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Battle of Gallipoli: The Venetians under Pietro Loredan defeat a much larger Ottoman fleet off Gallipoli

Battle of Gallipoli: The Venetians under Pietro Loredan defeat a much larger Ottoman fleet off Gallipoli.

1973

The United States Senate votes to cut off funding for the bombing of Khmer Rouge targets within Cambodia, hastening the

The United States Senate votes to cut off funding for the bombing of Khmer Rouge targets within Cambodia, hastening the end of the Cambodian Civil War.

2009

Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris

Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228 passengers and crew are killed.

1919

Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U

Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U.S. cities.

1665

James Stuart, Duke of York (later to become King James II of England), defeats the Dutch fleet off the coast of Lowestof

James Stuart, Duke of York (later to become King James II of England), defeats the Dutch fleet off the coast of Lowestoft.

1829

HMS Pickle captures the armed slave ship Voladora off the coast of Cuba

HMS Pickle captures the armed slave ship Voladora off the coast of Cuba.

1982

Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-li

Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits.

1955

Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently

Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films.

1918

The Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Szent István sinks off the Croatian coast after being torpedoed by an Italian MAS mo

The Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Szent István sinks off the Croatian coast after being torpedoed by an Italian MAS motorboat; the event is recorded by camera from a nearby vessel.

1987

Basque separatist group ETA commits one of its most violent attacks, in which a bomb is set off in a supermarket, Hiperc

Basque separatist group ETA commits one of its most violent attacks, in which a bomb is set off in a supermarket, Hipercor, killing 21 and injuring 45.

1956

A Venezuelan Super-Constellation crashes in the Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park, New Jersey, killing 74 people

A Venezuelan Super-Constellation crashes in the Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park, New Jersey, killing 74 people.

1997

Holyfield–Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear

Holyfield–Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear.

1667

An English fleet completes the destruction of a French merchant fleet off Fort St Pierre, Martinique during the Second…

An English fleet completes the destruction of a French merchant fleet off Fort St Pierre, Martinique during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.

2006

One hundred and twenty-five people are killed when S7 Airlines Flight 778, an Airbus A310 passenger jet, veers off the…

One hundred and twenty-five people are killed when S7 Airlines Flight 778, an Airbus A310 passenger jet, veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia.

1795

Financier James Swan pays off the $2,024,899 US national debt that had been accrued during the American Revolution.

Financier James Swan pays off the $2,024,899 US national debt that had been accrued during the American Revolution.

2019

The final Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the line in Puebla, Mexico; the last of 5,961 "Special Edition" cars will be…

The final Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the line in Puebla, Mexico; the last of 5,961 "Special Edition" cars will be exhibited in a museum.

1913

Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.

Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.

1960

Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 1-11 ditches off Polillo Island in the Philippines, killing one person and injuring 44.

Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 1-11 ditches off Polillo Island in the Philippines, killing one person and injuring 44.

2007

An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 and 6.6 aftershock occurs off the Niigata coast of Japan killing eight people, injuring…

An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 and 6.6 aftershock occurs off the Niigata coast of Japan killing eight people, injuring at least 800 and damaging a nuclear power plant.

1983

Sikorsky S-61 disaster: A helicopter crashes off the Isles of Scilly, causing 20 fatalities.

Sikorsky S-61 disaster: A helicopter crashes off the Isles of Scilly, causing 20 fatalities.