A look back at history on this date
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Joint Nigerien-American Special Forces are ambushed by Islamic State militants outside the village of Tongo Tongo.
The Ajka plant accident in Hungary releases a million cubic metres of liquid alumina sludge, killing nine, injuring 122, and severely contaminating two major rivers.
WikiLeaks is launched.
SpaceShipOne wins the Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight.
The Maxim restaurant suicide bombing in Israel kills twenty-one Israelis, both Jews and Arabs.
Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crashes after being struck by an errant Ukrainian missile. Seventy-eight people are killed.
The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs in North Carolina.
Battle of Mogadishu occurs killing 18 U.S. Special Forces, two UN Peacekeepers and at least 600 Somalian militia men and civilians.
Tanks bombard the Russian parliament, while demonstrators against President Yeltsin rally outside.
The Rome General Peace Accords end a 16-year civil war in Mozambique.
Rishabh Pant
Indian cricketer (born 1997)
Born 1997Yuju (singer)
South Korean singer (born 1997)
Born 1997Ella Balinska
English actress (born 1996)
Born 1996Jeonghan
South Korean singer (born 1995)
Born 1995Kenny Clark (defensive tackle)
American football player (born 1995)
Born 1995Mikolas Josef
Czech singer-songwriter (born 1995)
Born 1995Mike Williams (wide receiver, born 1994)
American football player (born 1994)
Born 1994Mitchell Swepson
Australian cricketer
Born 1993Christopher Ciccone
American artist (1960β2024)
2024Billy Shaw
American football player (1938β2024)
2024Loretta Lynn
American country singer (1932β2022)
2022Clark Middleton
American actor (1957β2020)
2020KenzΕ Takada
Japanese-French fashion designer (1939-2020)
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