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Annie Besant
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Annie Besant

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Annie Besant was an English socialist, theosophist, freemason, women's rights and Home Rule activist, educationist, and campaigner for Indian nationalism. She was an ardent supporter of both Irish and Indian self-rule. She became the first female president of the Indian National Congress in 1917.

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Landslide (Fleetwood Mac song)
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"Landslide" is a song by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, written by Stevie Nicks. The song was first featu…

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Chad Varah
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Edward Chad Varah was an English Anglican priest and social activist from England. In 1953, he founded the Samaritans, t…

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On This Day

10 events
2022
2022–23_Liga_1_(Indonesia)
After losing a league home match to local rivals Persebaya Surabaya, some 3,000 Arema supporters invaded the stadium's pitch and met with police resistance, causing a stampede that killed 135.
2018
International_Court_of_Justice
The International Court of Justice ruled that Chile was under no obligation to restore Bolivia's access to the Pacific Ocean, which it had lost in the 19th century.
2017
Stephen_Paddock
A lone gunman fired more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition from his hotel suite on a crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip, resulting in 60 deaths and 867 injuries.
2012
2012_Lamma_Island_ferry_collision
A ferry collision off Lamma Island, Hong Kong, killed 39 people and injured 92 others.
2003
Foreign_domestic_helpers_in_Hong_Kong
A levy was imposed on the hiring of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong, who numbered in the hundreds of thousands at the time.
1998
Europol
Europol, the EU's law enforcement agency, was formed with the ratification of the Europol Convention by all member states.
1994
Constitution_of_the_Republic_of_Singapore_Tribunal
A tribunal was established to consider matters relating to the constitution of Singapore upon referral by the president.
1991
Croatian_War_of_Independence
Croatian War of Independence: Yugoslav People's Army forces invaded the area surrounding Dubrovnik, Croatia, beginning a seven-month siege of the city.
1990
Rwandan_Patriotic_Front
Fifty Rwandan Patriotic Front rebels deserted their Ugandan Army posts and crossed the border from Uganda into Rwanda, marking the start of the Rwandan Civil War.
1989
Civil_union
Civil unions between same-sex couples were legalised in Denmark, the first country to do so.

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