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Notable Births

Emilia Jones

Emilia Jones

b. 2002

British actress (born 2002)

Femke Bol

Femke Bol

b. 2000

Dutch hurdler and sprinter (born 2000)

Jamal Murray

Jamal Murray

b. 1997

Canadian basketball player (born 1997)

D'Angelo Russell

D'Angelo Russell

b. 1996

American basketball player (born 1996)

Andrew Wiggins

Andrew Wiggins

b. 1995

Canadian basketball player (born 1995)

Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning

b. 1994

American actress (born 1994)

Triptii Dimri

Triptii Dimri

b. 1994

Indian actress (born 1994)

Neviana Vladinova

Neviana Vladinova

b. 1994

Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast

Casemiro

Casemiro

b. 1992

Brazilian footballer (born 1992)

Kyriakos Papadopoulos

Kyriakos Papadopoulos

b. 1992

Greek footballer (born 1992)

Samara Weaving

Samara Weaving

b. 1992

Australian actress and model (born 1992)

Kevin Connauton

Kevin Connauton

b. 1990

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1990)

Marco Scandella

Marco Scandella

b. 1990

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1990)

Evan Bates

Evan Bates

b. 1989

American ice dancer (born 1989)

Jérémy Pied

Jérémy Pied

b. 1989

French association football player (born 1989)

Wilin Rosario

Wilin Rosario

b. 1989

Dominican baseball player (born 1989)

Nicolás Gaitán

Nicolás Gaitán

b. 1988

Argentine footballer (born 1988)

Ab-Soul

Ab-Soul

b. 1987

American rapper (born 1987)

Malik Hairston

Malik Hairston

b. 1987

American basketball player (born 1987)

Theophilus London

Theophilus London

b. 1987

American rapper and singer (born 1987)

Notable Deaths

Larry Dolan

Larry Dolan

d. 2025

American attorney (1931–2025)

Flaco (owl)

Flaco (owl)

d. 2024

Owl that escaped from a New York City zoo (2010–2024)

Tony Earl

Tony Earl

d. 2023

American politician (1936–2023)

John Motson

John Motson

d. 2023

English football commentator (1945–2023)

Ahmed Zaki Yamani

Ahmed Zaki Yamani

d. 2021

Saudi Arabian politician (1930–2021)

Katherine Helmond

Katherine Helmond

d. 2019

American actress (1929–2019)

Peter Lustig

Peter Lustig

d. 2016

German television presenter

Jacqueline Mattson

Jacqueline Mattson

d. 2016

American baseball catcher (1928–2016)

James Aldridge

James Aldridge

d. 2015

Australian-British writer and journalist

Rana Bhagwandas

Rana Bhagwandas

d. 2015

Pakistani judge (1942–2015)

W. E. "Bill" Dykes

W. E. "Bill" Dykes

d. 2015

American politician

Alice Herz-Sommer

Alice Herz-Sommer

d. 2014

Israeli classical pianist (1903–2014)

Roger Hilsman

Roger Hilsman

d. 2014

American soldier, statesman, teacher, and author (1919–2014)

Eugene Bookhammer

Eugene Bookhammer

d. 2013

American politician (1918–2013)

Joseph Friedenson

Joseph Friedenson

d. 2013

Julien Ries

Julien Ries

d. 2013

Belgian religious historian, titular archbishop and cardinal of the Catholic Church

Lotika Sarkar

Lotika Sarkar

d. 2013

Indian feminist, educator and lawyer

William Raggio

William Raggio

d. 2012

American politician

Nirmala Srivastava

Nirmala Srivastava

d. 2011

Indian spiritual teacher

Janez Drnovšek

Janez Drnovšek

d. 2008

Former President and Prime Minister of Slovenia

On This Day in History

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2025 German federal election

2025

A snap election is held in Germany.

2025 German federal election

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2021

Four simultaneous prison riots leave at least 62 people dead in Ecuador.

February 2021 Ecuadorian prison riots

Murder of Ahmaud Arbery

2020

Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old African-American citizen, is shot and murdered by three white men after visiting a house under construction while jogging at a neighborhood in Satilla Shores near Brunswick in Glynn County, Georgia.

Murder of Ahmaud Arbery

Atlas Air Flight 3591

2019

Atlas Air Flight 3591, a Boeing 767 freighter, crashes into Trinity Bay near Anahuac, Texas, killing all three people on board.

Atlas Air Flight 3591

2018 Djiboutian parliamentary election

2018

Parliamentary elections are held in Djibouti.

2018 Djiboutian parliamentary election

Free Syrian Army

2017

The Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army captures Al-Bab from ISIL.

Free Syrian Army

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2012

A series of attacks across Iraq leave at least 83 killed and more than 250 injured.

23 February 2012 Iraq attacks

Diesel fuel

2010

Unknown criminals pour more than 2+1⁄2 million liters of diesel oil and other hydrocarbons into the river Lambro, in northern Italy, sparking an environmental disaster.

Diesel fuel

United States Air Force

2008

A United States Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber crashes on Guam, marking the first operational loss of a B-2.

United States Air Force

WINDS

2008

The Japanese WINDS satellite is launched.

WINDS

Grayrigg derailment

2007

A train derails on an evening express service near Grayrigg, Cumbria, England, killing one person and injuring 88. This results in hundreds of points being checked over the UK after a few similar accidents.

Grayrigg derailment

Ariane 4

2002

An Ariane 4 rocket is launched from the Guiana Space Centre carrying Intelsat 904.

Ariane 4

Kurds

1999

Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Öcalan is charged with treason in Ankara, Turkey.

Kurds

Avalanche

1999

An avalanche buries the town of Galtür, Austria, killing 31.

Avalanche

1998 Central Florida tornado outbreak

1998

In the United States, tornadoes in central Florida destroy or damage 2,600 structures and kill 42 people.

1998 Central Florida tornado outbreak

Thailand

1991

In Thailand, General Sunthorn Kongsompong leads a bloodless coup d'état, deposing Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan.

Thailand

Anfal campaign

1988

Saddam Hussein begins the Anfal genocide against Kurds and Assyrians in northern Iraq.

Anfal campaign

SN 1987A

1987

Supernova 1987a is seen in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

SN 1987A

United States Environmental Protection Agency

1983

The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces its intent to buy out and evacuate the dioxin-contaminated community of Times Beach, Missouri.

United States Environmental Protection Agency

Antonio Tejero

1981

In Spain, Antonio Tejero attempts a coup d'état by capturing the Spanish Congress of Deputies.

Antonio Tejero