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1940 Brocklesby mid-air collision
On 29 September 1940, a mid-air collision occurred over Brocklesby, New South Wales, Australia. The accident was unusual in that the aircraft involved, two Roya…
1940 Mandatory Palestine v Lebanon football match
The 1940 association football match between the national teams of Mandatory Palestine and Lebanon was the latter's first official international match, and the f…
1941 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1941 Atlantic hurricane season was the period in 1941 in which tropical cyclones formed in the Atlantic Basin. It was a relatively inactive hurricane season…
1941 Florida hurricane
The 1941 Florida hurricane was a compact but strong tropical cyclone that affected the Bahamas, Florida, and the southeastern United States in October 1941. The…
1944 Cuba–Florida hurricane
The 1944 Cuba–Florida hurricane (also known as the 1944 San Lucas hurricane and the 1944 Sanibel Island hurricane) was a large Category 4 tropical cyclone on th…
1946 California's 12th congressional district election
An election for a seat in the United States House of Representatives took place in California's 12th congressional district on November 5, 1946, the date set by…
1949 Ambato earthquake
A magnitude 6.4 Ms earthquake struck Ecuador's Tungurahua Province southeast of its capital Ambato and killed 5,050 people on August 5, 1949. The nearby village…
1950 United States Senate election in California
The 1950 United States Senate election in California was held on November 7 of that year, following a campaign characterized by accusations and name-calling. Re…
1950–51 Gillingham F.C. season
During the 1950–51 English football season, Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division South, the third tier of the English football league …
1951 Philadelphia municipal election
The 1951 Philadelphia municipal election, held on Tuesday, November 6, was the first election under the city's new charter, which had been approved by the voter…
1954 Guatemalan coup d'état
The democratically elected Guatemalan president Jacobo Árbenz was deposed in a coup d'état in 1954, marking the end of the Guatemalan Revolution. The coup insta…
1955 MacArthur Airport United Air Lines crash
On April 4, 1955, a Douglas DC-6 named Mainliner Idaho operated by United Air Lines crashed shortly after taking off from Long Island MacArthur Airport, in Ronk…
1955 State of Vietnam referendum
A referendum was held in the State of Vietnam (South Vietnam) to determine whether the country was a republic or monarchy. It was primarily a contest between Pr…
1956 FA Cup final
The 1956 FA Cup final was the final match of the 1955–56 staging of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, better k…
1959–60 Burnley F.C. season
The 1959–60 season was Burnley Football Club's 61st season in the Football League, and their 13th consecutive campaign in the First Division, the top tier of En…
1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt
On 11 November 1960, a failed coup attempt against President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam was led by Lieutenant Colonel Vương Văn Đông and Colonel Nguyễn Chán…
1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing
On 27 February 1962, the Independence Palace in Saigon, South Vietnam, was bombed by two dissident Republic of Vietnam Air Force pilots, Second Lieutenant Nguyễ…
1962 Tour de France
The 1962 Tour de France was the 49th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 4,274-kilometre (2,656 mi) race consisted of 22 stages, in…
1963–64 Gillingham F.C. season
During the 1963–64 English football season, Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League Fourth Division, the fourth tier of the English football league syst…
1964 Brinks Hotel bombing
The Brinks Hotel in Saigon, also known as the Brink Bachelor Officers Quarters (BOQ), was bombed by the Vietcong on the evening of 24 December 1964, during the …
1964 European Nations' Cup final
The 1964 European Nations' Cup final was a football match played at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, on 21 June 1964, to determine the winners of…
1964 Illinois House of Representatives election
The U.S. state of Illinois held an election on November 3, 1964, for all 177 members of the state's House of Representatives for the 74th Illinois General Assem…
1966 New York City smog
The 1966 New York City smog was a major air-pollution episode and environmental disaster, coinciding with that year's Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Smog covered…
1968 Illinois earthquake
The U.S. Midwestern state of Illinois was struck by its largest recorded earthquake (a New Madrid event) in 1968. Striking at 11:02 a.m. on November 9, it measu…