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Rafał Pocztarski
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Selected anniversaries
edit- 1392 – Muhammad VII became the twelfth sultan of the Emirate of Granada.
- 1602 – Anglo-Spanish War: An English fleet intercepted and attacked six Spanish ships at the Battle of the Narrow Seas (pictured).
- 1849 – American author Edgar Allan Poe was found semi-conscious and delirious in Baltimore under mysterious circumstances; it was the last time he was seen in public before his death four days later.
- 1952 – The United Kingdom successfully conducted its first nuclear test, becoming the world's third state with nuclear weapons.
- 1991 – Nadine Gordimer became the first South African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- Ermengarde of Hesbaye (d. 818)
- Louise Lehzen (b. 1784)
- George Ripley (b. 1802)
- Fakih Usman (d. 1968)
In the news
edit- Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, Israel invades Lebanon, and Iran launches missiles (pictured) against Israel.
- Flooding in Nepal leaves more than 200 people dead, including 37 in the nation's capital, Kathmandu.
- In Australian rules football, the Brisbane Lions defeat the Sydney Swans to win the AFL Grand Final.
- Hurricane Helene leaves more than 100 people dead across the southeastern United States.
- British actress Maggie Smith dies at the age of 89.
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