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1862 – US President Abraham Lincoln announces emancipation of slaves.
1930- 700 persons killed due to the eruption of Indonesian Merapi earthquake in Java island.
1949 – Soviet Union explodes first atomic bomb.
1960- Declaration of independence of Mali.
1968- Works with relocating the Abu Simbel temples in Egypt were concluded.
1969- The Organization Of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit discusses results of arson of al-Aqsa Mosque.
1974 –Comoros people support independence from France by a 95 percent majority.
Born today
1953 – French Politician Segolene Royal.
Passed away
1989 – Irish dramatist and poet Samuel Beckett.
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Bulgarian Independence day.
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