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Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso is een land en republiek in West-Afrika. Tot 1984 heette het Opper-Volta, ook wel Boven-Volta. Het land grenst aan Benin, Ivoorkust, Ghana, Mali, Niger en Togo. De hoofdstad is Ouagadougou. In 2020 had Burkina Faso 20.835.401 inwoners. Het inwonersaantal wordt in 2024 geschat op 23,286,000.

David Bowie
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David Bowie
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David Robert Jones, beter bekend onder zijn artiestennaam David Bowie, was een Brits zanger, songwriter, muziekproducent…

Vliegramp bij Faro
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Vliegramp bij Faro
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De vliegramp bij Faro was een vliegtuigongeluk dat op 21 december 1992 plaatsvond op de luchthaven van de Portugese stad…

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On This Day

10 gebeurtenissen
2018
Mrauk_U
In Mrauk U, Myanmar, police fired into a crowd protesting the ban of an event to mark the anniversary of the end of the Kingdom of Mrauk U, resulting in seven deaths and twelve injuries.
2017
Turkish_Airlines_Flight_6491
Turkish Airlines Flight 6491 crashed in Manas International Airport (aftermath pictured) after the flight overflew the entire runway, which resulted in 39 deaths.
2016
Ouagadougou
After gunmen took hostages the previous night at a restaurant in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, government commandos stormed the premises to bring the situation to an end.
1964
Hello,_Dolly!_(musical)
The musical Hello, Dolly! opened at the St. James Theatre on Broadway, and went on to win ten Tony Awards, a record that stood for 37 years.
1945
World_War_II
World War II: Adolf Hitler and his staff moved into the Führerbunker in Berlin, where he would eventually commit suicide.
1942
TWA_Flight_3
TWA Flight 3 crashed into Potosi Mountain in Nevada, killing actress Carole Lombard and all of the other 21 people on board.
1942
World_War_II
World War II: During the Battle of Bataan, U.S. Army sergeant Jose Calugas (pictured) organized a squad of volunteers to man an artillery position under heavy fire, an action that later earned him the Medal of Honor.
1920
League_of_Nations
The League of Nations, the first worldwide intergovernmental organization with a focus on peace and security, held its first council meeting in Paris.
1905
Ice_hockey
Despite being blind in one eye, ice hockey player Frank McGee (pictured) set the record for most goals in a Stanley Cup game when he scored 14 against the Dawson City Nuggets.
1883
Pendleton_Civil_Service_Reform_Act
The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, was enacted by the U.S. Congress.

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