History · April 9, 1942
84 years ago · Japanese occupation of the Philippines
The Bataan Death March was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of around 72,000 to 78,000 Filipino (about 66,000) and American (about 12,000) prisoners of war (POWs) from the municipalities of Bagac and Mariveles on the Bataan Peninsula to Camp O'Donnell via San Fernando.
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The 85th anniversary falls on April 9, 2027.
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1835–1909The Battle of Legnica (Polish: bitwa pod Legnicą), also known as the Battle of Liegnitz (German: Schlacht von Liegnitz) or Battle of Wahlstatt (German: Schlacht bei Wahlstatt), was fought between the Mongol Empire and combined European forces at the village of Legnickie Pole (Wahlstatt), approximately 10 kilometres (6…
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Operation Weserübung (Unternehmen Weserübung, (German: "Operation Weser Exercise") was the invasion of Denmark and Norway by Nazi Germany during World War II. Taking place from 9 April – 10 June 1940, it was the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign.
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The Deir Yassin massacre took place on 9 April 1948, when Zionist paramilitaries attacked the village of Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, then part of Mandatory Palestine, killing at least 107 Palestinian Arab villagers, including women and children.
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Massacre of Tbilisi (also known as the Tbilisi tragedy or April 9 Tragedy) refers to the events in Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, on April 9, 1989, when an anti-Soviet, pro-independence and nationalist demonstration was crushed by the Soviet Army, resulting in 21 deaths and hundreds of injuries.
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