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1998 Failed assassination attempt on Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze 1997 Cosmos 2344 Proton-K Launch (Russia), Failed 1997 Cosmos Zenit-2 Launch (Russia), Failed 1993 Failed bomb attack on Egyptian premier Atef Sedki, 1 dead 1992 Eric Houston kills 4 in a California HS where he failed history 4 years prior 1991 Failed military coup in Mali 1991 Census Bureau said it failed to count up to 63 million in 1990 census 1988 Mercedes-Benz pays $20.2-M fine failed to meet '86 government fuel standard 1987 NASA launches Fltsatcom-6, it failed to reach orbit 1986 Failed assassination attempt on India premier Rajiv Gandhi 1986 Failed assassination attempt on Chilean dictator Pinochet, 5 killed 1986 Ex-minister Arturo Tolentino failed coup in Philippines 1986 NASA launches Goes-G, it failed to achieve orbit 1985 Blackhawk Doug Wilson failed on 12th penalty shot against Islanders 1985 Bryan Trottier failed on 9th Islander penalty shot 1984 Intelsat 5 re-enters Earth's atmosphere 5 months after it failed 1984 Failed coup by cocaine growers in Bolivia 1982 Failed military coup under Rambocus/Hawker in Suriname 1981 Failed coup by South African mercenaries in Seychelles 1981 NASA launches Fltsatcom-5, it failed 1981 Suriname failed coup under sgt-mjr Wilfred Hawker 1980 Failed attack on Iran ex-premier Bakhtiar in Neuilly, France 1980 Failed assassination attempt on Iraqi vice-premier Tariq Aziz 1979 Failed attack on NATO commander Haig in Obourg, Belgium 1979 Failed Palestinian attack on Zaventem Airport in Belgium 1978 Islanders took 28 shots in 1 period vs Penguins Penguins' Ross Lonsberry failed on 7th penalty shot against Islanders 1978 Ranger's Don Murdoch failed on 4th penalty shot against Islanders 1976 Failed coup in Niger 1976 Bryan Trottier failed in 4th Islander penalty shot 1975 NASA launches space vehicle S-196, it failed 1974 Ralph Stewart failed in 2nd Islander penalty shot 1972 Billy Harris failed in 1st Islander penalty shot 1971 Failed attempt on King Hassan II Shirat Morocco, 101 killed 1970 Failed assassination attempt on Jordanian king Hussain 1965 Failed coup under lt col Untung in Indonesia 1964 Failed assassination attempt on president Nkrumah of Ghana 1963 Failed military coup in Syria 1962 Failed coup in Brunei 1962 Failed assassination on president De Gaulle 1962 Failed assassination on president Nkrumah of Ghana 1961 Failed coup by Syrian group in Lebanon 1961 Fidel Castro announces Cuba will release 1,113 prisoners from failed 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion for $62M worth of food and medical supplies 1961 U.S. Ranger 2 launched to Moon; failed 1961 Failed assassination attempt on King Saif al-Islam Achmad of Yemen 1960 Sputnik 4 launched into Earth orbit; later recovery failed 1960 1st launch of Delta satellite launching vehicle; it failed 1959 Transit 1A, 1st navigational satellite launched; failed to orbit 1959 Vanguard SLV-5 launched for Earth orbit (failed) 1958 Vanguard SLV-2 launched for Earth orbit (failed) 1958 Vanguard SLV-1 launched for Earth orbit (failed) 1958 Vanguard TV-5 launched for Earth orbit (failed) 1955 Yemen: failed coup by Abdullah Seif el-Islam 1952 Failed assassination attempt of German Chancellor Adenauer 1949 Failed assassination attempt on Shah of Persia 1944 Failed resistance raid on distribution office of Borgerstraat Amsterd 1943 Failed assassin attempt on Hitler during Smolensk-Rastenburg flight 1941 Japanese attack Wake Island (only failed WW II-landing) 1940 Failed British air raid on German base at Sylt 1939 Failed assassination attempt on Hitler in Burgerbraukeller, Munich 1937 Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes enlarging Supreme Court, "court packing" plan failed 1934 Failed nazi coup in Austria 1932 Failed coup attempt by fascist Lapua Movement in Finland 1931 1st LP record demonstrated (RCA Victor, New York City), venture failed 1926 Failed assassination on Gen Primo de Rivera in Barcelona 1915 Failed British attack in Dardanelles 1911 Failed assassination attempt on premier Briand in French Assembly 1908 Failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran 1899 Mafeking: Bathe-Powells failed assault up fort Game Tree: 24 killed 1895 Dr. L S Jameson begins failed raid on Johannesburg 1879 F. W. Woolworth opens 1st store, failed almost immediately 1863 Failed Confederate assault on Helena Arkansas (640 casualties) 1863 Battle of Charleston, South Carolina, failed Federal fleet attack on Fort Sumter 1829 Failed assassination attempt on Simon Bolivar 1821 Failed liberal coup against French King Louis XVIII 1812 Failed coup against emperor Napoleon 1776 1st (failed) submarine attack (David Bushnell's "Turtle" attacks British sailboat "Eagle" in Bay of New York) 1757 Failed assassination attempt on French king Louis XV by Damiens 1752 Georg Friedrich Handel undergoes (failed) eye operation 1630 Failed palace revolution against Richelieu France 1572 Failed assassination on Admiral De Coligny 1560 Failed assault on royal palace in Amboise France

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