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Anushka Sharma
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Anushka Sharma

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Anushka Sharma is a former Indian actress & producer who works in Hindi films. She has won many awards including Filmfare Awards and IIFA Awards. Sharma has appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 in the 2010s and was featured by Forbes Asia in their 30 Under 30 list of 2018.

Virat Kohli
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Virat Kohli
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Virat Kohli is an Indian international cricketer and the former all-format captain of the Indian national cricket team. …

Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a 2017 American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson. Produced by Luca…

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On This Day

10 events
2021
2021_Abu_Dhabi_Grand_Prix
At the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton on the final lap to become World Drivers' Champion.
2012
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3_Unit_2
North Korea made its first successful satellite launch, as Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 reached orbit.
2000
Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bush v. Gore that the recount of ballots cast in Florida for the presidential election be stopped, effectively making George W. Bush (pictured) the winner.
1988
Clapham_Junction_rail_crash
Three trains collided near Clapham Junction railway station in London, killing 35 people and injuring 484 others.
1979
1979_Tumaco_earthquake
A magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck just off the shore of Tumaco, Colombia, causing at least 300 deaths, mostly by the resulting tsunami.
1969
Greek_junta
The Greek junta announced its withdrawal from the Council of Europe after the junta was found guilty of torture and other human-rights violations by the European Commission of Human Rights.
1964
Jomo_Kenyatta
Jomo Kenyatta became the first president of the Republic of Kenya.
1942
World_War_II
World War II: German troops began Operation Winter Storm, an attempt to relieve encircled Axis forces during the Battle of Stalingrad.
1941
The_Holocaust
The Holocaust: At a Nazi Party meeting in the Reich Chancellery, Adolf Hitler declared the imminent destruction of the Jewish people.
1939
Royal_Navy
The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duchess (pictured) collided with HMS Barham, the battleship she was escorting, and Duchess sank with heavy loss of life.

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