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Notable Births

Artem Kotenko

Artem Kotenko

b. 2012

Ukrainian singer (born 2012)

Eva Lys

Eva Lys

b. 2002

German tennis player (born 2002)

Sam LaPorta

Sam LaPorta

b. 2001

American football player (born 2001)

Sven Botman

Sven Botman

b. 2000

Dutch footballer (born 2000)

Xavier Tillman

Xavier Tillman

b. 1999

American basketball player (born 1999)

Tyler Roberts

Tyler Roberts

b. 1999

Welsh international footballer (born 1999)

Juan Foyth

Juan Foyth

b. 1998

Argentine footballer (born 1998)

Darius Slayton

Darius Slayton

b. 1997

American football player (born 1997)

Ella Henderson

Ella Henderson

b. 1996

British singer (born 1996)

Allisha Gray

Allisha Gray

b. 1995

American basketball player (born 1995)

Mike McGlinchey (offensive lineman)

Mike McGlinchey (offensive lineman)

b. 1995

American football player (born 1995)

Emre Can

Emre Can

b. 1994

German footballer (born 1994)

Jamel Artis

Jamel Artis

b. 1993

American basketball player (born 1993)

Doh Kyung-soo

Doh Kyung-soo

b. 1993

South Korean singer and actor (born 1993)

Zayn Malik

Zayn Malik

b. 1993

English singer (born 1993)

Ishak Belfodil

Ishak Belfodil

b. 1992

Algerian footballer (born 1992)

Samuele Longo

Samuele Longo

b. 1992

Italian footballer

Pixie Lott

Pixie Lott

b. 1991

English singer (born 1991)

Raquel Rodriguez (wrestler)

Raquel Rodriguez (wrestler)

b. 1991

American professional wrestler (born 1991)

Matt Srama

Matt Srama

b. 1991

Philippines international rugby league footballer (born 1991)

Notable Deaths

Rick Garcia (activist)

Rick Garcia (activist)

d. 2026

American LGBTQ activist (1956–2026)

Leslie Charleson

Leslie Charleson

d. 2025

American actress (1945–2025)

Claude Jarman Jr.

Claude Jarman Jr.

d. 2025

American actor (1934–2025)

Lisa Marie Presley

Lisa Marie Presley

d. 2023

American singer-songwriter (1968–2023)

Sharad Yadav

Sharad Yadav

d. 2023

Indian politician (1947–2023)

Ronnie Spector

Ronnie Spector

d. 2022

American singer (1943–2022)

Roger Scruton

Roger Scruton

d. 2020

English philosopher (1944–2020)

Keith Jackson

Keith Jackson

d. 2018

American sports announcer (1928–2018)

William Peter Blatty

William Peter Blatty

d. 2017

American writer and filmmaker (1928–2017)

Graham Taylor

Graham Taylor

d. 2017

English football player, manager and chairman

Trevor Colbourn

Trevor Colbourn

d. 2015

Australian professor & academic (1927-2015)

Robert Gover

Robert Gover

d. 2015

American novelist

Carl Long (baseball)

Carl Long (baseball)

d. 2015

American baseball player

Elena Obraztsova

Elena Obraztsova

d. 2015

Soviet and Russian opera singer

Inge Vermeulen

Inge Vermeulen

d. 2015

Brazilian-born Dutch field hockey player

Alexandra Bastedo

Alexandra Bastedo

d. 2014

British actress (1946–2014)

Connie Binsfeld

Connie Binsfeld

d. 2014

American politician (1924–2014)

George Dement

George Dement

d. 2014

American businessman and politician (1922–2014)

Flor María Chalbaud

Flor María Chalbaud

d. 2013

First Lady of Venezuela

Eugene Patterson

Eugene Patterson

d. 2013

American journalist and civil rights activist

On This Day in History

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Taal Volcano

2020

Taal Volcano in the Philippines erupts and kills 39 people.

Taal Volcano

January 2016 Istanbul bombing

2016

Ten people are killed and 15 wounded in a bombing near the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.

January 2016 Istanbul bombing

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2015

Government raids kill 143 Boko Haram fighters in Kolofata, Cameroon.

Battle of Kolofata (2015)

2012 Romanian protests

2012

Violent protests occur in Bucharest, Romania, as two-day-old demonstrations continue against President Traian Băsescu's economic austerity measures. Clashes are reported in numerous Romanian cities between protesters and law enforcement officers.

2012 Romanian protests

2010 Haiti earthquake

2010

An earthquake in Haiti occurs, killing between 220,000 and 300,000 people and destroying much of the capital Port-au-Prince.

2010 Haiti earthquake

Comet McNaught

2007

Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught), one of the brightest comets ever observed is at its zenith visible during the day.

Comet McNaught

Incidents during the Hajj

2006

A stampede during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim pilgrims.

Incidents during the Hajj

Deep Impact (spacecraft)

2005

Deep Impact launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta II rocket.

Deep Impact (spacecraft)

Ocean liner

2004

The world's largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage.

Ocean liner

Downtown Disney

2001

Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.

Downtown Disney

Human cloning

1998

Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning.

Human cloning

Space Shuttle Atlantis

1997

Space Shuttle program: Atlantis launches from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-81 to the Russian space station Mir, carrying astronaut Jerry M. Linenger for a four-month stay on board the station, replacing astronaut John E. Blaha.

Space Shuttle Atlantis

Gulf War

1991

Persian Gulf War: An act of the U.S. Congress authorizes the use of American military force to drive Iraq out of Kuwait.

Gulf War

Baku pogrom

1990

A seven-day pogrom breaks out against the Armenian civilian population of Baku, Azerbaijan, during which Armenians were beaten, tortured, murdered, and expelled from the city.

Baku pogrom

Space Shuttle program

1986

Space Shuttle program: Congressman and future NASA Administrator Bill Nelson lifts off from Kennedy Space Center aboard Columbia on mission STS-61-C as a payload specialist.

Space Shuttle program

United Nations Security Council

1976

The United Nations Security Council votes 11–1 to allow the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in a Security Council debate (without voting rights).

United Nations Security Council

Harrisburg Seven

1971

The Harrisburg Seven: Rev. Philip Berrigan and five other activists are indicted on charges of conspiring to kidnap Henry Kissinger and of plotting to blow up the heating tunnels of federal buildings in Washington, D.C.

Harrisburg Seven

Biafra

1970

Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War.

Biafra

New York Jets

1969

The New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League to win Super Bowl III in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history.

New York Jets

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1967

Dr. James Bedford becomes the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation.

James Bedford