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On This Day

10 events
2020
After a five day search, the body of American actress and singer Naya Rivera was recovered from Lake Piru, confirming her death.
2014
Germany won the FIFA World Cup final against Argentina, with Mario Götze scoring the game's only goal (pictured) in the extra time.
2013
Typhoon Soulik (pictured) made landfall in East China and Taiwan, killing at least 20 people.
2003
French Directorate General for External Security personnel aborted an operation to rescue Colombian politician Íngrid Betancourt from FARC guerrillas, resulting in a political scandal.
1992
Croatian War of Independence: The Croatian Army concluded Operation Tiger, advancing 17 kilometres (11 miles) into the Dubrovnik hinterland.
1973
Watergate scandal: Under questioning by Senate investigators, White House deputy chief of staff Alexander Butterfield revealed the existence of a secret taping system (tape recorder pictured) in the Oval Office.
1962
In an unprecedented reshuffle, British prime minister Harold Macmillan dismissed seven members of his cabinet.
1943
World War II: Operation Fustian, an Allied operation to capture the Primosole Bridge in Sicily, was launched.
1942
World War II: The 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment was converted from a battalion to accommodate a larger number of volunteers spurred on by the Japanese invasion of the Philippines.
1930
The first FIFA World Cup was opened in Uruguay.

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