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Zijdevlinder

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De zijdevlinder of zijderups is een vlinder uit de familie van de echte spinners (Bombycidae). Het is een van de bekendste en meest gekweekte insecten ter wereld. De vlinder wordt vooral gekweekt vanwege de larve die een cocon spint van een enkele draad. De draad is zeer stevig en wordt gebruikt voor de productie van z…

Emile Ratelband
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Emile Ratelband
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Emile Albert Rudolf Ratelband is een Nederlands ondernemer die in de jaren tachtig neurolinguïstisch programmeren in Ned…

Freddie Mercury
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Freddie Mercury
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Freddie Mercury, geboren als Farrokh Bulsara, was een Brits rockmusicus. Hij werd bekend als de zanger en frontman van d…

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On This Day

10 gebeurtenissen
2020
Second_Nagorno-Karabakh_War
Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijani forces defeated the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh in the Battle of Shusha, reclaiming the town after 28 years.
2017
Louvre_Abu_Dhabi
The Louvre Abu Dhabi was inaugurated by the French president Emmanuel Macron and then-crown prince of Abu Dhabi Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
2013
Typhoon_Haiyan
Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Visayas region of the Philippines, killing at least 6,300 people, making it the deadliest Philippine typhoon recorded in modern history.
1999
Der_Spiegel
German newspaper Der Spiegel publishes a report by the Federal Intelligence Service accusing figures in Liechtenstein of cooperating with organized crime.
1987
Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army
A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb exploded during a Remembrance Sunday ceremony in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, killing 12 people and injuring 63 others.
1974
John_Bingham,_7th_Earl_of_Lucan
British peer Lord Lucan disappeared without a trace, a day after allegedly murdering Sandra Rivett, his children's nanny.
1971
Led_Zeppelin
English rock group Led Zeppelin released their fourth album, which became one of the best-selling albums worldwide.
1966
Massachusetts
Former Massachusetts attorney general Edward Brooke became the first African American elected to the United States Senate since Reconstruction.
1965
Vietnam_War
Vietnam War: In the Battle of Gang Toi, one of the earliest battles between the two sides, Viet Cong forces repelled an Australian attack.
1957
Pan_Am_Flight_7
En route from San Francisco to Honolulu, Pan Am Flight 7 crashed into the Pacific Ocean due to unknown causes, killing all 44 people on board.

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