1909
Frederick Holder, Australian politician, 19th Premier of South Australia (born 1850)
Frederick Holder, Australian politician, 19th Premier of South Australia (born 1850)
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1956
Forty-five miles south of Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner SS Andrea Doria collides with the MS Stockholm in…
Forty-five miles south of Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner SS Andrea Doria collides with the MS Stockholm in heavy fog and sinks the next day, killing 51.
1950
Korean War: After American troops withdrew, North Korean forces captured the village of Yongdong in South Korea.
Korean War: After American troops withdrew, North Korean forces captured the village of Yongdong in South Korea.
1993
Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashes into a ridge on Mt. Ungeo on its third attempt to land at Mokpo Airport, South…
Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashes into a ridge on Mt. Ungeo on its third attempt to land at Mokpo Airport, South Korea. Sixty-eight of the 116 people on board are killed.
1968
Vietnam War: South Vietnamese opposition leader Trương Đình Dzu is sentenced to five years hard labor for advocating…
Vietnam War: South Vietnamese opposition leader Trương Đình Dzu is sentenced to five years hard labor for advocating the formation of a coalition government as a way to move toward an end to the war.
2013
Sung Jae-gi, South Korean philosopher and activist (born 1967)
Sung Jae-gi, South Korean philosopher and activist (born 1967)
1993
Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashed into a mountain during a failed attempt to land at Mokpo Airport, South Korea,…
Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashed into a mountain during a failed attempt to land at Mokpo Airport, South Korea, leading to the deaths of 68 people on board.
1968
After coming second to Nguyễn Văn Thiệu in a rigged presidential election, Trương Đình Dzu was jailed by a South…
After coming second to Nguyễn Văn Thiệu in a rigged presidential election, Trương Đình Dzu was jailed by a South Vietnamese military court for illicit currency transactions.
1964
Vietnam War: Five thousand more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of…
Vietnam War: Five thousand more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
1919
The Chicago Race Riot erupts after a racial incident occurred on a South Side beach, leading to 38 fatalities and 537…
The Chicago Race Riot erupts after a racial incident occurred on a South Side beach, leading to 38 fatalities and 537 injuries over a five-day period.
1923
Mas Oyama, South Korean-Japanese martial artist (died 1994)
Mas Oyama, South Korean-Japanese martial artist (died 1994)
1896
Robert George, Scottish air marshal and politician, 24th Governor of South Australia (died 1967)
Robert George, Scottish air marshal and politician, 24th Governor of South Australia (died 1967)
1978
Bob Heffron, New Zealand-Australian miner and politician, 30th Premier of New South Wales (born 1890)
Bob Heffron, New Zealand-Australian miner and politician, 30th Premier of New South Wales (born 1890)
1919
Red Summer: Race riots erupted in Chicago after a racial incident occurred on a South Side beach, leading to 38…
Red Summer: Race riots erupted in Chicago after a racial incident occurred on a South Side beach, leading to 38 fatalities and 537 injuries.
1979
Lee Min-woo, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
Lee Min-woo, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
1987
Jack Renshaw, Australian politician, 31st Premier of New South Wales (born 1909)
Jack Renshaw, Australian politician, 31st Premier of New South Wales (born 1909)
1907
Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The…
Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting�