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Rob Arnoldus Adrianus Jetten is een Nederlands politicus namens Democraten 66 (D66). Sinds 23 februari 2026 is hij minister-president van Nederland en minister van Algemene Zaken. Van 10 januari 2022 tot 2 juli 2024 was hij minister voor Klimaat en Energie in het kabinet-Rutte IV. Sinds 12 augustus 2023 is hij partijle…

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2015
Boris_Nemtsov
Russian statesman and politician Boris Nemtsov, an outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin, was assassinated in central Moscow.
2002
2002_Gujarat_violence
Violent riots, perceived to have been instigated by a train fire that killed 59 Hindu pilgrims, broke out in the Indian state of Gujarat, killing at least 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, over three days.
1996
Pokémon
The multimedia franchise Pokémon was launched with the release of the video games Pocket Monsters Red and Green.
1988
Sumgait
The Armenian community of Sumgait in Azerbaijan was the target of a violent pogrom (memorial pictured).
1982
D'Oyly_Carte_Opera_Company
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, known for its performances of Gilbert and Sullivan's Savoy operas, gave its final performance.
1972
Sunday_People
The Sunday People revealed that James Humphreys, a notorious pornographer, had bribed a senior London police officer with a holiday to Cyprus and Beirut.
1962
South_Vietnam_Air_Force
Two dissident Republic of Vietnam Air Force pilots bombed the Independence Palace in Saigon in a failed attempt to assassinate President Ngo Dinh Diem.
1940
Martin_Kamen
American biochemists Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discovered carbon-14, a radioactive isotope of carbon, which is now used extensively as the basis of the radiocarbon dating method to date archaeological and geological samples.
1933
Reichstag_building
The Reichstag building, the seat of the German parliament in Berlin, was set on fire in a pivotal event in the establishment of the Nazi regime.
1900
FC_Bayern_Munich
FC Bayern Munich, Germany's most successful football club, was founded.

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