A look back at history on this date
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The funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
NASA's Kepler space telescope confirms the discovery of the first Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of another star.
An explosion at a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas, kills 15 people and injures 160 others.
The ceremonial funeral of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher takes place at St Paul's Cathedral.
A Palestinian suicide bomber detonates an explosive device in a Tel Aviv restaurant, killing 11 people and injuring 70.
Anneli Jäätteenmäki takes office as the first female prime minister of Finland.
Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-90, the final Spacelab mission.
The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.
An alleged state of war lasting 335 years between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly is declared over.
Constitution Act, 1982 Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.
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English actress (born 1996)
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Australian boxer (born 1996)
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Norwegian dancer (born 1996)
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Romanian pianist (1945–2022)
2022Alan García
President of Peru (1985–1990 and 2006–2011)
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American quilter (1936–2019)
2019Barbara Bush
First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993
2018Carl Kasell
American radio personality (1934–2018)
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