [4]