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Ancient Egypt

Cleopatra: The Last Pharaoh

A Queen of Wit, Wisdom, and Diplomacy in Ancient Egypt

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Bharat

1990
West Germany won the FIFA World Cup final against defending champions Argentina, with Andreas Brehme scoring the game's only goal.
1758
French and Indian War: French forces defeated the British at Fort Carillon in the British colony of New York.

World

2022
Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe (pictured) was assassinated with an improvised firearm.
2021
Head of a Bear (pictured) sold at auction in London for a total of £8.8 million, a record for a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci.
2014
German citizen Lars Mittank disappeared from Varna Airport, Bulgaria; his last known movements were widely watched on YouTube.
2014
In the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final at the Mineirão, Germany defeated Brazil 7–1 (players pictured), breaking several tournament records.
2003
Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashed near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board.
1980
Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashed near Almaty International Airport in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan) killing all 166 people on board.

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