While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovered the X-ray
1895Roentgen noticed that when he shielded the tube with heavy black cardboard, the green fluorescent light caused a platinobarium screen nine feet away to glow which led him to discover the X Ray technology, revolutionizing the field of Physics.
Adolf Hitler survived a bombing assassination attempt
1939Adolf Hitler narrowly missed an assassination attempt concocted by George Elser. Hitler was supposed to give a long speech but left early, leaving before the bomb ever went off.