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🕰️ On This Day in History
- 2017 — Hurricane Ophelia makes eerie red sun and yellow sky from Sahara dust and ashes from Iberia causes 200,000 homes in Ireland without... ↗
- 2013 — Lao Airlines Flight 301 crashes on approach to Pakse International Airport in Laos, killing 49 people. ↗
- 2002 — Bibliotheca Alexandrina in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, a commemoration of the Library of Alexandria that was lost in antiquity, is... ↗
- 1998 — Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet is arrested in London on a warrant from Spain requesting his extradition on murder charges. ↗
- 1996 — Eighty-four people are killed and more than 180 injured as 47,000 football fans attempt to squeeze into the 36,000-seat Estadio Mateo... ↗
🎂 Notable Births
- 1994 — Adam Elliott, Australian rugby league player
- 1994 — Amelia Lily, English singer-songwriter
- 1993 — Caroline Garcia, French tennis player
- 1992 — Bryce Harper, American baseball player
- 1992 — Kostas Fortounis, Greek footballer
🏀 Sports on this Date
- NHL: Winnipeg Jets @ Chicago Blackhawks — 00:00 Scheduled
- NHL: San Jose Sharks @ Nashville Predators — 00:00 Scheduled
- NHL: St. Louis Blues @ Minnesota Wild — 00:00 Scheduled
- College Football: Colorado State Rams @ Texas State Bobcats — 00:00 Scheduled
- NFL: Seattle Seahawks @ Denver Broncos — 00:15 Scheduled
- NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder @ Houston Rockets — 00:30 Scheduled
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