📜 Important Historical Events
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1521 – Explorer Ferdinand Magellan killed in the Philippines.
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1813 – U.S. captures York (now Toronto) during the War of 1812.
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1865 – Steamboat Sultana explosion kills 1,800+ near Memphis, USA.
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1909 – Sultan Abdul Hamid II deposed; Mehmed V becomes Ottoman Caliph.
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1941 – German troops occupy Athens, Greece in WWII.
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1960 – Togo gains independence from France.
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1978 – Afghanistan celebrates National Day after the Saur Revolution.
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1992 – Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia & Montenegro) established.
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1994 – South Africa’s first multiracial elections held.
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2011 – Deadliest tornado outbreak since 1925 in the USA.
🎂 Famous Birthdays
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1791 – Samuel Morse, inventor of Morse Code.
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1822 – Ulysses S. Grant, 18th U.S. President.
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1878 – Sadriddin Ayni, National Poet of Tajikistan.
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1903 – Ghafur Ghulam, Uzbek poet, novelist, translator.
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1911 – Sufi Barkat Ali, Islamic Sufi and author.
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1916 – Zubaida Yazdani, Indian historian.
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1934 – Syed Kamal, Pakistan’s first comedy actor.
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1943 – Akbar Agha, Pakistani author and educator.
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1983 – Nouman Naeem, Pakistani Islamic scholar.
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1891 – Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer.
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1988 – Lizzo, American singer and rapper.
🕯️ Notable Deaths
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1521 – Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese explorer.
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1865 – Victims of Sultana Disaster.
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1962 – Fazlul Haq, Pakistani political leader.
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1978 – Mohammed Daoud Khan, Afghan President.
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2021 – Marghoob Bani Haali, Kashmiri poet.
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2023 – Abdullah Kamel, Egyptian Qur'an reciter.
🌍 National & International Days
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Freedom Day (South Africa) – End of Apartheid.
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Independence Day (Togo) – Freedom from France, 1960.
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Independence Day (Sierra Leone) – Independence from the UK, 1961.
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Afghanistan National Day (Saur Revolution, 1978).
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Formation Day – Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992).
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King’s Day (Netherlands) – Celebrating King Willem-Alexander's birthday.
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National Tell a Story Day (USA) – Storytelling celebration.
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World Design Day – Honoring creative design worldwide.