1904
Mikhail Pervukhin, Soviet politician, First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (died 1978)
Mikhail Pervukhin, Soviet politician, First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (died 1978)
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2012
Felix Baumgartner jumped from a helium balloon in the stratosphere to become the first person to break the sound…
Felix Baumgartner jumped from a helium balloon in the stratosphere to become the first person to break the sound barrier without vehicular power.
1964
Members of the Politburo voted to remove Nikita Khrushchev as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet…
Members of the Politburo voted to remove Nikita Khrushchev as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and replace him with Leonid Brezhnev.
1956
The Queen Elizabeth Way, North America's first intercity divided highway, opens.
The Queen Elizabeth Way, North America's first intercity divided highway, opens.
1949
The first of the Smith Act trials concluded in New York City, with eleven leaders of the Communist Party of the United…
The first of the Smith Act trials concluded in New York City, with eleven leaders of the Communist Party of the United States found guilty of violating the Smith Act.
1947
American test pilot Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier, reaching Mach 1.06 on board the…
American test pilot Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier, reaching Mach 1.06 on board the Bell X-1, an experimental rocket-powered aircraft.
1943
The Second Philippine Republic, a Japanese puppet state, was established with Jose P. Laurel as its first president.
The Second Philippine Republic, a Japanese puppet state, was established with Jose P. Laurel as its first president.
1926
The first book featuring English author A. A. Milne's fictional bear Winnie-the-Pooh was published.
The first book featuring English author A. A. Milne's fictional bear Winnie-the-Pooh was published.
2007
Seventeen activists in New Zealand are arrested in the country's first post-9/11 anti-terrorism raids.
Seventeen activists in New Zealand are arrested in the country's first post-9/11 anti-terrorism raids.
2003
China launches Shenzhou 5, its first crewed space mission.
China launches Shenzhou 5, its first crewed space mission.
1994
The United States, under the Clinton administration, returns Haiti's first democratically elected president,…
The United States, under the Clinton administration, returns Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, to the island.
1932
Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.
Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.
1928
The airship Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States.
The airship Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States.
1910
Airship America is launched from New Jersey in the first attempt to cross the Atlantic by a powered aircraft.
Airship America is launched from New Jersey in the first attempt to cross the Atlantic by a powered aircraft.
1783
The Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon makes the first human ascent, piloted by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier.
The Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon makes the first human ascent, piloted by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier.
1944
David Trimble, Northern Irish lawyer and politician, 3rd First Minister of Northern Ireland, Nobel Prize laureate…
David Trimble, Northern Irish lawyer and politician, 3rd First Minister of Northern Ireland, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2022)
1935
Willie O'Ree, Canadian ice hockey player, first black player in the National Hockey League (NHL)
Willie O'Ree, Canadian ice hockey player, first black player in the National Hockey League (NHL)
1789
William Christopher Zeise, Danish chemist who prepared Zeise's salt, one of the first organometallic compounds (died…
William Christopher Zeise, Danish chemist who prepared Zeise's salt, one of the first organometallic compounds (died 1847)
1978
Cardinal Karol Wojtyła is elected to the papacy as Pope John Paul II, he becomes the first non-Italian pontiff since…
Cardinal Karol Wojtyła is elected to the papacy as Pope John Paul II, he becomes the first non-Italian pontiff since 1523.
1968
Yasunari Kawabata becomes the first Japanese person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Yasunari Kawabata becomes the first Japanese person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.