- 1899 — Second Boer War: British armored train ambushed at Battle of Chieveley; 80 soldiers captured including war correspondent Winston Churchill.
- 2000 — Chartered Antonov An-24 crashes after takeoff from Luanda, Angola, killing more than 40 people.
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