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Important Days – Important Events 1996 – Faucett Flight 251 crashes in the Andes; all 123 passengers and crew die.1996 – Siege of Sarajevo officially ends.2000 – Second Chechen War: Eighty-four Russian paratroopers are killed in a rebel attack on Read More …

Important Days International Mother Language Day (UNESCO) Important Events 2013 – At least 17 people are killed and 119 injured following several bombings in the Indian city of Hyderabad. Birth/Birth Anniversary 1878 – Mirra Alfassa, French-Indian spiritual leader (d. 1973) Read More …

Important Days World Day of Social Justice Important Events 2005 – Spain becomes the first country to vote in a referendum on ratification of the proposed Constitution of the European Union, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a Read More …

Important Days Shivaji Jayanti (Maharashtra, India) Important Events 1986 – Akkaraipattu massacre: the Sri Lankan Army massacres 80 Tamil farm workers in eastern Sri Lanka.1989 – Flying Tiger Line flight 66 crashes into a hill near Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Read More …

Important Days – Important Events 1911 – The first official flight with airmail takes place from Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now India), when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away. Read More …

Important Days Revolution Day (Libya) Important Events 2008 – Kosovo declares independence from Serbia.2011 – Arab Spring: Libyan protests against Muammar Gaddafi’s regime begin. In Bahrain, security forces launched a deadly pre-dawn raid on protesters in Pearl Roundabout in Manama, Read More …

Important Days – Important Events 1991 – Nicaraguan Contras leader Enrique Bermúdez is assassinated in Managua.1996 – A Chicago-bound Amtrak train, the Capitol Limited, collides with a MARC commuter train bound for Washington, D.C., killing 11 people.1998 – China Airlines Read More …

Important Days – Important Events 1942 – World War II: Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender Read More …

Important Days Parents’ Worship Day (parts of India) Valentine’s Day mportant Events 1989 – Union Carbide agrees to pay $470 million to the Indian government for damages it caused in the 1984 Bhopal disaster. 1990 – Ninety-two people are killed Read More …