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1995 Brian Joseph Lenihan, politician, dies at 64 
1996 Junius Richard Jayawardene, PM of Sri Lanka (1977-78), dies at 90
1997 Tropical Storm Linda (1997) in Vietnam killing 3123 people
2005 In this year, Justice John Gomery releases the inaugural part of the Gomery Commission report on corruption in the Liberal Party of Canada and the sponsorship scandal
2005 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall arrive in the United States for a state visit, their inaugural overseas tour since their marriage
2005 U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and his fellow Democrats force a closed session of the Senate over the Lewis Libby indictment.
2006 The Stardust Resort and Casino closes after 48 years of business in Las Vegas
2007 London's Metropolitan Police Service is are discovered guilty of endangering the public following the fatal shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, an innocent Brazilian who officers mistook for a suicide bomber.
2007 Martina Hingis of Switzerland announced her second retirement from professional tennis due to doping allegations and injuries
2007 The Election commission of Bangladesh is separated from the Judiciary department.
2012 Google's Gmail is recorded as becoming the world's most popular email service
2014 Western Sydney Wanderers win the AFC Champions League.
2017 UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon steps down due to his behavior towards women, part of wider scandal of sexual harassment by UK politicians
2017 Houston Astros win their inaugural baseball World Series defeating the LA Dodgers 5-1 in game 7 at Dodger Stadium.
2017 Boiler explosion at a NTPC government-run coal-fired power plant in Rae Bareli, India, results in the deaths of 29.
2018 Palau is recorded as becoming the inaugural country to ban sunscreen and its chemicals which bleach coral reefs.
2018 Google employees stage mass walkout to protest the company's handling of sexual harassment.
2018 Ground assault mounted on Yemeni port city of Hudaydah by Saudi-backed government forces
2018 NASA's Dawn mission concludes after it runs out of hydrazine fuel
2019 coronavirus pandemic in Worldwide killing 191084 (As of April 24, 2020) people
2020 The 2020 Moldovan presidential election takes place.
2021 COVID-19 pandemic: The number of recorded deaths from COVID-19 surpasses 5 million
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