A look back at history on this date
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The first EF5 tornado in 12 years occurs in Enderlin, North Dakota.
Iran's Air Defense Forces shoot down an American surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions between the two countries.
RusAir Flight 9605 crashes in Besovets during approach to Petrozavodsk Airport, killing 47.
The Wikimedia Foundation is founded in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-78 to conduct life science and microgravity research aboard the Spacelab module.
The 1994 Imam Reza shrine bomb explosion in Iran leaves at least 25 dead and 70 to 300 injured.
The German Bundestag votes to move seat of government from the former West German capital of Bonn to the present capital of Berlin.
Asteroid Eureka is discovered.
The 7.4 Mw Manjil–Rudbar earthquake affects northern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 35,000–50,000, and injuring 60,000–105,000.
Haitian president Leslie Manigat is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant General Henri Namphy.
Hans Niemann
American chess grandmaster (born 2003)
Born 2003Marc Pubill
Spanish footballer (born 2003)
Born 2003Hugo Ekitike
French footballer (born 2002)
Born 2002Nicolas Jackson
Senegalese footballer (born 2001)
Born 2001Gonçalo Ramos
Portuguese footballer (born 2001)
Born 2001Bálint Kopasz
Hungarian canoeist (born 1997)
Born 1997Sam Bennett (ice hockey)
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1996)
Born 1996Caroline Weir
Scottish footballer (born 1995)
Born 1995Donald Sutherland
Canadian actor (1935–2024)
2024Taylor Wily
American actor (1968–2024)
2024Caleb Swanigan
American basketball player (1997–2022)
2022Prodigy (rapper)
American rapper (1974–2017)
2017Angelo Niculescu
Romanian footballer and manager
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