The Yugoslav torpedo boat T1 was a sea-going vessel operated by the Royal Yugoslav Navy between 1921 and 1941. Launched on 15 December 1913 as a 250t-class torpedo boat for the Austro-Hungarian Navy under the name 76 T, she was armed with two 66 mm (2.6 in) guns and four 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes, and could carry 10–12 naval mines. The vessel performed anti-submarine operations and convoy, escort and minesweeping tasks during World War I. She was escorting the dreadnought SMS Szent István when that ship was sunk by Italian torpedo boats in June 1918. Following Austria-Hungary's defeat, the torpedo boat was allocated to what became the Royal Yugoslav Navy. During the German-led Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941, the vessel was captured by the Italians. She served with the Royal Italian Navy, but was returned to the Royal Yugoslav Navy-in-exile following the Italian capitulation in September 1943. She was commissioned by the Yugoslav Navy after World War II and, after a refit, served as Golešnica until 1959.
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1161:
Emperor Hailing (bust pictured) of the Jin dynasty was assassinated in a military camp near the Yangtze River front following Jin losses in the Battle of Caishi. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanyan_Liang
1791:
The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, collectively known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Bill_of_Rights
1906:
The Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway, a 14.17-kilometre (8.80 mi) long deep-level underground tube railway connecting Hammersmith and Finsbury Park, London, opened. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Northern,_Piccadilly_and_Brompton_Railway
1946:
US-backed Iranian troops brought an end to the Iran crisis when they marched upon the breakaway Republic of Mahabad and recaptured the territory. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_crisis_of_1946
1961:
Former Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death after being found guilty on fifteen criminal charges, including war crimes and crimes against humanity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Eichmann
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stroopwafel: A Dutch waffle made from two thin wafers with syrup in between. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stroopwafel
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