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IJsland
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IJsland

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IJsland is een eilandstaat ten noordwesten van het Europese vasteland. IJsland wordt omringd door de Atlantische Oceaan in het zuiden, de Straat van Denemarken in het westen en de Groenlandzee, een deel van de Noordelijke IJszee, in het noorden. Het noordoosten van het land ligt net binnen de poolcirkel. IJsland had ee…

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IJslands voetbalelftal
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IJslands voetbalelftal kan verwijzen naar:IJslands voetbalelftal (mannen) IJslands voetbalelftal onder 21 (mannen) IJsla…

Sonny Boy (2011)
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Sonny Boy (2011)
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Sonny Boy is een Nederlandse film uit 2011, geregisseerd door Maria Peters en geproduceerd door Shooting Star Filmcompan…

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On This Day

10 gebeurtenissen
2017
Boundary_Fire_(2017)
In Arizona, the Boundary Fire (pictured) burned out after 32 days, burning 17,788 acres (7,199 ha) of the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests.
2013
Abdel_Fattah_el-Sisi
General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi led a coalition to depose President Mohamed Morsi in a coup d'état in Cairo, suspending the Egyptian Constitution of 2012.
2005
Same-sex_marriage
Same-sex marriage became legal in Spain with the coming into effect of a law passed by the Cortes Generales.
1988
United_States_Navy
The US Navy warship Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.
1979
Jimmy_Carter
US president Jimmy Carter signed a presidential finding, authorizing covert operations to aid the mujahideen against the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
1973
David_Bowie
British singer David Bowie retired his stage persona Ziggy Stardust in a surprise announcement on the last day of a 17-month tour.
1970
Dan-Air_Flight_1903
Dan-Air Flight 1903 crashed into the slopes of the Montseny Massif in Catalonia, Spain, killing all 112 people aboard.
1970
The_Troubles
The Troubles: The British Army began the Falls Curfew in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which resulted in greater Irish republican resistance.
1952
SS_United_States
SS United States (pictured) departed New York Harbor on her maiden voyage, on which completion she became the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic.
1940
World_War_II
Second World War: The Royal Navy attacked the French fleet at Mers El Kébir (pictured), fearing that the ships would fall into Axis hands after the French–German armistice.

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