A look back at history on this date
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A magnitude 8.8 earthquake hits Russia, causing tsunamis over the Pacific Ocean.
A series of landslides occurs in Kerala, India, causing over 420 fatalities.
NASA's Mars 2020 mission was launched on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Twenty killed and 150 are trapped after a landslide in Maharashtra, India.
A train fire kills 32 passengers and injures 27 on the Tamil Nadu Express in Andhra Pradesh, India.
A power grid failure in Delhi leaves more than 300 million people without power in northern India.
Marriage of Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips to former rugby union footballer Mike Tindall.
The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.
An Israeli airstrike kills 28 Lebanese civilians, including 16 children.
In Mexico, the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line.
Joey King
American actress (born 1999)
Born 1999Nina Stojanović
Serbian professional tennis player (born 1996)
Born 1996Dylan Larkin
American ice hockey player (born 1996)
Born 1996Hirving Lozano
Mexican footballer (born 1995)
Born 1995Nelydia Senrose
Malaysian actress (born 1994)
Born 1994Jake Faria
American baseball player (born 1993)
Born 1993André Gomes
Portuguese footballer (born 1993)
Born 1993Margarida Moura
Portuguese tennis player (born 1993)
Born 1993David Argue
Australian actor (1959–2025)
2025George Nigh
American politician (1927–2025)
2025Onyeka Onwenu
Nigerian singer, actress and politician (1952–2024)
2024Paul Reubens
American actor and comedian (1952–2023)
2023Pat Carroll
American actress and comedian (1927–2022)
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