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2022-04-11

2022-04-11

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Nicola Peltz
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Nicola Peltz

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Nicola Anne Peltz Beckham is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Katara in the film The Last Airbender (2010), Bradley Martin in the A&E drama series Bates Motel (2013–2015) and Tessa Yeager in the film Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014).

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Nelson Peltz
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Nelson Peltz is an American billionaire businessman and investor. He is a founding partner, together with Peter W. May a…

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Scottie Scheffler
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Scott Alexander Scheffler is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is currently ranked world num…

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On This Day

10 events
2023
Myanmar_Air_Force
A Myanmar Air Force airstrike killed at least 100 villagers in Pazigyi.
2017
Borussia_Dortmund
The tour bus of the German football team Borussia Dortmund was attacked with roadside bombs in Dortmund, killing a police officer and injuring one of the team's players.
2011
2011_Minsk_Metro_bombing
A bomb exploded at the central Oktyabrskaya station of the Minsk Metro in Belarus, killing 15 people and injuring more than 200.
2002
2002_Venezuelan_coup_attempt
In a coup attempt, members of the Venezuelan military detained President Hugo Chávez and demanded his resignation.
2001
2002_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification
In a FIFA World Cup qualifying match, Australia defeated American Samoa 31–0, the largest margin of victory recorded in international football.
1996
Jessica_Dubroff
While attempting to set a record as the youngest person to pilot an airplane across the United States, the aircraft flown by seven-year-old Jessica Dubroff crashed in Cheyenne, Wyoming, killing her and two others.
1993
Southern_Ohio_Correctional_Facility
Prisoners at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility near Lucasville, Ohio, rioted and took over the prison for 11 days, resulting in the deaths of one officer and nine inmates.
1979
Uganda–Tanzania_War
Uganda–Tanzania War: The allied forces of Tanzania and the Uganda National Liberation Front captured the capital Kampala, deposing Ugandan president Idi Amin.
1973
On_the_Art_of_the_Cinema
On the Art of the Cinema, a treatise on film propaganda in support of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea written by the future North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, was published.
1968
Rudi_Dutschke
Rudi Dutschke, the most prominent leader of the German student movement, survived an assassination attempt, which led to the largest protests to that date in Germany.

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