Today in HistoryThis day in history:
- 1830 – The Belgian Revolution takes legal form when the provisional government secedes from the Netherlands.
- 1993 – Tanks bombard the Russian parliament, while demonstrators against President Yeltsin rally outside.
- 2001 – Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crashes after being struck by an errant Ukrainian missile. Seventy-eight people are killed.
- 1925 – Great Syrian Revolt: Rebels led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji captured Hama from the French Mandate of Syria.
Births:
- 1961 – Jon Secada, Cuban-American singer-songwriter
- 1953 – Andreas Vollenweider, Swiss harp player
- 1910 – Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, Turkish poet and author (d. 1956)
Deaths:
- 2015 – Dave Pike, American vibraphone player and songwriter (b. 1938)
- 1189 – Gerard de Ridefort, Grand Master of the Knights Templar
- 2014 – Hugo Carvana, Brazilian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)
Holidays:
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Lesotho from the United Kingdom in 1966.
- Cinnamon Roll Day (Sweden and Finland)
- Day of Peace and Reconciliation (Mozambique)
Random Article of the day:
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