871: In England, the Saxons of West Essex lose the Battle of Basing to the Danelaw Vikings.
1879: In South Africa, the forces of the British Army lose the Battle of Isandlwana to the Zulu Kingdom.
1901: Queen Victoria dies after a reign of 64 years.
1905: Depending on the source, between 96 and 4,000 people in St. Petersburg, Russia, die when troops fire into a crowd marching to the Winter Palace with a petition for Czar Nicholas II. The incident becomes known as Bloody Sunday.
1973: In Nigeria, 176 people die when a chartered Boeing 707 explodes at Kano Airport.
2015: In Donetsk, Ukraine, 13 people die in an explosion near a trolley.
1879: In South Africa, the forces of the British Army lose the Battle of Isandlwana to the Zulu Kingdom.
1901: Queen Victoria dies after a reign of 64 years.
1905: Depending on the source, between 96 and 4,000 people in St. Petersburg, Russia, die when troops fire into a crowd marching to the Winter Palace with a petition for Czar Nicholas II. The incident becomes known as Bloody Sunday.
1973: In Nigeria, 176 people die when a chartered Boeing 707 explodes at Kano Airport.
2015: In Donetsk, Ukraine, 13 people die in an explosion near a trolley.
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