Famous Dates in History

Given the important historical event, type in the exact date on which it occurred.
Dates are in the form DD/MM/YYYY. ALL EIGHT DIGITS MUST BE TYPED.
For example, if the event occurred on the 20th of February, 2000, the answer would be 20/02/2000.
MM/DD/YYYY form is also accepted.
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Last updated: March 23, 2021
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First submittedFebruary 10, 2017
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Historical Event
Date
Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand
28/06/1914
The Beijing Summer Olympics began
08/08/2008
An atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima
06/08/1945
The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank
15/04/1912
Playwright William Shakespeare died
23/04/1616
Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese
07/12/1941
Two planes crashed into the World Trade Center complex in New York City
11/09/2001
The Allies landed in Normandy (D-Day)
06/06/1944
US President John F Kennedy was assassinated
22/11/1963
World War I ended with the signing of the Armistice
11/11/1918
The Bastille was stormed during the French Revolution
14/07/1789
Adolf Hitler committed suicide
30/04/1945
Saigon was captured by North Vietnamese forces, ending the Vietnam War
30/04/1975
Thousands gathered in the US capital for the March on Washington
28/08/1963
The fall of the Berlin Wall began
09/11/1989
Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo
18/06/1815
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon
20/07/1969
Donald Trump was sworn in as US President
20/01/2017
The People's Republic of China was founded by Mao Zedong
01/10/1949
The United Nations was founded
24/10/1945
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Level 71
Oct 14, 2017
Too tough for me, I can get the year fairly well, but the actual date for most of them DOHHHHHHHH.
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Level 53
Oct 14, 2017
Well, it is meant to be extremely difficult... You're doing well if you can manage to remember a few exact dates!
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Level 71
Feb 23, 2020
8/20 ........ that is all I can remember. BTW Sorry 'mushroom' for the fatal error in Challenge 43...... I've re-entered it and it should be OK now :oI