Overview
About the event
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
World Tessellation Day
World Croc Day
Icelandic National Day
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1885 �?? The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
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1944 �?? Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic
1972 �?? Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee during an attempt by members of the administration of President Richard M. Nixon to illegally wiretap the political opposition as part of a broader campaign to subvert the democratic process.
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1985 �?? Space Shuttle program: STS-51-G mission: Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a payload specialist.
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1987 �?? With the death of the last individual of the species, the dusky seaside sparrow becomes extinct.
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1992 �?? A "joint understanding" agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President George Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II).
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1571 �?? Thomas Mun, English writer on economics (died 1641)
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1631 �?? Mumtaz Mahal, Mughal princess (born 1593)
2021 �?? Kenneth Kaunda, Zambian educator and politician, first president of Zambia (born 1924)
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Death Anniversary of ?�Changampuzha (1948)
