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1997 Anatoli Boukreev, born in Russia, Anatolij Nikolaevich Bukreev, climber, mountaineer, made seven, 8,000-metre peaks without supplemental oxygen, died in avalanche on Annapurna, chronicled in books 'Into Thin Air', 'The Climb', dies at 39
1986 STS-61-C scrubbed at T-31sec because of liquid oxygen valve problem 1970 Apollo 13 announces "Houston, we've got a problem!" as Beech-built oxygen tank explodes en route to Moon 1969 22-year-old man sneaks into wheel pod of a jet parked in Havana and survives 9-hour flight to Spain despite thin oxygen levels at 29,000 ft 1958 Anatoli Boukreev, born in Russia, Anatolij Nikolaevich Bukreev, climber, mountaineer, made seven, 8,000-metre peaks without supplemental oxygen, died in avalanche on Annapurna, chronicled in books 'Into Thin Air', 'The Climb' 1794 Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, chemist (identified oxygen), guillotined 1774 Priestly discovers oxygen 1774 Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen 1743 Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, Paris, father of mod chemistry, Oxygen 1733 Joseph Priestley, born in England, clergyman and scientist, discovered oxygen |
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