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Ancient Egypt

Secrets of the Pharaohs' Rest

Journey into the Valley of the Kings

en hi ta te mr kn ml gu bn

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Bharat

No events recorded for Bharat on this date.

World

2016
The first victims of a mass methanol poisoning which eventually killed over 70 inhabitants of Irkutsk, Russia, began arriving at hospitals.
2010
Arab Spring: Mohamed Bouazizi, a street vendor in Sidi Bouzid, set himself on fire in protest against police harassment, triggering the Tunisian revolution.
1990
American gay rights activist William E. Woods brought three same-sex couples to fill out marriage licenses in Honolulu.
1983
The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a car bomb outside Harrods in London, killing six people and injuring about 90 others.
1970
Polish soldiers fired at workers (memorial pictured) emerging from trains in Gdynia, beginning the government's crackdown on mass anti-communist protests across the country.
1967
Harold Holt, the prime minister of Australia, disappeared while swimming near Portsea, Victoria; his body was never recovered.

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