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Friday, 06 February 2026
1994 3 Afghans take 70 Pakistani children hostage. 
1994 In this year, Pope John Paul II formally claims juristic discrimination of homosexuals
1998 In this year, Tara Lipinski claims Olympics figure skating gold medal.
1998 UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan lands in Baghdad, for peace negotiations.
1999 In this year, Fifteen-year-old U.S. figure skater Tara Lipinski is recorded as becoming the youngest gold medal winner in Winter Olympics history, as she claims the ladies figure skating category at Nagano, Japan
2005 Spanish referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout
2012 Scientists successfully regenerate Silene stenophylla from a 31800 year old piece of fruit, greatly surpassing the previous record of 2000 years.
2013 Estonia is recorded as becoming the inaugural country to establish a national system of fast chargers for electric cars
2017 Famine is declared in Unity State, South Sudan, affecting 4.9 million
2018 Queen of England, Elizabeth II makes surprise appearance at London fashion week
2018 Venezuela is recorded as becoming the inaugural country to launch a virtual currency, the petro, to counteract their financial crisis
2019 A major fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh results in the deaths of at least 78 people
2020 New Bank of England £20 note with painter JMW Turner released, replacing earlier one with economist Adam Smith
2021 In this year, Australian Open Women's Tennis: Naomi Osaka of Japan claims her 4th major and second Australian title; beats American Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3
2021 2020–21 H5N8 outbreak: 7 people test positive for H5N8 bird flu at a poultry farm in southern Russia, becoming the inaugural known human cases.
2024 Beyoncé ’ is the inaugural Black female artist to top Billboard's Hot Country Songs Chart, with her country single “Texas Hold ’Em” [1]
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