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Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
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Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

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Baahubali 2: The Conclusion is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language epic action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli, who co-wrote the script with V. Vijayendra Prasad. It was produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni under the banner Arka Media Works. The cast includes Prabhas in a dual and titular role, alongside Rana Da…

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Met Gala
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The Met Gala, formally called the Costume Institute Benefit, is the annual haute couture fundraising festival held for t…

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10 events
2014
Russo-Ukrainian_war
Russo-Ukrainian War: Forty-eight people were killed during a confrontation between pro-Russian protesters and pro-Ukrainian unity protesters in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa.
2014
2014_Badakhshan_mudslides
Two mudslides in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan, killed at least 350 people.
2011
Killing_of_Osama_bin_Laden
Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six in his private residential compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
2011
Conservative_Party_of_Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada won enough seats in the federal election to establish their first majority government.
2008
Chaitén_(volcano)
The Chaitén volcano in Chile began to erupt for the first time since around 1640.
2003
Cyclone_Manou
Cyclone Manou formed in the Indian Ocean; over the next two weeks it struck Madagascar and left more than 100,000 people homeless.
1999
Mireya_Moscoso
Mireya Moscoso (pictured) became the first woman to be elected President of Panama.
1995
Croatian_War_of_Independence
Croatian War of Independence: Serb forces began rocket attacks on the Croatian capital Zagreb, killing 7 people and injuring around 200 others.
1982
Falklands_War
Falklands War: HMS Conqueror sank the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano (pictured), the only ship ever to have been deliberately sunk by a nuclear submarine in battle.
1964
Vietnam_War
Vietnam War: An explosion attributed to Viet Cong commandos caused the escort carrier USNS Card to sink in the port of Saigon.

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