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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.

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

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