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1987 A G Kripal Singh, cricketer (14 Tests for India), dies. 
1988 500 US scientists pledge to boycott Pentagon germ-warfare research.
1988 Luigi Lucioni Italian, landscape painter (opera stars), dies at 87.
1988 Duane Jones, dies of cardiopulmonary arrest at 51.
1990 In this year, Greg Lemond of US claims bicycling's 3rd tour de France.
1990 In this year, Nick Faldo of England claims the British Open Golf championship.
1990 George Wood, dies of diabetes complications at 56
1991 Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested by police in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
1992 David Wojuarowicz, artist (U2 album cover), dies of AIDs at 37.
1994 O.J. Simpson pleads innocent to mmurdering his ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.
1995 Dave Clark, music promoter/songwriter, dies at 85.
1996 Courtney Alexandre Henriques Laws, community leader, dies at 65
2005 A Brazilian electrician, Jean Charles de Menezes, is shot dead at a London underground station by police who mistake him for a suicide bomber
2007 Floods cause chaos through wide areas of Britain, especially the counties of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Oxfordshire, leaving hundreds homeless and thousands of vehicles stranded on major roads
2007 Parliamentary elections took place in Turkey.
2007 Yokozuna Asashoryu conquers the Emperor's Cup at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament (Nagoya Basho) in Nagoya, Japan
2011 76 people are killed in twin terrorist attacks in Norway after a bombing in the Regjeringskvartalet government center in Oslo and a shooting at a political youth camp on the island of Utøya.
2012 Car bombs results in the deaths of 20 people and injures 80 in Madaen and Najaf, Iraq.
2013 89 people are killed and 500 are injured by earthquakes in Gansu province, China.
2014 Both the United Arab Emirates and the USA announce aid packages to besieged Gaza.
2017 10 die in over-heated tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas in human-trafficking incident.
2017 South African golfer Branden Grace records lowest round for a men's major championship - 62 in 3rd round at British Open, Royal Birkdale, England.
2018 British Open Golf, Carnoustie: Francesco Molinari holds off a pack of players including favourites Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose to win by 2; inaugural Italian to win a major title.
2018 Heatwave in Japan results in the deaths of 11 in one day.
2018 TV show "Supergirl" announces casting of inaugural live-action transgender superhero, by transgender actor Nicole Maines as Nia Nal
2018 Israeli military and allies evacuate over 400 White Helmet Syrian rescue workers from its border with Syria to Jordan
2018 US President Trump threatens Iran in an all-caps tweet of "consequences" in response to speech by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani
2018 Lone gunman shooting results in the deaths of 3 including gunman and injures 13 in Toronto, Canada.
2019 Marvel superhero film " Avengers : Endgame" is recorded as becoming the world's highest-grossing film overtaking "Avatar" earning $2.9 billion
2019 Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C.
2020 Kim Kardashian asks for understanding of her husband Kanye West 's struggles with his bipolar disorder on Instagram
2020 [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 15 million worldwide
2024 Eminem 's “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)” is his 11th album to reach #1, replacing Taylor Swift 's "The Tortured Poets Department" after 12 weeks at the top [1]
2024 US Postal service issues commemorative postage stamp honoring Alex Trebek , long-time host of TV quiz show "Jeopardy!", in Culver City, California.
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