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🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2011 — Hurricane Irene strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage. ↗
• 2009 — Internal conflict in Burma: The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region. ↗
• 2006 — Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky bound for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International... ↗
• 2003 — Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing 34,646,418 miles (55,758,005 km) distant. ↗
• 2003 — The first six-party talks, involving South and North Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia, convene to find a peaceful... ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 1993 — Sarah Hecken, German figure skater
• 1993 — Olivier Le Gac, French cyclist
• 1992 — Blake Jenner, American actor and singer
• 1992 — Stephen Morris, American football player
• 1992 — Kim Petras, German singer-songwriter