Today's selected anniversaries: 27th October 2023

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Today's selected anniversaries: 27th October 2023

1914:

World War I: The Royal Navy dreadnought HMS Audacious was sunk by a mine, but its loss was kept secret for four years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Audacious_%281912%29

1946:

Inter-religious riots in which Hindu mobs targeted Muslim families began in the Indian state of Bihar, resulting in 2,000 to 30,000 deaths.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946_Bihar_riots

1967:

American Catholic priest Philip Berrigan led a protest against the Vietnam War by pouring blood over Selective Service records in Baltimore, Maryland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Berrigan

1993:

Widerøe Flight 744 conducted a controlled flight into terrain on approach to Namsos Airport, Norway, killing two crew members and four passengers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wider%C3%B8e_Flight_744

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