Historical eventApril 262017

Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong

The Shandong was launched for the People's Liberation Army Navy, China's first domestically built aircraft carrier.

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When
Wednesday, April 26 20179 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2010s
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Dates: From 2017.

What happened

The Shandong was launched for the People's Liberation Army Navy, China's first domestically built aircraft carrier.

April 26 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1994Nagoya Airfield
  2. 1994South Africa
  3. 1994China Airlines Flight 140
  4. 1999CIH (computer virus)
  5. 2002Erfurt school massacre
  6. 2005Cedar Revolution
  7. 2007Bronze Soldier of Tallinn
  8. 2015Nursultan Nazarbayev
  9. 2015Anti-monuments in Mexico
  10. 2017Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong
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When did Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong happen?

April 26 2017 — 9 years ago, on a Wednesday.

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