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2024-12-13

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Gukesh Dommaraju
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Gukesh Dommaraju

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Gukesh Dommaraju is an Indian chess grandmaster and the reigning World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, Gukesh is the youngest undisputed world champion, the youngest player to have surpassed a FIDE rating of 2750, doing so at the age of 17, and the third-youngest to have surpassed 2700 Elo at the age of 16. He earned …

Pushpa 2: The Rule
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Pushpa 2: The Rule
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Pushpa 2: The Rule is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Sukumar and produced by My…

Kraven the Hunter (film)
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Kraven the Hunter (film)
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Kraven the Hunter is a 2024 American superhero film featuring the character from Marvel Comics. It is the sixth film in …

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On This Day

10 events
2019
Jo_Swinson
Jo Swinson (pictured) steps down as Leader of the Liberal Democrats after losing her seat in the 2019 general election making her tenure the shortest in the party's history.
2013
Beyoncé
Beyoncé (pictured) released her fifth studio album without any prior announcement or promotion; it sold 2.3 million copies before the end of the year.
2011
2011_Liège_attack
A man threw grenades and fired a rifle at crowds in Liège, Belgium, causing 6 deaths and injuring more than 120 others, before killing himself.
1991
Croatian_War_of_Independence
Croatian War of Independence: The Croatian Army retreated after the failure of Operation Whirlwind, destroying their tanks to avoid their capture.
1989
The_Troubles
The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army engaged in a fierce firefight with the King's Own Scottish Borderers at a vehicle checkpoint complex in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
1981
Wojciech_Jaruzelski
Polish prime minister Wojciech Jaruzelski (pictured) declared martial law.
1960
Haile_Selassie
With Haile Selassie (pictured), Emperor of Ethiopia, out of the country, four conspirators staged a coup attempt to install Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen on the throne.
1957
1957_Farsinaj_earthquake
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Iranian Hamadan province, killing at least 1,130 people.
1937
Second_Sino-Japanese_War
Second Sino-Japanese War: Japanese forces, capturing the Chinese city of Nanjing, began committing numerous atrocities over the next several weeks, including looting, rape and the execution of prisoners of war and civilians.
1928
An_American_in_Paris
An American in Paris, a jazz-influenced orchestral piece by George Gershwin, premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York.

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