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Oct 29, 1998 Japanese astronaut Chiaki Mukai made her second flight with John Glenn, the oldest active astronaut.
Sep 11, 1997 U.S. Mars Global Surveyor reached the orbit of Mars.
Jul 17, 1994 Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter (until Jul 22).
Mar 13, 1992 A great many people died in Turkey in an earthquake directly above the epicenter.
Jul 23, 1988 A Self-Defense Force submarine and a fishing boat "Daiichi Fujimaru" collided offshore Yokosuka.
Nov 29, 1987 Kim Hyon Hi bombed a Korean Air plane.
Dec 2, 1984 Poison gas leak from a factory killed more than 2,600 in Bhopal, India.
Jul 7, 1984 The first HIV patient in Japan was identified in a hospital in Niigata.
Dec 27, 1979 Soviet Army invaded Afghanistan.
Sep 3, 1976 U.S. Mars explorer Viking 2 soft-landed on Mars.
Aug 8, 1973 Abduction of Kim Dae Jung
Oct 28, 1971 UK's first satellite Prospero was launched.
Sep 28, 1971 Japan's first scientific satellite "Shinsei" of Tokyo Univ. was launched.
Jun 5, 1968 Assassination of Robert Kennedy
Aug 14, 1967 The Bank of Sumitomo succeeded in the world's first full automatic operation system.
Jul 18, 1964 128 were killed or lost in a downpour in San-in and Hokuriku districts of Japan.
Jun 19, 1964 U.S./Japan submarine telephone cable was completed. U.S. president and Japanese prime minister had the first phone talk.
May 20, 1964 The first automatic coin-operated lockers appeared in underground public spaces in Japan.
Jul 1, 1952 Haneda Airport was returned from the U.S. military occupation and started its operation as Tokyo International Airport.
Oct 1, 1949 The People's Republic of China declaired its establishment as a nation.
May 6, 1949 The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) was established.
Nov 3, 1946 The Constitution of Japan was established.
Nov 28, 1941 Tornado hit Toyohashi, Japan.
Jun 14, 1940 Paris was surrendered to German troops without bloodshed.
Sep 21, 1931 Earthquake in west Saitama, Japan
Oct 23, 1928 The first trial by jury in Japan at the Oita district court



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