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David Attenborough
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Sir David Frederick Attenborough is een Britse bioloog en televisiemaker. Hij is vooral bekend door zijn vele bekroonde natuurdocumentaires die door de Britse omroep BBC worden uitgezonden. Hij is voor zijn waardevolle prestaties opgenomen in een groot aantal orden. In 1985 werd hij geridderd door koningin Elizabeth II…

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Karin Spaink
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Karin Spaink was een Nederlands feministisch columniste, essayiste en schrijfster.

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10 gebeurtenissen
2023
2023_Pakistani_protests
Pakistani protests: Riots broke out following the arrest of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan.
2012
Yakovlev_SJ-100
The pilots of a Sukhoi Superjet, ignoring alerts from the terrain warning system, crashed the aircraft into Mount Salak in Indonesia, resulting in the deaths of all 45 people on board.
2005
Pope_Benedict_XVI
Pope Benedict XVI began the beatification process for his predecessor Pope John Paul II, waiving the standard five years required after the nominee's death.
2001
Accra_Sports_Stadium
Police at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra, Ghana, fired tear gas to quell unrest at a football match, leading to a stampede that killed 126 people.
1992
Methane
An underground methane explosion occurred at the Westray Mine in Plymouth, Nova Scotia, killing all 26 Canadian coal miners who were working at the time.
1980
Sunshine_Skyway_Bridge
Part of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Florida collapsed after a pier was struck by MV Summit Venture, killing 35 people.
1979
Iranian_Jews
Prominent Iranian Jew Habib Elghanian was executed after having been convicted by a revolutionary tribunal of various charges, triggering a mass exodus of Jews from Iran.
1977
Amsterdam
The Hotel Polen in Amsterdam was destroyed by fire (pictured), leaving 33 people dead.
1968
Bucks_County_Community_College
About 200 students at Bucks County Community College held a protest after the college canceled a planned speech by gay rights activist Dick Leitsch.
1964
Ngô_Đình_Cẩn
Ngô Đình Cẩn, a younger brother and the confidant of South Vietnam's first president, Ngô Đình Diệm, was executed by Nguyễn Khánh's military junta.

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