1898
| 1898 • Empress Dowager Cixi of China engineers a coup d'etat, marking the end of the Hundred Days' Reform; the Guangxu Emperor is arrested. |
1929
Apr 8
Age: 31y
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birth of childJames Patrick Carr Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1929 • Fritz von Opel pilots the first rocket-powered aircraft, the Opel RAK.1, in front of a large crowd in Frankfurt am Main. |
1982
Oct 20
Age: 84y
| 1982 • The body of "God's Banker", Roberto Calvi, chairman of Banco Ambrosiano, is found hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London. |