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Jawan (film)
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Jawan (film)

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Jawan (transl. Soldier) is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film co-written and directed by Atlee. It is produced by Gauri Khan and Gaurav Verma under Red Chillies Entertainment. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role as lookalike father and son alongside Vijay Sethupathi and Nayanthara. In the film, …

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The 2023 Men's Asia Cup, also known as Super 11 Asia Cup for sponsorship, was the 16th edition of the men's Asia Cup cri…

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The Men's Asia Cup is a biennial cricket tournament organized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). It features senior men…

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On This Day

10 events
2025
Charlie_Kirk
American political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at an event at Utah Valley University.
2009
Atlanta_Police_Department
Members of the Atlanta Police Department conducted a raid on a gay bar, with patrons later alleging that their constitutional rights had been violated and the city agreeing to pay over $1 million in settlements.
2000
Operation_Barras
British forces freed soldiers and civilians who had been held captive by the militant group the West Side Boys, contributing to the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War.
1990
Pope_John_Paul_II
Pope John Paul II consecrated the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, one of the largest churches in the world, in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast.
1983
Typhoon_Ellen_(1983)
Typhoon Ellen dissipated after destroying hundreds of homes across Hong Kong and the Philippines.
1974
Guinea-Bissau
After centuries of Portuguese rule, the country of Guinea-Bissau was formally recognized as independent.
1961
1961_Italian_Grand_Prix
At the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, German driver Wolfgang von Trips's car collided with another, causing it to become airborne and crash into a side barrier, killing him and 15 spectators.
1960
Athletics_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_marathon
Running barefoot in the marathon event at the Rome Olympics, Abebe Bikila became the first athlete from sub-Saharan Africa to win an Olympic gold medal.
1946
Darjeeling
While riding a train to Darjeeling, India, Sister Teresa Bojaxhiu, later Mother Teresa (pictured), experienced what she later described as the "call within the call", directing her to "leave the convent and help the poor while living among them".
1945
Mike_the_Headless_Chicken
Mike the Headless Chicken was decapitated on a farm in Colorado; he survived another 18 months as part of sideshows before choking to death.

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