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2022-01-28

2022-01-28

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Rafael Nadal
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Rafael Nadal

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Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera, 1st Marquess of Llevant de Mallorca is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 209 weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. Nadal won 92 ATP Tour singles titles, with 22 m…

Daniil Medvedev
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Daniil Medvedev
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Daniil Sergeyevich Medvedev is a Russian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as the world No. 1 in men's sing…

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Luis Díaz
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Luis Díaz may refer to:

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On This Day

10 events
1986
Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster
The Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds into its tenth mission (video featured), killing all seven crew members.
1984
Tropical_Storm_Domoina
Tropical Storm Domoina made landfall in southern Mozambique, causing some of the most severe flooding recorded in the region.
1981
Ronald_Reagan
U.S. president Ronald Reagan lifted price controls from petroleum products, contributing to the 1980s oil glut.
1964
North_American_Sabreliner
Three U.S. Air Force pilots aboard an unarmed T-39 Sabreliner were killed when the aircraft was shot down over Erfurt, East Germany, by a Soviet MiG-19.
1961
Muhanga
In Gitarama, Rwanda, local and other government officials initiated a coup to overthrow the monarchy and establish a republic.
1958
The_Lego_Group
The Lego Group, a Danish toy company, filed a patent in Denmark for the design of Lego bricks.
1941
World_War_II
World War II: About three hours after Thai bombers raided Sisophon, a ceasefire paused hostilities in the Franco-Thai War.
1933
Choudhry_Rahmat_Ali
Choudhry Rahmat Ali published a pamphlet in which he called for the creation of a Muslim state in north-western India that he termed "Pakstan".
1922
Knickerbocker_storm
The largest recorded snowstorm in the history of Washington, D.C., collapsed the Knickerbocker Theatre (damage pictured), killing 98 people.
1916
Manitoba
The province of Manitoba passed a law that first granted some Canadian women the right to vote.

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