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1941 – World War II: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran: The United Kingdom and the Soviet Union jointly stage an invasion of the Imperial State of Iran. [8] 1942 – World War II: Second day of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons; a Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards Guadalcanal is turned back by an Allied air attack.
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From this day through August 28 more than 60,000 Jews and an undetermined number of Roma were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau. [ 10 ] The first poster depicting Smokey Bear , a mascot created to educate the American public about the dangers of forest fires , was released.
Disasters The flight data recorder from Henan Airlines Flight 8387 is found. (BBC) A school bus collides with a train in Cape Town, South Africa, killing at least nine pupils and injuring five others. (AP via The Globe and Mail) At least 20 people are killed in Democratic Republic of the Congo after a Filair plane crashes near Bandundu. (BBC), (Yahoo) Hurricane Danielle strengthens to Category ...
1941 – Second World War: Soviet, British and Commonwealth armed forces invaded Iran to secure oil fields and Allied supply lines for the Soviet Union. 2001 – American singer Aaliyah (pictured) and several members of her record company were killed when their overloaded aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Marsh Harbour Airport in ...
Disasters and accidents August 2016 Central Italy earthquake The search continues for survivors in central Italy with the death toll now 241. An aftershock of 4.7 MMS hits further east in the province near Norcia. (AFP via ABC News Australia) (USA Today) (USGS) (Financial Times) Health 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection confirms Hong Kong's first case of ...
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The 19th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup opens, with the Philippine Arena setting a World Cup attendance record of 38,115 during the co-hosts' opening game against the Dominican Republic.
1857 – The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history. 1950 – Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations. 1992 – Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Homestead, Florida as a Category 5 hurricane, causing up to $25 billion (1992 USD) in damages.