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Also observed in: Day of La Rioja (ES) · Day of Murcia (ES)

🕰️ On This Day in History

  • 2010 — At least 40 people are killed and more than 70 wounded in a suicide bombing at a wedding party in Arghandab, Kandahar.
  • 2009 — An explosion kills 17 people and injures at least 46 at a hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan.
  • 2008 — Two bombs explode at a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 13 people.
  • 1999 — Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty.
  • 1979 — The Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney, Australia, kills seven.

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🎂 Notable Births

  • 1993 — George Jennings, Australian rugby league player
  • 1992 — Zach Hyman, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1992 — Yannick Agnel, French swimmer
  • 1992 — Boyd Cordner, Australian rugby league player
  • 1989 — Chloë Agnew, Irish singer

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