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🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2005 — Two Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft from EMERCOM land at a disaster aid staging area at Little Rock Air Force Base; the first time Russia has... ↗
• 2004 — NASA's unmanned spacecraft Genesis crash-lands when its parachute fails to open. ↗
• 1994 — USAir Flight 427, on approach to Pittsburgh International Airport, suddenly crashes in clear weather killing all 132 aboard; resulting... ↗
• 1991 — The Republic of Macedonia becomes independent. ↗
• 1989 — Partnair Flight 394 dived into the North Sea, killing 55 people. The investigation showed that the tail of the plane vibrated loose in... ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 1995 — Ellie Black, Canadian gymnast
• 1994 — Marco Benassi, Italian footballer
• 1992 — Nino Niederreiter, Swiss ice hockey player
• 1992 — Kilian Pruschke, German footballer
• 1991 — Ignacio González, Mexican footballer