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At least 122 people are dead after a Sibir Airlines passenger jet Airbus A-310 with 200 people on board veered off the runway while landing at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia in wet conditions. Italy wins the 2006 FIFA World Cup, defeating France 5-3 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw. This is Italys 4th World Cup win. Roger Federer wins his fourth consecutive Wimbledon tennis championship, beating Rafael Nadal in the final match of the tournament. Zinedine Zidane in his final match, headbutts Marco Materazzi and gets sent off in the final of the FIFA World Cup. |
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After José Manuel Barrosos appointment to the European Commission, Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio announces that he will invite the second-in-line leader of PSD, Pedro Santana Lopes to form government. |
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The African Union was established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The first chairman was Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa. Major League Baseball All-Star Game ends in a controversial tie at Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers, when both teams have exhausted all their pitchers. |
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WCW and ECW join forces on Monday Night Raw creating The Alliance and starting the Invasion storyline. |
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Days of student protests begins after Iranian police and hardliners attack a student dormitory of University of Tehran. |
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Musical group The Grateful Dead perform the last concert of their 30-year career at Soldier Field, Chicago. |
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International Federation of Human Rights cites human rights violations committed by police and military personnel during Oka crisis in Quebec, Canada. South Africa is reintroduced into the Olympic movement after 30 years of exclusion. |
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Two bombs explode in Mecca, killing one pilgrim and wounding 16 others. |
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The New Zealand Parliament passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand. |
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York Minster was struck by a lightning bolt, the resulting fire rampaged through most of the building. However the cathedral valuables were rescued by clergymen and the "Rose Window" was not affected. |
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A Boeing 727 carrying Pan Am Flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana killing all 146 people on board and eight others on the ground. |
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Senegalese political parties Party of Independence and Work (PIT) and Democratic League - Movement for the Labour Party (LD-MPT) legally recognized. |
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A car bomb destroys a Renault owned by famed "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld at their home in France. A note purportedly from ODESSA claims responsibility. |
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The National Assembly of Senegal passes a law that will pave way for a (albeit highly restricted) multi-party system. |
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A team of mountaineers successfully climb the Old Man of Hoy, the expedition is televised by BBC television in a unique live outside broadcast. |
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The Russell-Einstein Manifesto was released by Bertrand Russell in London. |
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Pakistan issued first set of Postage stamp, having image of Constituent Assembly, Jinnah International Airport (Quaid-e-Azam International Airport), Shahi Fort. |
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World War II: Battle of Normandy - British and Canadian forces capture Caen, France. Battle of Saipan - Americans take Saipan. |
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World War II: Operation Husky - Allied forces perform an amphibious invasion of Sicily. |
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King Camp Gilette, US safety-razor inventor, died. |
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Dissastified with the actions of the federal government, the oligarchies of São Paulo initiate an insurrection to retake power from Getúlio Vargas. |
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Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking a world swimming record and the minute barrier. |
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Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar delivered his famous speech at Khilafat Conference, Karachi. |
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Great train wreck of 1918: In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express killing 101 and injuring 171 people, making it the deadliest rail accident in United States history. |
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Walter Brookins becomes 1st to pilot an airplane to 1 mile altitude |
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CHU (Christian Historic Union) Dutch political party forms |
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10th US Golf Open. |
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Queen Victoria gives royal assent to an act creating the Commonwealth of Australia thus uniting separate colonies on the continent under one federal government. |
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Australia accepts its constitution. |
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Reportedly paper napkins were used for the first time by John Dickinson (stationery manufacturers) at the companys annual dinner. |
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The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution ratified guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law. |
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An unsuccessful expedition led by E.D Young set out to search for Dr David Livingstone (Scottish Missionary and explorer). |
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American Civil War: Siege of Port Hudson ends. |
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President Zachary Taylor dies and Millard Fillmore becomes the 13th President of the United States. |
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By an Act of Congress, the Washington, DC area south of the Potomac River (39 mi² or about 100 km²) is returned to Virginia. |
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Argentina declares independence from Spain. |
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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Prince de Benevente becomes Prime Minister of France. |
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Napoleon annexes the Kingdom of Holland as part of the First French Empire. |
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Act Against Slavery passed in Upper Canada and importation of slaves into Lower Canada is prohibited. |
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Russo-Swedish War: Second Battle of Svensksund -In the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian fleet. |
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In Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution. |
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French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition - British troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat by French and Native American forces. |
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Estevão da Gama departs Massawa, leaving behind 400 matchlock men and 150 slaves under his brother Christovão da Gama, with orders to assist the Emperor of Ethiopia defeat Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi who has invaded his Empire. |
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Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. |
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Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor assists laying the foundation stone of Charles Bridge in Prague. |
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Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed emperor of the Western Roman Empire. |
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