1974

Watergate scandal

The Watergate scandal, or simply Watergate, was a political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon. On June 17, 1972, operatives associated with Nixon's 1972 re-election campaign were caught burglarizing and planting listening devices in the Democratic National Committee headquarters at Washington, D.C.'s Watergate complex. Nixon's efforts to conceal his administration's involvement led to an impeachment process and his resignation in August 1974.

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Watergate scandal

1991

Antonino Scopelliti

Antonino Scopelliti was an Italian prosecuting magistrate, murdered by the 'Ndrangheta on behalf of the Sicilian Mafia.

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Antonino Scopelliti

1993

Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

The Liberal Democratic Party, also known as Jimintō (自民党), is a major conservative and nationalist political party in Japan. Since its foundation in 1955, the LDP has been in power almost continuously—a period known as the 1955 System—except from 1993 to 1996, and again from 2009 to 2012. Sanae Takaichi has served as president of the LDP since 4 October 2025. She heads a coalition government with the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) since 21 October 2025.

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Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

1995

Aviateca Flight 901

Aviateca Flight 901 was a scheduled international passenger flight which crashed into the 7,159-foot (2,182 m) San Vicente volcano in El Salvador of a Boeing 737-2H6 on approach to the Comalapa International Airport on 9 August 1995. The accident killed all 65 passengers and crew on board and is the deadliest aviation disaster to occur in El Salvador. An investigation by the Civil Aviation Authority determined that pilot error and air traffic control error in bad weather contributed to the accident.

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Aviateca Flight 901

1995

Birth of Eli Apple

Eli Apple, American football player

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Eli Apple

1995

Birth of Justice Smith

Justice Smith, American actor

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Justice Smith

1996

Birth of Sanya Lopez

Sanya Lopez, Filipino actress and model

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Sanya Lopez

1999

Boris Yeltsin

Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as President of Russia from 1991 to 1999. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) from 1961 to 1990. He later stood as a political independent, during which time he was viewed as being ideologically aligned with liberalism.

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Boris Yeltsin

1999

Birth of Deniss Vasiļjevs

Deniss Vasiļjevs, Latvian figure skater

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Deniss Vasiļjevs

2000

Birth of Aidan Hutchinson

Aidan Joseph Bernardi Hutchinson is an American professional football defensive end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was a unanimous All-American playing college football for the Michigan Wolverines, and the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in 2021. Hutchinson was selected with the second overall pick by the Lions in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft, and named to the All-Rookie Team. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2023 and 2025, and made his first All-Pro with a second-team selection in 2025.

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Aidan Hutchinson

2000

Birth of Arlo Parks

Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho, known professionally as Arlo Parks, is an English singer and songwriter. Her debut studio album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, was released in 2021 to critical acclaim and peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart. It earned her nominations for Album of the Year, Best New Artist and Best British Female Solo Artist at the 2021 Brit Awards. It won the 2021 Mercury Prize for Best Album.

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Arlo Parks

2003

Birth of Kazuha (singer)

Kazuha Nakamura , known mononymously as Kazuha, is a Japanese singer and dancer based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Le Sserafim, formed in 2022 by Source Music.

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Kazuha (singer)

2005

Birth of Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva

Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva is an Andorran professional tennis player. On 16 March 2026, she reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 89, the first Andorran player, female or male, to break into the top 100 in the tennis rankings in the Open Era.

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Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva

2006

2006 transatlantic aircraft plot

The 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot was a terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives, carried aboard airliners travelling from the United Kingdom to the United States and Canada, disguised as soft drinks. The plot was discovered by British Metropolitan Police during an extensive surveillance operation. As a result of the plot, unprecedented security measures were initially implemented at airports. The measures were gradually relaxed during the following weeks, but as of 2025, passengers were still not allowed to carry liquid containers larger than 100 ml (3.4 US fl oz) onto commercial aircraft at most airports around the world.

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2006 transatlantic aircraft plot

2007

Air Moorea Flight 1121

Air Moorea Flight 1121 was a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter which crashed into the ocean shortly after takeoff from Moorea Airport on Moorea Island in French Polynesia on 9 August 2007 killing all 20 people on board.

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Air Moorea Flight 1121