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🏛️ Public Holidays
Also observed in: Cumhuriyet Bayramı (TR) · Republic Day (TR)
🕰️ On This Day in History
- 2015 — China announces the end of One-child policy after 35 years. ↗
- 2012 — Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing 148 directly and 138 indirectly, while leaving nearly $70 billion in... ↗
- 2008 — Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five. ↗
- 2005 — Bombings in Delhi, India kill more than 60. ↗
- 2004 — The Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a 2004 Osama bin Laden video in which the terrorist leader first... ↗
🎂 Notable Births
- 1998 — Lance Stroll, Canadian race car driver
- 1993 — Ágnes Bukta, Hungarian tennis player
- 1993 — India Eisley, American actress
- 1991 — Grant Hall, English footballer
- 1990 — Eric Saade, Swedish singer
🏀 Sports on this Date
- College Football: Jacksonville State Gamecocks @ New Mexico State Aggies — 00:00 Scheduled
- NBA: New York Knicks @ Chicago Bulls — 00:00 Scheduled
- NBA: Houston Rockets @ Milwaukee Bucks — 00:00 Scheduled
- NBA: Golden State Warriors @ Minnesota Timberwolves — 00:00 Scheduled
- NBA: Denver Nuggets @ New Orleans Pelicans — 00:00 Scheduled
- NHL: Calgary Flames @ Edmonton Oilers — 00:30 Scheduled
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