A look back at history on this date
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The 2025 Alberta teachers' strike begins, leaving approximately 51,000 teachers off-work, impacting about 730,000 Albertan students.
Annie Ernaux is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
The United States Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Associate Justice, ending a contentious confirmation process.
Instagram, a mainstream photo-sharing application, is founded.
Jason Lewis completes the first human-powered circumnavigation of the Earth.
The first planet orbiting another sun, 51 Pegasi b, is discovered.
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-41, and deploys the Ulysses space probe to study the Sun's polar regions.
Fiji becomes a republic.
Police constable Keith Blakelock is murdered as riots erupt in the Broadwater Farm suburb of London.
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is murdered by Islamic extremists.
Bronny James
American basketball player (born 2004)
Born 2004Hanni (singer)
Australian singer (born 2004)
Born 2004Jonathan Kuminga
Congolese basketball player (born 2002)
Born 2002Hitomi Honda
Japanese singer and actress (born 2001)
Born 2001Jazz Jennings
American internet personality (born 2000)
Born 2000Kyle Pitts
American football player (born 2000)
Born 2000Addison Rae
American singer (born 2000)
Born 2000Trevor Lawrence
American football player (born 1999)
Born 1999Dave Hobson
American politician (1936–2024)
2024Johan Neeskens
Dutch football manager and player (1951–2024)
2024Eddie Van Halen
American rock guitarist and songwriter (1955–2020)
2020Johnny Nash
American singer (1940–2020)
2020Ginger Baker
English drummer (1939–2019)
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