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1991  Sides in Angola sign a treaty ending 16 year civil war   

1991  Angus Wilson, [Johnstone-W], British writer (Wrong Set), dies.   

1992  5th Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $1060000   

1992  Lutz Stavenhagen, top aid to Chancellor Helmut Kohl, dies at 52   

1993  President Dobrica Cosic of little Yugoslavia flees   

1993  John Granger, actor (Advise and Consent), dies at 69.   

1994  Doug Freeman, cricketer (2 Tests of leg-spin for NZ 1933), dies.   

1995  Tim Mara, owner (NY Giants), dies at 59.   

1996  Mark Van Thillo and Abigail Alling, former biospherian win $100000 lawsuit against Biospheric Development for Space Biospheres Ventures.   

1996  Colin Morris, playwright/documentary filmmaker, dies at 80.   

1997  Rosie Will Monroe, WW II icon (Rosie the riveter), dies at 76   

2005  W. Mark Felt is confirmed to be Deep Throat.   

2007  A calendar blue moon occurred in the Western Hemisphere and parts of the Eastern Hemisphere.   

2007  Valdis Zatlers is elected President of Latvia, defeating Aivars EndzinÅ¡ in the Latvian presidential election.   

2010  Nine activists are killed in a clash with soldiers when Israeli Navy forces raid and capture a flotilla of ships attempting to break the Gaza blockade   

2017  Kenya's Madaraka Express, a Chinese-built high speed railway from Mombassa to Nairobi is opened by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta   

2017  Comedienne Kathy Griffin fired from CNN after photo of her holding bloody head resembling Donald Trump by Tyler Shields posted   

2018  Zinédine Zidane announces his resignation as Real Madrid manager after 3 successive Champions League titles.   

2018  Matt LeBlanc announces he is leaving TV show "Top Gear".   

2018  Danish government bans garments that cover the face, including the niqab and burqa.   

2018  Uganda's parliament imposes tax on social media to stop gossip.   

2018  Kim Kardashian West meets US President Trump at the White House to discuss prison reform.   

2018  The U.S. announces that it will extend its tariffs on imported steel (25%) and aluminium (10%) to include the EU, Mexico and Canada, starting at midnight.   

2019  Former "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson is announced as the new Batman.   

2020  [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 6 million worldwide.   

2021  Naomi Osaka pulls out of the French Open citing her mental health, after refusing to appear at compulsory post match press conferences.   

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1443  Lady margaret beaufort: Mother of henry vii of england   

1469  Manuel i: King of portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration   

1472  Erardus van der mark: Prince-bishop of luik/cardinal   

1557  Theodorus i (fedor ivanovitsj): Czar of russia (1584-98)   

1557  Feodor i of russia: Feodor i of russia (d. 1598)   

1613  John george ii: Elector of saxony   

1640  MichaÅ‚ wiÅ›niowiecki: King of poland   

1656  Marin marias: Composer   

0455  Petronius maximus: Senator/emperor of rome, lynched   

1091  Hendrik van verdun: Bishop of luik (1075-91),   

1198  Moses ben solomon ha-cohen: Rabbi of mainz,   

1246  Isabella of angouleme: Queen of john of england   

1349  Thomas wake: English politician (b. 1297)   

1408  Ashikaga yoshimitsu: Japanese shogun (b. 1358)   

1410  King martin i of aragon: King martin i of aragon (b. 1356)   

1495  Cecily neville: Mother of edward iv of england and richard iii of england, (b. 1415)