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Sint-Helena (eiland)
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Sint-Helena (eiland)

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Sint-Helena is een eiland in het zuiden van de Atlantische Oceaan, zo'n 2000 km ten westen van de Afrikaanse kust. Het is onderdeel van het Brits overzees gebiedsdeel Sint-Helena, Ascension en Tristan da Cunha en economisch volledig afhankelijk van het Verenigd Koninkrijk. De inwoners van Sint-Helena noemen zichzelf Sa…

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10 augustus
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10 augustus is de 222ste dag van het jaar in de gregoriaanse kalender. Hierna volgen nog 143 dagen tot het einde van het…

Scarface (1983)
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Scarface (1983)
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Scarface is een Amerikaanse misdaadfilm uit 1983 van regisseur Brian De Palma. De film is een nieuwe versie van de gelij…

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On This Day

10 gebeurtenissen
2019
Typhoon_Lekima
Having already caused severe flooding in the Philippines, Typhoon Lekima made landfall in Zhejiang, China, killing 45 people in the province.
2019
Jeffrey_Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier and convicted sex offender, was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York.
2007
Queen's_Pier
Amid large protests against the impending demolition of the Queen's Pier, the High Court of Hong Kong dismissed legal attempts to preserve the landmark.
1988
Civil_Liberties_Act_of_1988
The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 became law, authorizing reparations to surviving Japanese Americans interned during World War II.
1966
Heron_Road_Workers_Memorial_Bridge
The Heron Road Bridge in Ottawa, Canada, collapsed during its construction, killing nine workers.
1953
First_Indochina_War
First Indochina War: The French Union withdrew its forces from Operation Camargue against the Việt Minh in central modern-day Vietnam.
1901
Amalgamated_Association_of_Iron_and_Steel_Workers
The Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers began an ultimately unsuccessful strike to reverse its declining fortunes and organize large numbers of new members.
1864
José_Antônio_Saraiva
José Antônio Saraiva announced that the Brazilian military would exact reprisals after Uruguay's governing Blanco Party refused Brazil's demands, beginning the Uruguayan War.
1861
American_Civil_War
American Civil War: The first major battle west of the Mississippi River, the Battle of Wilson's Creek, was fought.
1844
Friedrich_Wilhelm_Bessel
From measurements of its motion, German astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel deduced that Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, had an unseen companion.

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