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1917
Feb 12
| 1917 • Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates his throne for his son. This is considered to be the end of the Russian Empire after 196 years. |
1920
Jan 2
Age: 2y
| 1920 • 25 – Second Silesian Uprising: The Poles in Upper Silesia rise up against the Germans. |
1930
Apr 8
Age: 13y
| 1930 • Charles Creighton and James Hargis of Missouri begin their return journey to Los Angeles using only a reverse gear; the 11,555 km trip lasts 42 days. |
1940
Apr 16
Age: 23y
| 1940 • August 15 Italy, without declaring war in Greece, sinks the Greek boat Έλλη (Eli). |
1940
Jun 23
Age: 23y
birth of childToinette Earlene Williams Boise, Idaho, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • Walter Knott begins construction of Ghost town replica which would soon evolve into Knotts Berry Farm |
1983
Jul 20
Age: 66y
marriageJames C Richardson Reno, Nevada, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1983 • Manchester, Maine, schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov, after he read her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war. |
1992
Age: 74y
| 1992 • An F-16 jet crashes into a residential district of Hengelo, the Netherlands; no casualties are reported. |
1998
Jul 8
Age: 81y