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2016-03-08

Top reads and historical moments for this date. 5 min leestijd

Internationale Vrouwendag

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Internationale Vrouwendag is een internationale gedenkdag. Ieder jaar op 8 maart, staat de dag in het teken van strijdbaarheid en het gevoel van solidariteit van vrouwen overal ter wereld, meestal aan de hand van een specifiek thema.

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8 maart is de 67ste dag van het jaar in de gregoriaanse kalender. Hierna volgen nog 298 dagen tot het einde van het jaar…

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Meldonium is een geneesmiddel tegen angina pectoris en myocardinfarct dat in 1970 in de Letse Socialistische Sovjetrepub…

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1978

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1966

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1919

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