Soldiers of the Bangladesh Rifles mutiny at their headquarters in Pilkhana, Dhaka, Bangladesh, resulting in 74 deaths, including 57 army officials. Yi Han-yong, a North Korean defector, was murdered by unidentified assailants in Bundang, South Korea. Mosque of Abraham massacre: In the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank city of Hebron, Baruch Goldstein opens fire with an automatic rifle, killing 29 Palestinian worshippers and injuring 125 more before being subdued and beaten to death by survivors. Khojaly massacre: About 613 civilians are killed by Armenian armed forces during the conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. Gulf War: An Iraqi scud missile hits an American military barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia killing 28 U.S. Southern Methodist University's football program is the first college football program to be banned from competition by the NCAA's Committee on Infractions. People Power Revolution: President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos flees the nation after 20 years of rule Corazon Aquino becomes the Philippines' first woman president. The government of Suriname is overthrown by a military coup led by Dési Bouterse. Vietnam War: One hundred thirty-five unarmed citizens of Hà My village in South Vietnam's Quảng Nam Province are killed and buried en masse by South Korean troops in what would come to be known as the Hà My massacre. North Korean Prime Minister Kim Il-sung calls for the removal of feudalistic land ownership aimed at turning all cooperative farms into state-run ones. YearĬold War: In his speech On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences, Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union denounces the cult of personality of Joseph Stalin. Historical Events on Enrico Caruso Birthday (February 25)īelow are historical events that coincided with Enrico Caruso's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
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