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2024-07-08

Top reads and historical moments for this date. 6 min read

2024 French legislative election

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Legislative elections were held in France on 30 June and 7 July 2024 to elect all 577 members of the 17th National Assembly of the Fifth French Republic. The election followed the dissolution of the National Assembly by President Emmanuel Macron, triggering a snap election after the National Rally (RN) made substantial…

Project 2025

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Project 2025 is a political initiative published in April 2023 by the Heritage Foundation with the goal of reshaping the…

Kalki 2898 AD

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Kalki 2898 AD is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language epic mythological science fiction film written and directed by Nag Ashwin…

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Lists of deaths by year

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2024 United Kingdom general election

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UEFA Euro 2024

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On This Day

10 events

2022

Shinzo_Abe

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe (pictured) was assassinated with an improvised firearm due to resentment against the Unification Church.

2021

Head_of_a_Bear

Head of a Bear (pictured) sold at auction in London for a total of £8.8 million, a record for a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci.

2014

Disappearance_of_Lars_Mittank

German citizen Lars Mittank disappeared from Varna Airport, Bulgaria; his last known movements were widely watched on YouTube.

2014

2014_FIFA_World_Cup

In the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final at the Mineirão, Germany defeated Brazil 7–1 (players pictured), breaking several tournament records.

2003

Sudan_Airways_Flight_139

Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashed near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board.

1990

Germany_national_football_team

West Germany won the FIFA World Cup final against defending champions Argentina, with Andreas Brehme scoring the game's only goal.

1980

Aeroflot_Flight_4225

Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashed near Almaty International Airport in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan) killing all 166 people on board.

1966

Mwambutsa_IV_of_Burundi

King Mwambutsa IV of Burundi was deposed in a coup d'état by his son, Prince Charles Ndizi.

1965

Canadian_Pacific_Air_Lines_Flight_21

Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 was destroyed by a bomb near 100 Mile House, Canada, killing 52.

1962

1962_Rangoon_University_protests

Following student protests at Rangoon University, Burmese general Ne Win ordered the demolition of the historic students' union building.