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1917
Feb 12
| 1917 • The first of the Cottingley Fairies photographs are taken in Yorkshire. |
1920
Jan 2
Age: 2y
| 1920 • Irish War of Independence: Catholic riots in Belfast in protest at the continuing British Army presence. |
1930
Apr 8
Age: 13y
| 1930 • Nurse Ellen Church becomes the world's first flight attendant, working on a Boeing Air Transport trimotor. |
1940
Apr 16
Age: 23y
| 1940 • WWII: The Battle of Britain begins |
1940
Jun 23
Age: 23y
birth of childToinette Earlene Williams Boise, Idaho, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • Welles Declaration: United States Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles announces that the U.S. will not accord diplomatic recognition to the Soviet Union's occupation of the Baltic states. |
1983
Jul 20
Age: 66y
marriageJames C Richardson Reno, Nevada, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1983 • Aberdeen FC beat Real Madrid 2–1 (after extra time) to win the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1983 and become only the third Scottish side to win a European trophy. |
1992
Age: 74y
| 1992 • The Communist Party of China promotes several market-oriented reformers to the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China, signaling a defeat for hard-line ideologues. |
1998
Jul 8
Age: 81y
| 1998 • In Japan, the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge linking Shikoku with Honshū and costing about US$3.8 billion, opens to traffic, becoming the largest suspension bridge in the world. |