GlyphSignal — 2017-07-08 Top Wikipedia Reads

2017-07-08

Top reads and historical moments for this date. 4 min leestijd

Abdelhak Nouri

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Abdelhak ("Appie") Nouri is een voormalig Marokkaans-Nederlands profvoetballer die doorgaans als middenvelder speelde en bij Ajax onder contract stond. Hij ontving de Gouden Stier voor beste voetballer van de Eerste divisie in het seizoen 2016/17. Op 8 juli 2017 liep hij na een hartstilstand tijdens een oefenwedstrijd …

Groep van Twintig

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De Groep van 20 (G20) is een groep bestaande uit 19 landen, de Europese Unie en de Afrikaanse Unie. Gezamenlijk beslaan …

Coco Chanel

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Coco Chanel was een Frans ontwerpster van damesmode en de oprichtster van het merk Chanel. Na de Eerste Wereldoorlog zor…

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On This Day

10 gebeurtenissen

2022

Shinzo_Abe

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe (pictured) was assassinated with an improvised firearm due to resentment against the Unification Church.

2021

Head_of_a_Bear

Head of a Bear (pictured) sold at auction in London for a total of £8.8 million, a record for a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci.

2014

Disappearance_of_Lars_Mittank

German citizen Lars Mittank disappeared from Varna Airport, Bulgaria; his last known movements were widely watched on YouTube.

2014

2014_FIFA_World_Cup

In the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final at the Mineirão, Germany defeated Brazil 7–1 (players pictured), breaking several tournament records.

2003

Sudan_Airways_Flight_139

Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashed near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board.

1990

Germany_national_football_team

West Germany won the FIFA World Cup final against defending champions Argentina, with Andreas Brehme scoring the game's only goal.

1980

Aeroflot_Flight_4225

Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashed near Almaty International Airport in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan) killing all 166 people on board.

1966

Mwambutsa_IV_of_Burundi

King Mwambutsa IV of Burundi was deposed in a coup d'état by his son, Prince Charles Ndizi.

1965

Canadian_Pacific_Air_Lines_Flight_21

Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 was destroyed by a bomb near 100 Mile House, Canada, killing 52.

1962

1962_Rangoon_University_protests

Following student protests at Rangoon University, Burmese general Ne Win ordered the demolition of the historic students' union building.