1999 – Gunmen assassinate Paraguay's Vice President Luis María Argaña.

1914 – Milbourne Christopher, American magician and author (died 1984), born

1555 – Julius III, pope of the Catholic Church (born 1487), died

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1935 – Signing of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.

1944 – Michael Nyman, English composer of minimalist music and pianist, born

2002 – Ben Hollioake, Australian-English cricketer (born 1977), died

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1999 – Gunmen assassinate Paraguay's Vice President Luis María Argaña.

1992 – Tolga Ciğerci, German-Turkish footballer, born

1931 – Shivaram Rajguru, Indian activist (born 1908), died

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2019 – Two buses crashed in Kitampo, a town north of Ghana's capital Accra, killing at least 50 people.

1982 – Piá, Brazilian footballer, born

1999 – Max Beloff, Baron Beloff, English historian and academic (born 1913), died

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235 – Roman emperor Severus Alexander is murdered, marking the start of the Crisis of the Third Century.

1966 – Artis Pabriks, Latvian academic and politician, 11th Minister for Defence of Latvia, born

880 – Carloman of Bavaria, Frankish king, died

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1995 – Cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returns to earth after setting a record of 438 days in space.

1927 – Marty Blake, American basketball player and manager (died 2013), born

2013 – Vladimír Čech, Czech actor and politician (born 1951), died

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1185 – Battle of Yashima: the Japanese forces of the Taira clan are defeated by the Minamoto clan.

1785 – Adam Sedgwick, English scientist (died 1873), born

1924 – William Macewen, Scottish surgeon and neuroscientist (born 1848), died

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2016 – Three suicide bombers kill 32 people and injure 316 in the 2016 Brussels bombings at the airport and at the Maelbeek/Maalbeek metro station.

1963 – Deborah Bull, English ballerina, born

1996 – Don Murray, American drummer (born 1945), died

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235 – Roman emperor Severus Alexander is murdered, marking the start of the Crisis of the Third Century.

1970 – Leontien van Moorsel, Dutch cyclist, born

1602 – Agostino Carracci, Italian painter and educator (born 1557), died

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1788 – A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.

1997 – Martina Stoessel, Argentine singer and actress, born

2014 – Bill Boedeker, American football player and soldier (born 1924), died

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