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🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2016 — An earthquake strikes Central Italy with a magnitude of 6.2, with aftershocks felt as far as Rome and Florence. ↗
• 2010 — In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, 72 illegal immigrants are killed by Los Zetas and eventually found dead by Mexican authorities. ↗
• 2006 — The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet. ↗
• 2004 — Eighty-nine passengers die after two airliners explode after flying out of Domodedovo International Airport, near Moscow. The explosions... ↗
• 1998 — First radio-frequency identification (RFID) human implantation tested in the United Kingdom. ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 1996 — Camila Giangreco Campiz, Paraguayan tennis player
• 1992 — Jemerson, Brazilian footballer
• 1991 — Wang Zhen, Chinese race walker
• 1990 — Juan Pedro Lanzani, Argentinian actor and singer
• 1989 — Reynaldo, Brazilian footballer