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Starting event: Kyoto University is founded (1869)

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  1. 532
    Politics

    The Nika riots break out, during the racing season at the Hippodrome in Constantinople, as a result of discontent with the rule of the Emperor Justinian I

  2. 1346
    History

    Jaume Ferrer sets out from Mallorca for the "River of Gold", the Senegal River

  3. 1405
    War

    Marking the start of the Ming treasure voyages, a Chinese expeditionary fleet led by Zheng He set sail for foreign regions of the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean

  4. 1694
    Business

    Bank of England is founded

  5. 1791
    Science

    The chemical element titanium is discovered

  6. 1804
    Birth

    Richard Owen, English biologist and paleontologist, is born

  7. 1832
    Birth

    José Echegaray, Spanish playwright, is born

  8. 1849
    Books

    American author Edgar Allan Poe was found semi-conscious and delirious in Baltimore under mysterious circumstances; it was the last time he was seen in public before his death four days later

  9. 1869
    EducationStarting event

    Kyoto University is founded

  10. 1876
    Politics

    Ottoman Sultan Murad V is deposed and succeeded by his brother, Abdul Hamid II

  11. 1911
    Transport

    Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay, the first time an aircraft landed on a ship

  12. 1930
    Landmarks

    Bristol Airport officially opens

  13. 1970
    Space

    Japan launches Ohsumi, becoming the fourth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster

  14. 1972
    Books

    Agatha Christie publishes Elephants Can Remember

  15. 1977
    War

    The Golden Dragon massacre occurred in Chinatown, San Francisco, United States, leaving five people dead and spurring police to end Chinese gang violence in the city

  16. 1983
    Transport

    Aeroflot Flight 6833 is hijacked en route from Tbilisi to Leningrad. After returning to Tbilisi, the aircraft is subsequently raided on the ground, resulting in seven deaths

  17. 1994
    Disaster

    A Yakovlev Yak-40 crashes into a river near Vanavara, Russia, killing 24

  18. 1997
    Landmarks

    The Sierra Gorda Biosphere, which encompasses the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, was established as a result of grassroots efforts

  19. 2007
    Music

    Nightwish releases the song "Amaranth"

  20. 2008
    Film

    Body of Lies, directed by Ridley Scott, is released

  21. 2018
    Film

    A Quiet Place, directed by John Krasinski, is released