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Wednesday, 04 February 2026
2012 Gunman opens fire on Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin killing six people and committing suicide 
2013 160 people are killed by flash floods across Afghanistan and Pakistan
2014 Obama signs The Iron Dome Bill providing $225 million in additional funding for Israel's Iron Dome defense.
2017 Usain Bolt races his last race, coming third in the 100m at IAAF World Championships in London
2017 UN Security Council votes to impose sanctions on North Korea for its continued missile program.
2017 The UN Security Council unanimously approves fresh sanctions on North Korean trade and investment.
2018 In this year, British Open Women's Golf, Royal Lyham and St. Annes: England's Georgia Hall claims her inaugural major title by 2 shots from Pornanong Phatlum of Thailand
2018 In this year, English swimmer Adam Peaty breaks his own world record in 57.00 as he claims his 9th European 100m breaststroke title in Glasgow, Scotland.
2018 Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declares "now we are a land of droughts" as 99% of New South Wales affected.
2018 Vintage Junkers Ju-52 plane crashes near Flims, Switzerland, killing all 20 on board
2018 magnitude 6.9 earthquake on island of Lombok, Indonesia, results in the deaths of at least 460 people and displaces 350000.
2019 Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir: India revokes the part of its constitution that gives Indian-administered Kashmir special status in an unprecedented move
2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests: Amid ongoing protests, Hong Kong is hit by the inaugural general strikes of their kind since 1967.
2020 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the cornerstone for a new Hindu temple at Ayodhya Ram to replace a previous Muslim mosque
2020 U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar travels to Taiwan, the highest U.S. official visit to the country in 40 years. The PRC condemns the visit.
2020 [COVID-19 pandemic] The worldwide death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 700000.
2021 Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts (80) announces he will be unable to accompany the band on its 2021 U.S. tour, based on medical advice; American Steve Jordan tapped to fill in.
2021 FC Barcelona confirms record breaking Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi will leave the club because of Spanish La Liga regulations on player payments
2021 Tigray War: The Tigray Defense Forces seize the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Lalibela
2024 Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina announces her resignation and flees to India following nationwide protests.
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