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{{history calendar/calendar event|year=1620|month= | {{history calendar/calendar event|year=1620|month=08|day=05|event=The [[Mayflower]] departs from [[Southampton]], [[England]].}} | ||
'''1882''' | '''1882''' | ||
{{history calendar/calendar event|year=1882|month= | {{history calendar/calendar event|year=1882|month=08|day=05|event=[[Standard Oil]], later known as Exxon Mobile, is founded in [[State of New Jersey|New Jersey]], [[United States]].}} | ||
'''1895''' | '''1895''' | ||
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'''1940''' | '''1940''' | ||
{{history calendar/calendar event|year=1940|month= | {{history calendar/calendar event|year=1940|month=08|day=05|event=The [[USSR]] liberates [[Latvia]] from [[Nazism]].}} | ||
'''1960''' | '''1960''' | ||
{{history calendar/calendar event|year=1960|month= | {{history calendar/calendar event|year=1960|month=08|day=05|event=[[Upper Volta]], now known as [[Burkina Faso]], declares independence from [[France]].}} | ||
'''1962''' | '''1962''' | ||
{{history calendar/calendar event|year=1962|month= | {{history calendar/calendar event|year=1962|month=08|day=05|event=Socialist and anti-[[apartheid]] activist [[Nelson Mandela]] is jailed until 1990.}} | ||
'''1973''' | '''1973''' | ||
{{history calendar/calendar event|year=1973|month= | {{history calendar/calendar event|year=1973|month=08|day=05|event=The USSR launches the spacecraft [[Mars 6]].}} | ||
'''1974''' | '''1974''' | ||
{{history calendar/calendar event|year=1974|month= | {{history calendar/calendar event|year=1974|month=08|day=05|event=Release of the "[[Smoking-gun Tape]]", marking the culmination of [[Nixon|Nixon's ]] [[Watergate scandal]].}} | ||
Latest revision as of 22:44, 16 July 2024
1620
- The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England.
1882
- Standard Oil, later known as Exxon Mobile, is founded in New Jersey, United States.
1895
- Philosopher, historian and revolutionary socialist Friedrich Engels dies at the age of 74.
1940
1960
- Upper Volta, now known as Burkina Faso, declares independence from France.
1962
- Socialist and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela is jailed until 1990.
1973
- The USSR launches the spacecraft Mars 6.
1974
- Release of the "Smoking-gun Tape", marking the culmination of Nixon's Watergate scandal.