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Angelique Kerber
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Angelique Kerber

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Angelique Kerber – niemiecka tenisistka, posiadająca także polskie obywatelstwo, zwyciężczyni trzech turniejów wielkoszlemowych w grze pojedynczej – Australian Open 2016, US Open 2016 oraz Wimbledonu 2018. Podczas igrzysk olimpijskich w Rio de Janeiro (2016) zdobyła srebrny medal w grze pojedynczej. Liderka rankingu WT…

Krystyna Pawłowicz
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Krystyna Pawłowicz
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Krystyna Pawłowicz – polska polityk, prawnik specjalizująca się w zakresie prawa gospodarczego publicznego, nauczycielka…

Sulejman Wspaniały
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Sulejman Wspaniały
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Sulejman Wspaniały – sułtan osmański w latach 1520–1566. Był synem Selima I Groźnego i Ayşe Hafsy (Hafizy).

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2021
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The Burmese military staged a coup d'état that deposed the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, sparking nationwide protests and a civil war.
2012
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Following an Egyptian Premier League match in Port Said, Al Masry fans rioted and violently attacked Al Ahly supporters, resulting in 74 deaths.
2009
Jóhanna_Sigurðardóttir
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (pictured) became the first female prime minister of Iceland.
2004
Halftime_show
During the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, Janet Jackson's breast was exposed by Justin Timberlake in what was later referred to as a "wardrobe malfunction", resulting in an immediate crackdown and widespread debate on perceived indecency in U.S. broadcasting.
2003
Space_Shuttle_Columbia
All seven crew members aboard Space Shuttle Columbia were killed when the orbiter disintegrated over Texas during reentry.
2001
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The Timor-Leste Defence Force was established from the erstwhile anti-Indonesian independence movement Falintil.
1979
Ruhollah_Khomeini
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile and soon led the Iranian Revolution to overthrow the Pahlavi dynasty.
1972
Kuala_Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (pictured), the capital of Malaysia, was granted city status.
1960
Civil_rights_movement
Civil rights movement: Four African-American students staged the first of more than five months of sit-ins at an F. W. Woolworth lunch counter (pictured) in Greensboro, North Carolina, to protest the company's policy of racial segregation.
1957
Felix_Wankel
Invented by German engineer Felix Wankel, the first working prototype of the Wankel rotary engine ran for the first time at the research and development department of NSU Motorenwerke AG.

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