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🏛️ Public Holidays
Also observed in: Mazingira Day (KE) · 國慶日 (TW)
🕰️ On This Day in History
- 2015 — Twin bomb blasts in the Turkish capital Ankara near the main train station leave at least 102 people dead and over 400 wounded. ↗
- 2010 — The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved as a country. ↗
- 2009 — Armenia and Turkey sign protocols in Zurich, Switzerland to open their borders. ↗
- 1998 — A Lignes Aériennes Congolaises Boeing 727 is shot down by rebels in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 41 people. ↗
- 1997 — An Austral Airlines DC-9-32 crashes and explodes near Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay, killing 74. ↗
🎂 Notable Births
- 1995 — Brenko Lee, Australian rugby league player
- 1994 — Tereza Smitková, Czech tennis player
- 1993 — Jayden Stockley, English footballer
- 1991 — Michael Carter-Williams, American basketball player
- 1991 — Gabriella Cilmi, Australian singer-songwriter and producer
🏀 Sports on this Date
- NHL: Anaheim Ducks @ Winnipeg Jets — 00:00 Scheduled
- MLB: Atlanta Braves @ Los Angeles Dodgers — 00:00 Scheduled
- NBA: Memphis Grizzlies @ Chicago Bulls — 00:00 Scheduled
- College Football: Iowa Hawkeyes @ Washington Huskies — 01:00 Scheduled
- College Football: Washington State Cougars @ Utah State Aggies — 01:00 Scheduled
- College Football: Wyoming Cowboys @ San José State Spartans — 01:00 Scheduled
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