It happened today – April 1st. Slobodan Milosevic, is arrested in Belgrade

1918: The British Royal Air Force (RAF) is founded

1921: Inauguration of the Romanian Opera in Bucharest

1968: Premiere of the film “2001: A Space Odyssey”.

1976: Max Ernst, German painter and sculptor, pioneer of the Dadaist movement, dies.

1996: The merger between Mitsubishi Bank and the Bank of Tokyo in Japan takes place, forming, at the time, the largest bank in the world.

1999: Canada reconfigures its Arctic territories, creating the province of Nunavut.

1999: Oil giant BP Amoco’s $26.8 billion takeover of US-based Atlantic Richfield Co is announced. The merger created the largest non-OPEC oil company.

2001: Former Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic is arrested in Belgrade on charges of abuse of power and conspiracy.

2001: A US Navy spy plane makes an emergency landing on the Chinese island of Hainan after colliding with a Chinese fighter jet. The incident led to a diplomatic conflict between the two countries.

2005: Harald Juhnke, famous German actor beloved by the public for his roles in television, film and theatre, dies. He has often been compared to Frank Sinatra.

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