Jacob Pinto Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
1944
World War II: In Bologna, Italy, the Anatomical theatre of the Archiginnasio is completely destroyed in an air-raid.
1973
EgyptAir Flight 741 crashes into the Kyrenia Mountains in Cyprus, killing 37 people.
1983
Singapore cable car crash: Panamanian-registered oil rig, Eniwetok, strikes the cables of the Singapore Cable Car system linking the mainland and Sentosa Island, causing two cabins to fall into the water and killing seven people and leaving thirteen others trapped for hours.
1989
Cold War: Hungary establishes diplomatic relations with South Korea, making it the first Eastern Bloc nation to do so.
1991
Gulf War: The Battle of Khafji, the first major ground engagement of the war, as well as its deadliest, begins between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
1996
President Jacques Chirac announces a "definitive end" to French nuclear weapons testing.