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Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev
1906Apr, 1

Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev

Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev, Russian engineer, founded the Yakovlev Design Bureau (d. 1989)
Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Я́ковлев; 1 April [O.S. 19 March] 1906 – 22 August 1989) was a Soviet aeronautical engineer. He designed the Yakovlev military aircraft and founded the Yakovlev Design Bureau. Yakovlev joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1938.

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    Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.
  • 7Jun

    RMS Lusitania

    Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland.
  • 18Sep

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  • 20Sep

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  • 9Nov

    Panama Canal

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