GlyphSignal — 2023-06-27 Top Wikipedia Reads

2023-06-27

Top reads and historical moments for this date. 4 min leestijd

Wagnergroep

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De Wagnergroep, is een Russische paramilitaire organisatie onder bevel van oud-kolonel Andrej Trosjev. Het uit huurlingen bestaande militaire bedrijf wordt beschreven als een de facto privéleger van de Russische president Vladimir Poetin.

Eid al-Adha

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Eid al-Adha is een islamitische feestdag. Het feest wordt in de islamitische traditie gevierd ter herdenking van de bere…

Titanic (schip, 1912)

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RMS Titanic was het tweede van een drietal luxeschepen uit de Olympic-klasse, bedoeld om een groot deel van het trans-At…

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On This Day

10 gebeurtenissen

2018

Hayabusa2

The Japanese space probe Hayabusa2 (artist's impression pictured) arrived at the asteroid Ryugu to collect samples for return to Earth.

2017

2017_Ukraine_ransomware_attacks

Websites of Ukrainian organizations were swamped by a massive cyberattack, blamed on Russian military hackers, using the malware Petya.

2015

Corn_starch

Ignition of corn starch caused a dust fire at a water park in New Taipei City, Taiwan, killing 15 people and injuring more than 400 others.

2008

Robert_Mugabe

Robert Mugabe was re-elected as President of Zimbabwe with an overwhelming majority after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai withdrew, citing violence against his party's supporters.

2007

Favela

As a result of an ongoing conflict between drug dealers and police in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, a large military and civil police operation killed 19 people and injured several others.

1994

Aum_Shinrikyo

Members of the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo released sarin gas in Matsumoto, Nagano, killing eight people and injuring more than five hundred others.

1991

Croatian_War_of_Independence

Croatian War of Independence: As the Yugoslav Army moved into Osijek, Croatia, a civilian attempted to halt them by placing his car in the path of a tank, becoming a symbol of Croatian resistance in the war.

1976

Ebola

The first identifiable case of Ebola occurred in Sudan.

1957

Hurricane_Audrey

Hurricane Audrey made landfall near the Texas–Louisiana border, killing over 400 people, mainly in and around Cameron, Louisiana, U.S.

1954

Jacobo_Árbenz

Jacobo Árbenz resigned as President of Guatemala following a CIA-led coup against his administration.