A look back at history on this date
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Tara Air Flight 197 crashes in Nepal's Mustang District, killing 22.
A Cessna Citation I/SP crashes into Percy Priest Lake in Tennessee, killing all six people on board, including actor Joe Lara and his wife Gwen Shamblin Lara.
An oil spill in Norilsk releases 17,500 tons of diesel oil into nearby rivers.
One World Observatory at One World Trade Center opens.
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hits northern Italy near Bologna, killing at least 24 people.
A doublet earthquake, of combined magnitude 6.1, strikes Iceland near the town of Selfoss, injuring 30 people.
France rejects the Constitution of the European Union in a national referendum.
The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments.
Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16 years of military rule.
Gukesh Dommaraju
Indian chess grandmaster (born 2006)
Born 2006Paul Skenes
American baseball player (born 2002)
Born 2002Puka Nacua
American football player (born 2001)
Born 2001Andrew Torgashev
American figure skater (born 2001)
Born 2001Gennaro Nigro
American soccer player (born 2000)
Born 2000Park Ji-hoon
South Korean singer and actor (born 1999)
Born 1999Markelle Fultz
American basketball player (born 1998)
Born 1998Austin Reaves
American basketball player (born 1998)
Born 1998Bernard Kerik
American police officer and political consultant (1955–2025)
2025Bob Rogers (DJ)
Australian disc jockey and radio broadcaster (1926–2024)
2024Ronnie Hawkins
American-Canadian singer (1935–2022)
2022Sidhu Moose Wala
Indian rapper and singer (1993–2022)
2022Gavin MacLeod
American actor (1931–2021)
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