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Sir Frank Whittle, inventor of the turbojet engine dies
Sir Frank Whittle, inventor of the turbojet engine, dies of cancer at his home in Columbia, Maryland, United States, aged 89.
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Boris Yeltsin was officially sworn in at the Kremlin for his second consecutive term as President of Russia, marking a significant moment in post-Soviet Russian political history.
This event underscored Yeltsin's continued leadership during a critical period of political and economic transition for the country.
Frank Whittle, English RAF engineer air officer and inventor of the turbojet engine, dies at 89. Kenneth Fleetwood, English fashion designer (Hardy Amies, dressed Queen Elizabeth II), dies at 65
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Sir Nevill Mott, a distinguished English physicist who made significant contributions to solid-state physics and quantum mechanics, died on this date.
Mott was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his fundamental work on the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems.
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A catastrophic flooding event occurred near Huesca, Spain, resulting in the tragic loss of over 80 campers' lives during heavy rainfall.
The sudden and intense rainstorm overwhelmed the camping area, causing a devastating flash flood that caught campers unprepared.