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title: "Today's calendar // NASA helicopter makes first powered flight to another planet"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/10689/today-s-calendar--nasa-helicopter-makes-first-powered-flight-to-another-planet
published: 2023-04-19T07:47:48Z
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# Today's calendar // NASA helicopter makes first powered flight to another planet

> Radio Moldova presents the calendar of the day - the most important events in history, politics and culture, which we mark today, April 19.

Radio Moldova presents the calendar of the day - the most important events in history, politics and culture, which we mark today, April 19.

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**1904** The city of Toronto was hit by fire. 104 buildings are destroyed, but not a single person loses his life.

**1956** American actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier III of Monaco

**1995** The Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City is the target of a terrorist attack. The blast kills 168 people, including eight federal officers.

**2000** A Philippine Airlines Boeing 737-200 crashed while landing on Samal Island. All 131 people on board died.

**2011** Fidel Castro resigns as First Secretary of the CC of the Communist Party of Cuba after 45 years of holding the title.

**2021** NASA helicopter makes first powered flight to another planet.

**Born**

**1978** James Franco, American actor, director

**1979** Kate Hudson, American actress

**1987** Maria Sarapova, Russian field tennis player

**Died**

**1882** Charles Darwin, British naturalist

**1993** Ion Bolduma, Moldovan poet and publicist

**2013** Constantin Osoianu, film director, screenwriter, winemaker

[Audio: https://trm.blob.core.windows.net/photos/cad0b2fd-707f-445b-b4f1-516578fa1bd7.jpg](https://original.trm.md/video/definst/MP4:2023/4/19/19-04-23-CALENDAR.m4a/playlist.m3u8)