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Boris Johnson
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Boris Johnson

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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is a British politician and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2022. He was previously Foreign Secretary from 2016 to 2018 and the second mayor of London from 2008 to 2016. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for He…

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Rutger Oelsen Hauer was a Dutch actor, with a career that spanned over 170 roles across nearly 50 years, beginning in 19…

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Robert Swan Mueller III is an American lawyer who served as the sixth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F…

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On This Day

10 events
2019
Boris_Johnson
Boris Johnson became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after winning the Conservative Party leadership election.
2014
Air_Algérie_Flight_5017
Air Algérie Flight 5017 disappeared from radar shortly after take-off from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; its wreckage was found the following day in Mali with no survivors.
1998
United_States_Capitol
A gunman entered the United States Capitol and opened fire, killing two police officers.
1987
Iran–Iraq_War
Iran–Iraq War: In opposition to the American plan to protect Kuwaiti tankers, Iran laid mines and damaged the SS Bridgeton, resulting in a propaganda victory for Iran.
1980
Quietly_Confident_Quartet
The Australian swimming team, nicknamed the Quietly Confident Quartet, won the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only time that the United States, which boycotted the games, has not won the event at the Olympics.
1974
Metapolitefsi
The Metapolitefsi period began with Konstantinos Karamanlis taking office as Prime Minister of Greece after the collapse of the military junta.
1967
Montreal
During a speech in Montreal, French president Charles de Gaulle (pictured) declared "Long live free Quebec!", a statement that was interpreted as support for Quebec independence from Canada.
1959
Nikita_Khrushchev
Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and U.S. vice president Richard Nixon held an impromptu debate (pictured) at the opening of the American National Exhibition at Sokolniki Park in Moscow.
1948
Australia_national_cricket_team
Australia set a world record for the highest successful run-chase in Test cricket history during the Fourth Test of the Ashes series against England.
1923
Treaty_of_Lausanne
The Treaty of Lausanne was signed to settle part of the partition of the Ottoman Empire, establishing the boundaries of Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey.

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