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Wednesday, 29 July 2026
1994 Jacqueline Onassis admitted to the hospital for cancer treatment 
1994 Tennis star Jennifer Capriati arrested on possession of marijuana
1994 Alain Cuny, actor (Lovers, Emanuelle, Camille Claudel), dies.
1995 Japanese police arrest cult leader Shoko Asahara and charged him with Nerve-gas attack on Tokyo's subways two months earlier.
1995 Lola Flores, singer/actress (Kuma Ching, Faraona), dies at 70
1996 Edward McInnes, German scholar, dies at 60.
1997 In this year, Brandi Sherwood, (Idaho) formally adopts in place of Brook Lee (Miss Universe) as Miss USA
2005 George Galloway appears before a U.S. Senate committee, to answer allegations of making money from the Iraqi Oil-for-Food Programme.2007 Nicolas Sarkozy officially became President of the French Republic after taking over from Jacques Chirac.
2005 Sony officially unveiled its PlayStation 3 game console at an E3 conference.
2007 Nicolas Sarkozy officially became President of the French Republic after taking over from Jacques Chirac.
2011 The European Union agree to €78 billion rescue deal for Portugal. The bailout loan will be equally split between the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism, the European Financial Stability Facility, and the International Monetary Fund
2013 Bill Gates is recorded as becoming the world's richest man with $72.7 Billion again after losing the position in 2008.
2014 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. and Manchester City F.C. are each fined €60 million for breaching Fair Play Regulations.
2017 10-year-old girl granted special 20 week abortion request in Rohtak, India in land-mark case
2018 Painting "Past Times" by Kerry James Marshall is bought by Sean Combs for $21.1 million, most paid for a living African American atist.
2018 The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhammad V, pardons Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim who is immediately released.
2019 US President Donald Trump declares a national emergency over IT threats, banning US companies from using foreign technology without a license
2019 "Rocketman" film based on life of singer Elton John starring Taron Egerton premieres at the Cannes Film Festival.
2020 118-year old American department store JC Penney files for bankruptcy
2020 [COVID-19 pandemic] Bundesliga is recorded as becoming the inaugural major sports league to resume its season since March 11
2020 Félicien Kabuga, a Rwandan businessman responsible for supporting the Rwandan genocide, is arrested in Asnières-sur-Seine, France, after 26 years as a fugitive.
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