History: October 6 (#5)

History: October 6 (#5)
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October 6, 1981 NLM CityHopper Flight 431 crashes in Moerdijk after taking off from Rotterdam The Hague Airport in the Netherlands, killing all 17 people on board.

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On October 6, in the year 1981: NLM CityHopper Flight 431 crashes in M oerdijk after taking off from Rotterdam The Hague Airport in the Netherlands, killing all 17 people on board. NLM CityHopper Flight 431 refers to a Fokker F-28-4000, registration PH-CHI, that was due to operate an international scheduled Rotterdam–Eindhoven–Hamburg passenger service.

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Why October 6, 1981 matters: NLM CityHopper Flight 431 crashes in Moerdijk after taking off from Rotterdam The Hague Airport in the Netherlands, killing all 17 people on board. What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards.

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Historical context: October 6, 1981 The 20th century brought change at a pace unprecedented in history: two worl d wars, the rise and fall of fascism and communism, decolonisation, the Cold War, the space race, and revolutions in science, technology, and human rights all compressed into one hundred years. The event on this day: NLM CityHopper Flight 431 crashes in Moerdijk after taking off from Rotterdam The Hague Airport in the Netherlands, killing all 17 people on board. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NLM_CityHopper_Flight_431 (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)