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Notable Births

Abby Ryder Fortson

Abby Ryder Fortson

b. 2008

American actress (born 2008)

Nico Mannion

Nico Mannion

b. 2001

Italian-American basketball player (born 2001)

Jihoon

Jihoon

b. 2000

South Korean singer (born 2000)

Marvin Bagley III

Marvin Bagley III

b. 1999

American basketball player (born 1999)

Olivia Dean

Olivia Dean

b. 1999

British singer and songwriter (born 1999)

Tyson Jost

Tyson Jost

b. 1998

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1998)

Simone Biles

Simone Biles

b. 1997

American artistic gymnast (born 1997)

Batuhan Altıntaş (footballer)

Batuhan Altıntaş (footballer)

b. 1996

Turkish footballer

Brandon Aubrey

Brandon Aubrey

b. 1995

American football and soccer player (born 1995)

Nick Eh 30

Nick Eh 30

b. 1995

Canadian streamer and YouTuber (born 1995)

Ansel Elgort

Ansel Elgort

b. 1994

American actor and singer (born 1994)

Anthony Bennett (basketball)

Anthony Bennett (basketball)

b. 1993

Canadian basketball player (born 1993)

J. T. Miller

J. T. Miller

b. 1993

American ice hockey player (born 1993)

Shotzi Blackheart

Shotzi Blackheart

b. 1992

American professional wrestler

Erik Gustafsson (ice hockey, born 1992)

Erik Gustafsson (ice hockey, born 1992)

b. 1992

Swedish ice hockey player (born 1992)

Emir Bekrić

Emir Bekrić

b. 1991

Serbian hurdler

Joe Allen

Joe Allen

b. 1990

Welsh footballer (born 1990)

Tamás Kádár

Tamás Kádár

b. 1990

Hungarian footballer (born 1990)

Haru Kuroki

Haru Kuroki

b. 1990

Japanese actress (born 1990)

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

b. 1879

German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)

Notable Deaths

Alan Simpson (American politician)

Alan Simpson (American politician)

d. 2025

American politician (1931–2025)

Scott Hall

Scott Hall

d. 2022

American professional wrestler (1958–2022)

Jake Phelps

Jake Phelps

d. 2019

American skateboarder and magazine editor (1962–2019)

Charlie Whiting

Charlie Whiting

d. 2019

Formula One race director (1952–2019)

Jim Bowen

Jim Bowen

d. 2018

English comedian and television personality (1937–2018)

Marielle Franco

Marielle Franco

d. 2018

Brazilian politician and activist (1979–2018)

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking

d. 2018

English theoretical physicist (1942–2018)

Liam O'Flynn

Liam O'Flynn

d. 2018

Irish musical artist (1945–2018)

John W. Cahn

John W. Cahn

d. 2016

American scientist (1928–2016)

Peter Maxwell Davies

Peter Maxwell Davies

d. 2016

English composer and conductor (1934–2016)

Suranimala Rajapaksha

Suranimala Rajapaksha

d. 2016

Sri Lankan politician

Tony Benn

Tony Benn

d. 2014

British politician and activist (1925–2014)

Jack Greene

Jack Greene

d. 2013

American country music singer-songwriter (1930–2013)

Aramais Sahakyan

Aramais Sahakyan

d. 2013

Armenian poet, humorist, publicist and translator

Ieng Sary

Ieng Sary

d. 2013

Cambodian politician and war criminal (1925–2013)

Pierre Schoendoerffer

Pierre Schoendoerffer

d. 2012

French film director (1928–2012)

Ċensu Tabone

Ċensu Tabone

d. 2012

President of Malta from 1989 to 1994

Peter Graves

Peter Graves

d. 2010

American actor (1926–2010)

Chiara Lubich

Chiara Lubich

d. 2008

Italian teacher and founder of the Focolare Movement

Karl Marx

Karl Marx

d. 1883

German philosopher and socialist (1818–1883)

On This Day in History

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2021

Burmese security forces kill at least 65 civilians in the Hlaingthaya massacre.

Hlaingthaya massacre

Cyclone Idai

2019

Cyclone Idai makes landfall near Beira, Mozambique, causing devastating floods and over 1,000 deaths.

Cyclone Idai

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2017

A naming ceremony for the chemical element nihonium takes place in Tokyo, with then Crown Prince Naruhito in attendance.

Nihonium

2008 Tibetan unrest

2008

A series of riots, protests, and demonstrations erupt in Lhasa and subsequently spread elsewhere in Tibet.

2008 Tibetan unrest

Nandigram violence

2007

The Nandigram violence in Nandigram, West Bengal, results in the deaths of at least 14 people.

Nandigram violence

2006 Chadian coup attempt

2006

The 2006 Chadian coup d'état attempt ends in failure.

2006 Chadian coup attempt

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2006

Operation Bringing Home the Goods: Israeli troops raid an American-supervised Palestinian prison in Jericho to capture six Palestinian prisoners, including PFLP chief Ahmad Sa'adat.

Operation Bringing Home the Goods

Norman Thagard

1995

Norman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to ride to space on board a Russian launch vehicle.

Norman Thagard

Escondida

1991

Escondida in Chile's Atacama Desert – which was to become the worlds most productive copper mine – is officially inaugurated.

Escondida

Johnson South Reef skirmish

1988

In the Johnson South Reef Skirmish Chinese forces defeat Vietnamese forces in an altercation over control of one of the Spratly Islands.

Johnson South Reef skirmish

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1982

The South African government bombs the headquarters of the African National Congress in London.

1982 bombing of the African National Congress headquarters in London

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007

1980

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007 crashes during final approach near Warsaw, Poland, killing 87 people, including a 14-man American boxing team.

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007

Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600

1979

Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600 crashes at Doha International Airport, killing 45 people.

Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600

Israel Defense Forces

1978

The Israel Defense Forces launch Operation Litani, a seven-day campaign to invade and occupy southern Lebanon.

Israel Defense Forces

Sterling Airways Flight 296

1972

Sterling Airways Flight 296 crashes near Kalba, United Arab Emirates while on approach to Dubai International Airport, killing 112 people.

Sterling Airways Flight 296

John F. Kennedy

1967

The body of U.S. President John F. Kennedy is moved to a permanent burial place at Arlington National Cemetery.

John F. Kennedy

Jack Ruby

1964

Jack Ruby is convicted of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin who had shot and killed John F. Kennedy the previous year.

Jack Ruby

United States Air Force

1961

A USAF B-52 bomber carrying nuclear weapons crashes near Yuba City, California.

United States Air Force

Korean War

1951

Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul for the second time.

Korean War

Royal Air Force

1945

The R.A.F. drop the Grand Slam bomb in action for the first time, on a railway viaduct near Bielefeld, Germany.

Royal Air Force