1. In 683, Xue Rengui, a famous general in the early Tang Dynasty of China, died.

2. In 1103, Yue Fei, a famous anti - Jin general and national hero in the Southern Song Dynasty of China, was born.

3. In 1420, Tang Sai'er led the White Lotus Rebellion.

4. In 1603, Queen Elizabeth I of England died.

5. In 1603, King James VI of Scotland ascended to the throne of England as King James I.

6. In 1783, Spain recognized the independence of the United States.

7. In 1794, the Great Poland Uprising took place.

8. In 1808, Empress Xiaoquan Cheng, the mother of Emperor Xianfeng, was born.

9. In 1882, German bacteriologist Robert Koch (1843 - 1910) announced the isolation of the tuberculosis bacterium.

10. In 1885, the Battle of Zhennanguan was won.

11. In 1896, Russian Popov successfully demonstrated radio communication.

12. In 1900, the last wild passenger pigeon was hunted and killed by humans.

13. In 1914, the British representative McMahon arbitrarily delimited the Sino - Indian border "McMahon Line".

14. In 1919, the Work - Study Mutual Aid Corps was launched in Beijing.

15. In 1921, Chen Duxiu was active in founding the Party in Guangdong.

16. In 1927, the "March 24th Incident" (Nanjing Incident) occurred in Nanjing.

17. In 1927, the Northern Expedition Army led by Communist Party members occupied Nanjing.

18. In 1934, the United States promised freedom to the Philippines.

19. In 1935, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China established a three - person military group, and Mao Zedong obtained the command of the Red Army.

20. In 1935, Mei Lanfang conquered the Soviet audience.

21. In 1949, the All - China Women's Federation was established in Beijing.

22. In 1955, China's first watch was born in Tianjin Watch Factory.

23. In 1959, Iraq announced its withdrawal from the Baghdad Pact Organization.

24. In 1971, South Vietnam's attempt to invade Laos failed.

25. In 1971, the Netherlands invested $80 million in a large - scale land - reclamation project.

26. In 1972, the United Kingdom imposed direct rule on Northern Ireland.

27. In 1974, Uganda foiled an attempted coup against President Amin.

28. In 1976, a military coup took place in Argentina. President Perón was overthrown, and the military junta took over the government.

29. In 1977, the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China held a symposium.

30. In 1979, the National Agricultural Commission Symposium in China ended.

31. In 1980, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China named "Special Economic Zones".

32. In 1980, the city of Suzhou and the city of Venice, Italy, became sister cities.

33. In 1980, "Kramer vs. Kramer" won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, at the 52nd Academy Awards.

34. In 1985, Chinese high - jumper Zhu Jianhua won the championship with a result of 2.35 meters at the Guangzhou Spring Track and Field Invitational Tournament.

35. In 1986, the United States and Libya had a serious military conflict.

36. In 1988, the First Session of the Seventh National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was held in Beijing.

37. In 1992, a radioactive leak occurred at the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant.

38. In 1997, Beijing Datang Power Generation Company became the first Chinese company to be listed in London.

39. In 1997, the National People's Congress approved the establishment of Chongqing as a municipality directly under the Central Government.

40. In 1998, the First Plenary Session of the New State Council was held.

41. In 1998, Chen Jingrun's paper manuscript was collected by the Revolutionary Museum.

42. In 1998, Fudan University isolated and cloned 27 important human genes and obtained intellectual property rights.

43. In 1998, the oldest Buddhist stone carving in Beijing was stolen.

44. In 1999, NATO, without the authorization of the United Nations Security Council, began a 78 - day military strike against the sovereign country of Yugoslavia.

45. In 1999, a fire broke out in the Mont Blanc Tunnel in the Alps.

46. In 2003, on World Tuberculosis Day, the "Stop Tuberculosis" World Action Organization announced that 5,000 people still died of tuberculosis worldwide every day, and the number of people suffering from tuberculosis exceeded 8 million each year.

47. In 2004, Xinhua News Agency reported that the Central Committee recently issued the "Opinions on Further Promoting the Prosperity and Development of Philosophy and Social Sciences".

48. In 2008, the Olympic Flame was lit at the ancient Olympia site in Greece for the Beijing Olympic Games.

49. In 2008, Bhutan, located between China and India, held its first democratic election in history, directly electing members of the National Assembly and producing the first elected government. The Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party won.

50. In 2015, Germanwings Flight 4U9525 crashed, and all 150 people on board died on the spot.