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KK (singer)
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KK (singer)

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Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, was an Indian playback singer. KK is regarded as one of the most prolific playback singers in India. Noted for his versatility in a variety of music genres, he recorded songs primarily in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada language. KK was a recipient of several accolades incl…

Sidhu Moose Wala
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Sidhu Moose Wala
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Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, known professionally as Sidhu Moose Wala, was an Indian singer and rapper. He worked predominantl…

Stranger Things season 4
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Stranger Things season 4
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The fourth season of the American science fiction horror drama television series Stranger Things, marketed as Stranger T…

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On This Day

10 events
2013
2013_El_Reno_tornado
An extremely large, powerful, and erratic tornado struck Central Oklahoma, killing eight people and injuring more than 150 others.
2009
George_Tiller
American physician George Tiller, one of the few doctors in the country who performed late-term abortions, was shot and killed by Scott Roeder, an anti-abortion activist.
2005
Vanity_Fair_(magazine)
A Vanity Fair article revealed that the secret informant known as "Deep Throat", who had provided information about the Watergate scandal, was former FBI associate director Mark Felt (pictured).
1981
Sinhalese_people
An organized mob of police and government-sponsored Sinhalese paramilitary forces began three days of attacks that led to the burning of the Jaffna Library in Sri Lanka.
1941
Bombing_of_Dublin_in_World_War_II
German forces dropped four bombs on neutral Ireland, killing 28 people and damaging the residence of the President of Ireland.
1941
Anglo-Iraqi_War
The United Kingdom completed its re-occupation of Iraq, returning Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II.
1935
1935_Quetta_earthquake
A magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck Balochistan in British India, now part of Pakistan, killing between 30,000 and 60,000 people.
1902
Second_Boer_War
The Second Boer War came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging in Pretoria, South Africa.
1890
Ulm_Minster
The Ulm Minster, the world's tallest church building, is completed in Ulm, Germany.
1862
American_Civil_War
American Civil War: Confederate troops under Joseph E. Johnston and G. W. Smith engaged Union forces under George B. McClellan at the Battle of Seven Pines outside Richmond, Virginia.

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