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Angelsberg is a small town in the commune of Fischbach, in central Luxembourg. As of 2024, the town's population is 483.
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10 events2018
Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) was elected to his first full term as president, having served as leader since the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état.
2014
More than 150 people died after heavy rains triggered a landslide in the village of Malin in Maharashtra, India.
2012
A train fire killed 32 passengers and injured 27 on the Tamil Nadu Express in Andhra Pradesh, India.
2006
Lebanon War: The Israeli Air Force attacked a three-story building near the Lebanese village of Qana, killing at least 28 civilians, including 16 children.
1990
British Conservative member of Parliament Ian Gow was killed outside his home in a car bombing by the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
1981
Amid a widespread economic crisis and food shortages in Poland, up to 50,000 people, mostly women and children, took part in the largest of nationwide hunger demonstrations in Łódź.
1975
American labor-union leader Jimmy Hoffa disappeared after last being seen outside a restaurant near Detroit.
1966
In London, the England national football team won the FIFA World Cup, winning the final against West Germany 4–2 after extra time.
1950
At the height of a political crisis known as the royal question, four workers were shot dead by the Belgian Gendarmerie at a strike in Grâce-Berleur.
1930
In Montevideo, the Uruguay national football team (team pictured) won the inaugural FIFA World Cup, defeating Argentina 4–2 in the final.