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🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2016 — Two passenger trains collided in the German town of Bad Aibling in the state of Bavaria. Twelve people died, and 85 others were injured. ↗
• 1996 — The Provisional Irish Republican Army declares the end to its 18-month ceasefire and explodes a large bomb in London's Canary Wharf,... ↗
• 1996 — Copernicium is first discovered. ↗
• 1991 — Voters in Lithuania vote for independence. ↗
• 1986 — Halley's Comet last appeared in the inner Solar System. ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 1995 — André Burakovsky, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1995 — Mario Pašalić, Croatian footballer
• 1993 — Niclas Füllkrug, German footballer
• 1992 — Kyle Feldt, Australian rugby league player
• 1992 — Mitchell Frei, Australian rugby league player