★★★★★
Battle of Điện Biên Phủ
The Việt Minh assault the French garrison at Điện Biên Phủ; their victory on 7 May leads to the Geneva Accords.
War· Vietnam, France
- 1954
- 1881★★★★★
Assassination of Tsar Alexander II
Tsar Alexander II is killed by a bomb thrown by members of the revolutionary group Narodnaya Volya in Saint Petersburg.
PoliticsDeath· Russia