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Eberhard van der Laan
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Eberhard van der Laan

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Eberhard Edzard van der Laan was een Nederlands advocaat en politicus van de Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA). Hij was van 7 juli 2010 tot zijn overlijden burgemeester van Amsterdam. Daarvoor was hij van 14 november 2008 tot 23 februari 2010 minister voor Wonen, Wijken en Integratie in het kabinet-Balkenende IV.

Elisabeth in Beieren (1837-1898)
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Elisabeth in Beieren (1837-1898)
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Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie in Beieren was van 24 april 1854 keizerin van Oostenrijk en vanaf 8 juni 1867 tevens koningin v…

Romy Schneider
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Romy Schneider
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Romy Schneider, pseudoniem van Rosemarie Magdalena Albach, was een Duitse actrice, die doorbrak met de vertolking van de…

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2018
Emmerson_Mnangagwa
Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) was elected to his first full term as president, having served as leader since the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état.
2014
2014_Malin_landslide
More than 150 people died after heavy rains triggered a landslide in the village of Malin in Maharashtra, India.
2012
Nellore_train_fire
A train fire killed 32 passengers and injured 27 on the Tamil Nadu Express in Andhra Pradesh, India.
2006
2006_Lebanon_War
Lebanon War: The Israeli Air Force attacked a three-story building near the Lebanese village of Qana, killing at least 28 civilians, including 16 children.
1990
Conservative_Party_(UK)
British Conservative member of Parliament Ian Gow was killed outside his home in a car bombing by the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
1981
1981_Polish_hunger_demonstrations
Amid a widespread economic crisis and food shortages in Poland, up to 50,000 people, mostly women and children, took part in the largest of nationwide hunger demonstrations in Łódź.
1975
Jimmy_Hoffa
American labor-union leader Jimmy Hoffa disappeared after last being seen outside a restaurant near Detroit.
1966
London
In London, the England national football team won the FIFA World Cup, winning the final against West Germany 4–2 after extra time.
1950
Royal_question
At the height of a political crisis known as the royal question, four workers were shot dead by the Belgian Gendarmerie at a strike in Grâce-Berleur.
1930
Montevideo
In Montevideo, the Uruguay national football team (team pictured) won the inaugural FIFA World Cup, defeating Argentina 4–2 in the final.

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