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Anne Heche
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Anne Heche

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Anne Celeste Heche was an American actress, known for her roles across a variety of genres in film, television, and theater. She was the recipient of Daytime Emmy, National Board of Review, and GLAAD Media Awards, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and a Primetime Emmy.

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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
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Rakesh Radheyshyam Jhunjhunwala was an Indian billionaire investor, stock trader, and Chartered Accountant. He began inv…

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Salman Rushdie
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Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British and American novelist. His work often combines magical realism with h…

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On This Day

10 events
2021
2021_Haiti_earthquake
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck in Haiti, killing at least 2,248 people and causing $1.5 billion in damages and economic loss.
2013
Rabaa_massacre
Security forces raided two camps of supporters of the ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in Cairo, leading to the deaths of at least 595 civilians.
2010
2010_Summer_Youth_Olympics
The inaugural edition of the Youth Olympic Games opened in Singapore for athletes aged between 14 and 18.
2007
Qahtaniyah_bombings
Four coordinated suicide bomb attacks detonated in the Yazidi communities of Qahtaniya and Jazeera, Iraq, killing 796 people and wounding 1,562 others.
2005
Helios_Airways_Flight_522
Helios Airways Flight 522 crashed into a mountain north of Marathon, Greece, killing all 121 people on board.
1975
The_Rocky_Horror_Picture_Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show premiered in London, the first in its record-breaking run in cinemas, which continues in limited release.
1941
Dominion_of_Newfoundland
After a secret meeting in Newfoundland, British prime minister Winston Churchill and U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt (both pictured) issued the Atlantic Charter, establishing a vision for a post–World War II world.
1888
Arthur_Sullivan
One of the first recordings of music, of Arthur Sullivan's "The Lost Chord", was played at a press conference in London to introduce Thomas Edison's phonograph.
1816
Tristan_da_Cunha
The United Kingdom formally annexed the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, administering the islands from the Cape Colony in South Africa.
1720
Villasur_expedition
The Spanish Villasur expedition, intended to slow the progress of French influence on the Great Plains of North America, ended in failure when it was ambushed (depicted) by Pawnee and Otoe forces.

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