A look back at history on this date
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The 2023 Estonian parliamentary election is held, with two centre-right liberal parties gaining an absolute majority for the first time.
A group of four prisoners escape from the Nouakchott Civil Prison, before being caught the next day.
Pope Francis begins a historic visit to Iraq amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Twenty people are killed and 30 injured in a suicide car bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) pause the Deir ez-Zor campaign due to the Turkish-led invasion of Afrin.
Tropical Storm Irina kills over 75 as it passes through Madagascar.
Two people are killed and six more are injured in a shooting at a hair salon in Bucharest, Romania.
An Antonov An-148 crashes in Russia's Alexeyevsky District, Belgorod Oblast during a test flight, killing all seven aboard.
In Haifa, 17 Israeli civilians are killed in the Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing.
An earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines, kills 15 people and injures more than 100.
Roman Griffin Davis
English actor (born 2007)
Born 2007Doug Edert
American basketball player (born 2000)
Born 2000Madison Beer
American singer (born 1999)
Born 1999Justin Fields
American football player (born 1999)
Born 1999Yeri (singer)
South Korean singer and actress (born 1999)
Born 1999Bo Bichette
American baseball player (born 1998)
Born 1998Milena Venega
Cuban rower (born 1997)
Born 1997Taylor Hill (model)
American model (born 1996)
Born 1996Kurt Moll
German operatic bass (1938–2017)
2017Hassan al-Turabi
Sudanese religious and political leader (1932–2016)
2016Ray Tomlinson
American computer programmer (1941–2016)
2016Al Wistert
American football player (1920–2016)
2016Vlada Divljan
Serbian musician
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