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2022-02-07

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Lata Mangeshkar
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Lata Mangeshkar

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Lata Mangeshkar was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Her contribution to the Indian music industry in a career spanning eight decades gained her honorific titles such as the "Queen of Melody" and…

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Mike McDaniel
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Michael Lee McDaniel is an American professional football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Cha…

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Euphoria (American TV series)
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Euphoria is an American psychological teen drama television series created and principally written by Sam Levinson for H…

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On This Day

10 events
2014
Report_of_the_Commission_of_Inquiry_on_Human_Rights_in_the_Democratic_People's_Republic_of_Korea
An inquiry report of the United Nations Human Rights Council found systematic and wide-ranging violations of human rights in North Korea.
2014
Happisburgh_footprints
Researchers announced the discovery of the Happisburgh footprints in Norfolk, England, the oldest known hominid footprints outside Africa, at more than 800,000 years old.
2005
Ilham_Aliyev
President Ilham Aliyev issued a decree on the redenomination of Azerbaijan's currency, with 1 new manat equal to 5000 old manats.
1999
Abdullah_II_of_Jordan
Abdullah II became the reigning King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan following the death of his father King Hussein.
1997
Steve_Jobs
Steve Jobs returned to Apple Inc. as a consultant after the company's acquisition of his technology startup NeXT.
1995
Ramzi_Yousef
Ramzi Yousef, one of the main perpetrators of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the bombing of Philippine Airlines Flight 434, was arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan.
1994
Michael_Jordan
Having retired four months earlier, American basketball player Michael Jordan signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox to play baseball.
1992
Maastricht_Treaty
The Maastricht Treaty, which led to the formation of the European Union, was signed by the member states of the European Communities.
1991
The_Troubles
The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army shelled 10 Downing Street with mortars in a failed attempt to assassinate British prime minister John Major.
1986
Jean-Claude_Duvalier
President of Haiti Jean-Claude Duvalier fled the country after a popular uprising, ending 28 years of one-family rule in the nation.

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