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1897
May 18
| 1897 • S. A. Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition of 1897 begins. The ill-fated expedition to fly over the Arctic results in the death of the entire team within months. |
1910
Age: 12y
| 1910 • Emperor Sunjong of the Korean Empire abdicates and the country's monarchy is abolished. |
1920
Age: 22y
| 1920 • The United Kingdom cedes its brief control of the key Black Sea port of Batum to the Democratic Republic of Georgia. |
1952
Aug 29
Age: 55y
| 1952 • Indonesian troops led by General Nasution surround the presidential palace, seeking the dismissal of the People's Representative Council; Sukarno avoids confrontation. |