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* [[1991]] – ”'[[1991 Uttarkashi earthquake|An earthquake]]”’ struck the Indian state of [[Uttarakhand]], killing at least 768 people and destroying thousands of homes.

* [[1991]] – ”'[[1991 Uttarkashi earthquake|An earthquake]]”’ struck the Indian state of [[Uttarakhand]], killing at least 768 people and destroying thousands of homes.

* [[2011]] – [[Libyan civil war (2011)|First Libyan Civil War]]: [[Muammar Gaddafi]], the deposed Libyan leader, was captured by [[Anti-Gaddafi forces|rebel forces]] during the ”'[[Battle of Sirte (2011)|Battle of Sirte]]”’, and ”'[[Killing of Muammar Gaddafi|was killed shortly thereafter]]”’.

* [[2011]] – [[Libyan civil war (2011)|First Libyan Civil War]]: [[Muammar Gaddafi]], the deposed Libyan leader, was captured by [[Anti-Gaddafi forces|rebel forces]] during the ”'[[Battle of Sirte (2011)|Battle of Sirte]]”’, and ”'[[Killing of Muammar Gaddafi|was killed shortly thereafter]]”’.

* Born/died: | ”'[[Sennacherib]]”'<!–Assyrian king–>|d|681&nbsp;BC| ”'[[Bálint Balassi]]”'<!–Hungarian poet–> |b|1554| ”'[[Simon de Vos]]”'<!–Flemish painter–> |b|1603|”'[[Pauline Bonaparte]]”'<!–Italian duchess and Napoleon’s sister–> |b|1780| ”'[[Otto Julius Zobel]]”'<!–American engineer–> |b|1887| ”'[[James Chadwick]]”'<!–English physicist–> |b|1891| ”'[[James Anthony Froude]]”'<!–English historian–> |d|1894| ”'[[Chen Liting]]”'<!–Chinese playwright–> |b|1910| ”'[[Stéphane Hessel]]”'<!–French diplomat–> |b|1917| ”'[[Jean Keene]]”'<!–American horse trainer–> |b|1923| ”'[[Tom Petty]]”'<!–American musician–> |b|1950| ”'[[Kamala Harris]]”'<!–American VP–> |b|1964| ”'[[Francis Chan (bishop)|Francis Chan]]”'<!–Singaporean bishop–> |d|1967| ”'[[Brian Schatz]]”'<!–American politician–> |b|1972| ”'[[Paige Bueckers]]”'<!–American basketball player–> |b|2001| ”'[[Farooq Leghari]]”'<!–Pakistani president–> |d|2010| ”'[[Michael Newman (actor)|Michael Newman]]”'<!–American lifeguard–>|d|2024|

* Born/died: | ”'[[Sennacherib]]”'<!–Assyrian king–>|d|681&nbsp;BC| ”'[[Bálint Balassi]]”'<!–Hungarian poet–> |b|1554| ”'[[Simon de Vos]]”'<!–Flemish painter–> |b|1603|”'[[Pauline Bonaparte]]”'<!–Italian duchess and Napoleon’s sister–> |b|1780| ”'[[Otto Julius Zobel]]”'<!–American engineer–> |b|1887| ”'[[James Chadwick]]”'<!–English physicist–> |b|1891| ”'[[James Anthony Froude]]”'<!–English historian–> |d|1894| ”'[[Chen Liting]]”'<!–Chinese playwright–> |b|1910| ”'[[Stéphane Hessel]]”'<!–French diplomat–> |b|1917| ”'[[Jean Keene]]”'<!–American horse trainer–> |b|1923| ”'[[Tom Petty]]”'<!–American musician–> |b|1950| ”'[[Kamala Harris]]”'<!–American VP–> |b|1964| ”'[[Francis Chan (bishop)|Francis Chan]]”'<!–Singaporean bishop–> |d|1967| ”'[[Brian Schatz]]”'<!–American politician–> |b|1972| ”'[[Paige Bueckers]]”'<!–American basketball player–> |b|2001| ”'[[Farooq Leghari]]”'<!–Pakistani president–> |d|2010|

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* [[2022]] – ”'[[2022 Chadian protests|Protests]]”’ broke out across Chad after President [[Mahamat Déby]] ”(pictured)” declared his intentions to extend his rule by another two years<!–, resulting in hundreds of protesters being killed–>.

* [[2022]] – ”'[[2022 Chadian protests|Protests]]”’ broke out across Chad after President [[Mahamat Déby]] ”(pictured)” declared his intentions to extend his rule by another two years<!–, resulting in hundreds of protesters being killed–>.

* [[2024]] – <!–After winning the [[2024 Indonesian presidential election|presidential election in February]], –>[[Prabowo Subianto]] and [[Gibran Rakabuming Raka]] were ”'[[Inauguration of Prabowo Subianto|sworn in]]”’ as president and vice president of Indonesia, becoming the oldest and the youngest person to assume respective offices.

* [[2024]] – <!–After winning the [[2024 Indonesian presidential election|presidential election in February]], –>[[Prabowo Subianto]] and [[Gibran Rakabuming Raka]] were ”'[[Inauguration of Prabowo Subianto|sworn in]]”’ as president and vice president of Indonesia, becoming the oldest and the youngest person to assume respective offices.

{{Born and died list| ”'[[Ralph d’Escures]]”'<!–English bishop–> |d|1122| ”'[[Janet Jagan]]”'<!–first female President of Guyana–> |b|1920| ”'[[Jerry Orbach]]”'<!–American actor–> |b|1935| ”'[[Fadiko Gogitidze]]”'<!–first female pilot from Adjara–>|d|1940| }}

{{Born and died list| ”'[[Ralph d’Escures]]”'<!–English bishop–> |d|1122| ”'[[Janet Jagan]]”'<!–first female President of Guyana–> |b|1920| ”'[[Jerry Orbach]]”'<!–American actor–> |b|1935| ”'[[ ]]”'<!– –>|d|| }}

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