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2014  Israeli airstrike in Rafah results in the deaths of Mohammed Abu Shammala, Raed al Atar and Mohammed Barhoum   

2017  Next total solar eclipse visible from North America.   

2017  The next total solar eclipse visible from Canada will happen on this day.   

2017  Total solar eclipse visible from North America   

2017  London's parliament clock Big Ben chimes for the last time before a four-year restoration process for its tower starts   

2017  Destroyer USS John S McCain collides with an oil tanker near Singapore leaving 10 missing and 5 injured   

2017  Johnson and Johnson ordered to pay $417m to woman who developed ovarian cancer after using their talc-based products   

2017  Chile's constitutional court approves bill to ease country's total abortion ban   

2017  A total solar eclipse (nicknamed "The Great American Eclipse") is visible within a band across the entire contiguous United States of America, passing from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts.   

2018  Michael Cohen, President Trump 's personal lawyer, pleads guilty to charges including illegal payment at direction of Trump to women Trump had affairs with   

2018  In this year, Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull calls for and claims a leadership vote 43-35 over Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton   

2018  Paul Manafort, former Trump campaign chairman, is convicted on eight counts of fraud in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia.   

2018  Water-ice inaugural detected on the Moon by India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft (2008-9) in findings published by scientists   

2018  Californian Representative Duncan Hunter indicted for using campaign funds for personal expenses including holidays and flight for a pet rabbit   

2019  German Chancellor challenges British PM Boris Johnson to find a solution to a no-deal Brexit in 30 days at their meeting in Berlin.   

2019  The Rock [Dwayne Johnson] named highest paid actor for a second year in a row, earning $89.4m.   

2019  Amazon rainforest wildfires: Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) reports fires burning in the Amazon rainforest at a record rate, with more than 36000 in the year to date, while smoke reaches São Paulo more than 1700 miles (2700 km) away.   

2019  Giuseppe Conte offers his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy in order to avoid a no-confidence motion.   

2020  BTS 's release new single Dynamite, is recorded as becoming 1st video to be watched more than 100 million times in 24 hours on YouTube   

2023  Canadian wildfires: 68% of the Northwest Territories are forced to evacuate to other parts of the country due to wildfires   

2023  Saudi Arabia is accused of mass killing hundreds of African migrants attempting to cross its border with Yemen   

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1165  Philip ii augustus: 1st great capetian king of france (1179-1223)   

1535  Shimazu yoshihiro: Japanese samurai and warlord   

1567  Francois de sales: French bishop of geneva/writer/saint   

1597  Roger twysden: English antiquarian and royalist   

1642  Johann friedrich treiber: Composer   

1643  Afonso vi: King of portugal (1656-67) (mentally ill)   

1660  Hubert gautier: Engineer, wrote 1st book on bridge building   

1665  Giacomo f. maraldi: French-italian astronomer   

1131  Boudouin ii van bourg: King of jerusalem,   

1157  King alfonso vii of castile: King alfonso vii of castile (b. 1104/1105)   

1190  Godfried iii: Duke of brabant (grimbergse war),   

1245  Alexander van hales: English scholar,   

1271  Alphonse of toulouse: Son of louis viii of france (b. 1220)   

1516  John iii van egmont: [manke john], viceroy of holland,   

1581  Sakuma nobumori: Japanese retainer and samurai (b. 1527)   

1614  Elizabeth báthory: The world's most prolific female serial killer (b. 1560)