Events

2019 7th World Parliamentarians' Convention on Tibet (WPCT)

2002 China Northern Airlines Flight 6136 crash

2000 Vladimir Putin was inaugurated as President of Russia

1999 The first Scottish Parliament after 300 years was elected

1994 The Edvard Munch painting "The Scream" was recovered after being stolen from an Oslo Museum

1990 The first Godmanis cabinet was the government of Latvia from 7 May 1990 to 3 August 1993

1968 Reginald Dwight decided to change his name to Elton John

1945 WW2. The 'unconditional surrender" signed at Reims

1945 Battle of Kuryłówka

1928 The voting age for women in Britain was reduced from 30 to 21

1920 Kiev Offensive (1920)

1915 A German submarine U-20 torpedoed and sank the Cunard liner RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 people

1904 40 years of prohibition of use of Latin Alphabet cancelled

1824 The World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th Symphony took place in Vienna

1765 HMS Victory, the flagship of British Navy, was launched at Chatham

1663 The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, was opened

1656 Battle of Kłecko

1429 Joan of Arc ended the Siege of Orléans by the English

Events in other languages

2023 Apšaude Teksasā. 8 bojāgājušie

2022 В районі українського острову Зміїний було уражено десантний катер росіян проекту 11770 "Серна" та два зенітних ракетних комплекси "Тор".

2022 Krievijas iebrukums Ukrainā - 73. diena

2020 Бывший депутат и бизнесмен Анатолий Быков задержан по подозрению в организации заказного убийства

2019 Apšaudē Kolorado štata skolā, ASV nogalināts viens skolēns un 7 ievainoti

2018 Sīrijā notriekts krievu militārais helikopters Ka-52. Apkalpe gājusi bojā

2013 W Sztokholmie otwarto Muzeum ABBY

2002 Egipski Boeing 767 rozbił się podczas pochodzenia do lądowania w Tunisie, w wyniku czego zginęło 15 spośród 64 osób na pokładzie

1992 Latvijā tiek laists apgrozībā rublis vai "repšiki"

1968 Brīvo latviešu jaunatnes kongress Rietumberlīnē

1964 44 osoby zginęły w katastrofie samolotu Fokker F27 w San Ramon w Kalifornii

1960 Mihaila tāla uzvara pār Mihailu Botviņņiku

1960 PSRS tiek atcelts ienākuma nodoklis strādnieku un kalpotāju algām

1934 Na rosyjskim dalekim wschodzie utworzono Żydowski Obwód Autonomiczny

1926 Latvijas 9. Ministru kabinets - A. Alberinga valdība

1794 Tadeusz Kościuszko wydał uniwersał połaniecki

1773 Rīgā tiek atklāti Lielie kapi