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*[[1715]] - [[Louis XIV of France]] the "''Sun King''" died after a [[reign]] of 72 years, longer than any other [[List of French monarchs|French]] or other major European [[monarch]]. |
*[[1715]] - '''[[Louis XIV of France]]''' the "''Sun King''" died after a [[reign]] of 72 years, longer than any other [[List of French monarchs|French]] or other major European [[monarch]]. |
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*[[1923]] - '''[[Great Kanto earthquake]]''' devastated [[Tokyo]] and [[Yokohama]], killing about 100,000 people. |
*[[1923]] - '''[[Great Kanto earthquake]]''' devastated [[Tokyo]] and [[Yokohama]], killing about 100,000 people. |
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*[[1939]] - After staging the [[Attack on Sender Gleiwitz]] the day before, [[Nazi Germany]] attacked [[Poland]] and started '''[[World War II]]'''. |
*[[1939]] - After staging the [[Attack on Sender Gleiwitz]] the day before, [[Nazi Germany]] attacked [[Poland]] and started '''[[World War II]]'''. |
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Revision as of 20:23, 30 August 2004
- 1715 - Louis XIV of France the "Sun King" died after a reign of 72 years, longer than any other French or other major European monarch.
- 1923 - Great Kanto earthquake devastated Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 100,000 people.
- 1939 - After staging the Attack on Sender Gleiwitz the day before, Nazi Germany attacked Poland and started World War II.
- 1951 - Australia, New Zealand and the United States signed a mutual defense pact known as the ANZUS Treaty.
- 1983 - The civilian airliner Korean Air Flight 7, carrying 246 passengers and 23 crew, was shot down by Soviet fighters.