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Exo is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The group consists of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai and Sehun. They are noted for releasing music and performing extensively in Korean, Mandarin and Japanese.

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Louis William Tomlinson is an English singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Doncaster, England, Tomlinson auditioned for…

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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist and statesman who was the first president of South…

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On This Day

10 events
2019
Kyoto_Animation_arson_attack
An arson attack at the studio of Kyoto Animation in Japan led to the deaths of 36 people.
2014
Silvio_Berlusconi
The conviction of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who had been found guilty of paying for an underage prostitute, was overturned on appeal.
2012
2012_Burgas_bus_bombing
A suicide bomber attacked an Israeli tour bus at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria, resulting in the military branch of Hezbollah being designated a terrorist organization by the European Union.
1995
Selena
Selena's album Dreaming of You, instrumental in popularizing Tejano music, was released posthumously.
1989
Rebecca_Schaeffer
American actress Rebecca Schaeffer was shot and killed by Robert John Bardo, eventually prompting the passage of anti-stalking laws in California.
1984
Murder_of_Catrine_da_Costa
Parts of the dismembered body of Swedish prostitute Catrine da Costa were found in Stockholm.
1984
San_Ysidro_McDonald's_massacre
A gunman massacred 21 people and injured 15 others at a McDonald's restaurant in the district of San Ysidro of San Diego, California.
1976
1976_Summer_Olympics
At the Olympic Games in Montreal, Nadia Comăneci (pictured) became the first person to score a perfect 10 in a modern Olympics gymnastics event.
1966
Racism_in_the_United_States
Angered by racism and poverty, African American residents of the Hough neighborhood of Cleveland began to riot for six days.
1949
Francisco_Javier_Arana
Francisco Javier Arana, the chief of the Guatemalan armed forces, was killed in a shootout with supporters of President Juan José Arévalo.

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