1812 Battle at Borodino: Napoleon-Kutuzov.
1909 Eugene Lefebvre becomes first pilot to die in an airplane craft, while test piloting new French-built Wright biplane at Juvisy.
1940 German Luftwaffe blitz London for 1st of 57 consecutive nights.
1956 Bell X-2 sets Unofficial manned aircraft altitude record 126,000'+
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