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Important Days – Important Events 1997 – Holyfield–Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield’s ear.2001 – Slobodan Milošević is extradited to the ICTY in The Hague to stand trial.2004 – Read More …

Important Days – Important Events 2014 – At least fourteen people are killed when a Gas Authority of India Limited pipeline explodes in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India.2015 – A midair explosion from flammable powder at a Read More …

Important Days World Refrigeration Day (International) Important Events 1740 – A combined force of Spanish, free blacks and allied Indians defeat a British garrison at the Siege of Fort Mose near St. Augustine during the War of Jenkins’ Ear. 1975 Read More …

Important Days World Vitiligo Day Important Events 1975 – Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares a state of internal emergency in India. 1997 – An unmanned Progress spacecraft collides with the Russian space station Mir.1997 – The National Hockey League approved Read More …

Important Days – Important Events 1813 – Battle of Beaver Dams: A British and Indian combined force defeats the United States Army. 2010 – John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France at Wimbledon, in the longest Read More …

Important Days – Important Events 1897 – British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged. 1918 – Read More …

Important Days – Important Events 2004 – SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight.2005 – Edgar Ray Killen, who had previously been unsuccessfully tried for the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Mickey Schwerner, is convicted Read More …

Important Days Autistic Pride Day (International) Important Events 1984 – A major clash between about 5,000 police and a similar number of miners takes place at Orgreave, South Yorkshire, during the 1984–85 UK miners’ strike. 1994 – The Troubles: Members Read More …