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Andy Ruiz Jr.
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Andy Ruiz Jr.

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Andrés Ponce Ruiz Jr. is a Mexican-American professional boxer. He is a former unified world heavyweight champion, having held the World Boxing Association (WBA), International Boxing Federation (IBF), and World Boxing Organization (WBO) titles in 2019 becoming the first heavyweight champion of Mexican descent. He also…

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Anthony Joshua
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Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni "AJ" Joshua is a British professional boxer. He held the unified heavyweight championship twic…

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Chernobyl disaster
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On 26 April 1986, reactor 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located near Pripyat, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, exp…

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2023
2023_Odisha_train_collision
A collision between two passenger trains and a parked freight train near the city of Balasore, Odisha, in eastern India resulted in 296 deaths and more than 1,200 people injured.
2010
Cumbria_shootings
A gunman carried out a shooting spree in Cumbria, England, killing 12 people and injuring 11 others before committing suicide.
2008
Tim_Buckley_(comics)
Artist Tim Buckley published "Loss" as part of his webcomic Ctrl+Alt+Del.
1995
Bosnian_War
Bosnian War: U.S. Air Force captain Scott O'Grady was shot down while patrolling the NATO no-fly zone over Bosnia, but ejected safely and was rescued six days later.
1983
Emergency_landing
After an emergency landing due to an in-flight fire, 23 passengers aboard Air Canada Flight 797 were killed when a flashover occurred as the aircraft's doors opened.
1973
Della_Aleksander
Della Aleksander co-presented an episode of Open Door on transgender women's lives.
1967
Killing_of_Benno_Ohnesorg
Benno Ohnesorg, a German university student, was killed in West Berlin while protesting against the visit of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran; the anarchist militant 2 June Movement was later named after the incident.
1962
Association_football
One of the most violent football matches took place at the World Cup as Chile defeated Italy in a group match.
1955
Belgrade_declaration
The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration, legitimising different interpretations of Marxism in non-Soviet countries.
1953
Elizabeth_II
Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.

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