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🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2014 — At least 146 people were killed and more than 114 injured in a factory explosion in Kunshan, Jiangsu, China. ↗
• 2005 — Air France Flight 358 lands at Toronto Pearson International Airport and runs off the runway, causing the plane to burst into flames... ↗
• 1999 — The Gaisal train disaster claims 285 lives in Assam, India. ↗
• 1990 — Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War. ↗
• 1989 — Pakistan is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations after having restored democracy for the first time since 1972. ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 1995 — Kristaps Porziņģis, Latvian basketball player
• 1994 — Laura Pigossi, Brazilian tennis player
• 1994 — Laremy Tunsil, American football player
• 1992 — Hallie Eisenberg, American actress
• 1992 — Charli XCX, English singer and songwriter