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Sushant Singh Rajput
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Sushant Singh Rajput

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Sushant Singh Rajput was an Indian actor best known for his work in Hindi cinema. He earned acclaim for his performances in several notable films, including Kai Po Che! (2013), Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015), M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016), Kedarnath (2018), Sonchiriya (2019), and Chhichhore (2019). Rajput rece…

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Dexamethasone
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Dexamethasone is a fluorinated glucocorticoid medication used to treat rheumatic problems, a number of skin diseases, se…

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Juneteenth
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Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated…

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10 events
2016
Jo_Cox
Jo Cox, a British Member of Parliament, was murdered in her constituency.
2012
Liu_Yang_(taikonaut)
Liu Yang (pictured), a member of the Shenzhou 9 crew, became the first Chinese woman in space.
1997
Radiohead
The English rock band Radiohead released their landmark third album OK Computer in the United Kingdom.
1972
David_Bowie
English musician David Bowie released his breakthrough album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
1963
Vostok_6
Aboard Vostok 6, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (pictured) became the first woman in space.
1960
Psycho_(1960_film)
Psycho, a psychological horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock (pictured) and based on a novel of the same name by Robert Bloch, premiered.
1936
Junkers_Ju_52
A Junkers Ju 52 aircraft of Norwegian Air Lines crashed into a mountainside near Hyllestad, Norway, killing all seven people on board.
1911
IBM
The technology company IBM was founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York.
1904
James_Joyce
Irish author James Joyce (pictured) began a relationship with Nora Barnacle, and subsequently used the date to set the actions for his 1922 novel Ulysses, commemorated as Bloomsday.
1883
Victoria_Hall_disaster
In the Victoria Hall disaster, 183 children were crushed to death when they ran down the stairs to collect gifts after a variety show in Sunderland, England.

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