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2019-06-10

2019-06-10

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Chernobyl disaster
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Chernobyl disaster

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On 26 April 1986, reactor no.‍4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located near Pripyat, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, exploded. With dozens of direct casualties and thousands of health complications stemming from the disaster, it is one of only two nuclear energy accidents rated at the maximum severity on the Intern…

Girish Karnad
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Girish Karnad
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Girish Karnad was an Indian playwright, actor, film director, Kannada writer, and a Jnanpith awardee, who predominantly …

Keanu Reeves
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Keanu Reeves
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Keanu Charles Reeves is a Canadian actor and musician. The recipient of numerous accolades in a career on screen spannin…

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On This Day

10 events
2024
2024_Chikangawa_Dornier_228_crash
A plane crash in Malawi, kills nine people, including Vice President Saulos Chilima.
2008
War_in_Afghanistan_(2001–2021)
War in Afghanistan: A U.S. airstrike resulted in the reported deaths of eleven paramilitary members of the Pakistani Frontier Corps and eight Taliban fighters in Pakistan's tribal areas.
2008
Sudan_Airways_Flight_109
Sudan Airways Flight 109 crashed on landing at Khartoum International Airport, killing 30 of the 214 occupants on board.
1991
Kidnapping_of_Jaycee_Dugard
Eleven-year-old Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped in South Lake Tahoe, California; she remained a captive until 2009.
1987
June_Democratic_Struggle
Mass protests demanding direct presidential elections broke out across South Korea.
1968
Royal_New_Zealand_Navy
The Royal New Zealand Navy adopted a unique white ensign, to distinguish its vessels from those of the Royal Navy.
1957
John_Diefenbaker
Led by John Diefenbaker (pictured), the Progressive Conservative Party won a plurality of House of Commons seats in the Canadian federal election.
1935
Bob_Smith_(doctor)
American physician Bob Smith had his last alcoholic drink, marking the traditional founding date of Alcoholics Anonymous.
1925
United_Church_of_Canada
The United Church of Canada, the country's largest Protestant denomination, held its inaugural service at the Mutual Street Arena in Toronto.
1918
World_War_I
World War I: Italian torpedo boats sank the Austro-Hungarian dreadnought SMS Szent István off the Dalmatian coast, killing 89 of the crew.

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