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Operation Big Bang or British Bang was the explosive destruction of bunkers and other military installations on the island of Heligoland.The explosion used 7400 tons (6700 metric tons) of surplus World War II ammunition, which was placed in various locations around the island and detonated at 1 p.m. on 18 April 1947 by the Royal Navy.
April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 272 days remain until the end of the year. Events [ edit ] Pre-1600 [ edit ]
April 16 is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) ... 1917 – Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli (d. 2013) 1917 ...
April 2019. April 2018. April 18 is the 108 th (109 th in leap years) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 257 days remaining until the end of the year.
April 22 is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; ... This page was last edited on 30 April 2024, at 17:18 (UTC).
April 1, 1944 (Saturday) The most significant bombing of Switzerland during World War II occurred when about 50 B-24s misidentified Schaffhausen as their target of Ludwigshafen and dropped bombs that resulted in 40 casualties. The first Allied air raid on Pforzheim, Germany occurred. The Waffen-SS committed the Ascq massacre of 86 men in Ascq ...
