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Also observed in: Kashmir Solidarity Day (PK)

🕰️ On This Day in History

  • 2017 — The New England Patriots win Superbowl LI after coming back down 25 to win 34-28 in overtime. It is the first such overtime game in...
  • 2008 — A major tornado outbreak across the Southern United States kills 57.
  • 2004 — Rebels from the Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front capture the city of Gonaïves, starting the 2004 Haiti rebellion.
  • 2000 — Russian forces massacre at least 60 civilians in the Novye Aldi suburb of Grozny, Chechnya.
  • 1997 — The so-called Big Three banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families.

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🎂 Notable Births

  • 2016 — Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, Bhutanese prince
  • 1997 — Patrick Roberts, English footballer
  • 1996 — Stina Blackstenius, Swedish footballer
  • 1995 — Adnan Januzaj, Belgian-Albanian footballer
  • 1993 — Leilani Latu, Australian rugby league player

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