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Blurb Reason
Paryushana begins (Svetambar Jains, 2017); unreferenced section
1572French Wars of Religion: Margaret of Valois married Huguenot King Henry of Navarre, in an attempt to reconcile Protestants and Catholics. Lots of cn
1868 – Astronomer Pierre Jules Janssen discovered helium while analysing the chromosphere of the sun during a total solar eclipse in Guntur, India. refimprove section
1917 – A fire destroyed about 9,500 homes in Thessaloniki, Greece, leaving 70,000 homeless. refimprove
1976 – North Korean soldiers killed two American soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone, heightening tensions over a poplar tree that blocked the line of sight between a UN Command checkpoint and an observation post. refimprove section
1989 – Leading Colombian presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galán was assassinated during a public demonstration in the town of Soacha, Cundinamarca. lots of CN tags in one section
2008War in Afghanistan: French ISAF forces were ambushed by Afghan militants, suffering heavy casualties. unreferenced section
Agneta Horn |b|1629| refimprove
Robert Redford |b|1936| Too much uncited
Cameron White |b|1983| Multiple cn tags

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Notes

August 18: Ghost Festival in China (2024)

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