Dr James Hiram Bedford became the first human to be cryonically preserved.
17th May 1943: Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron carries out the ‘Dambusters’ raids
17th May 2019
World-renowned escapologist Harry Houdini performed his final show in Detroit while suffering from appendicitis.
The body of actress Peg Entwistle was found in a ravine below the Hollywoodland sign in Los Angeles.
South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko died in Pretoria prison from injuries inflicted while in police custody.
The death of Mumtaz Mahal, the chief consort of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, prompted her husband to construct the Taj Mahal.
On 30 November 1786 Leopold formally abolished the death sentence as well as banning the use of torture.
At 12.15pm on the afternoon of the 16th October 1793, Marie Antoinette was executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris.
American outlaw Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017