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17 June: Uprising of 1953 in East Germany: 100,000 protestors gathered at dawn, demanding the reinstatement of old work quotas and, later, the resignation of the East German government. At noon German police trapped many of the demonstrators in an open square; Soviet tanks fired on the crowd, killing hundreds and ending the protest. 1954
1919 – J. M. S. Careless, Canadian historian and academic (d. 2009) 1919 – Kathleen Freeman, American actress and singer (d. 2001) 1919 – Joe Hunt, American tennis player (d. 1945) [40] 1920 – Ivo Caprino, Norwegian director and screenwriter (d. 2001) 1920 – Annie Glenn, American disability and communication disorder advocate (d. 2020)
India and Pakistan begin the second Indo-Pakistani War, over the princely state of Kashmir and Jammu. 23 September India and Pakistan sign a cease-fire, ending the second Indo-Pakistani War. 11 November Rhodesia issues a Unilateral Declaration of Independence, which is rejected by the United Kingdom, sparking a 15-year crisis in the ...
19 January – German federal election, 1919; 11 February - German presidential election, 1919; 13 February – Scheidemann cabinet are sworn in. 29 March – University of Hamburg is established. 21 June – Bauer cabinet are sworn in.
Pakistan adopts the 18th amendment to the Constitution, stripping President Asif Ali Zardari of key powers. The military kills 100 people in an air raid on a Taliban area in the north-west. [265] 17 April: April 2010 Kohat bombings, 58 killed. 19 April: 19 April 2010 Peshawar bombing. 25 killed. 28 May: 2010 Ahmadiyya mosques massacre, 87 killed.
1913 – Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country. 1915 – World War I : The first naval attack on the Dardanelles begins when a strong Anglo-French task force bombards Ottoman artillery along the coast of Gallipoli .
A fire at an Islamic school in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, Nigeria, kills at least 17 people. International relations. Israel and the United Nations. Israel withdraws from the United Nations Human Rights Council, accusing the UN body of "obsessively demonizing" and discriminating against the country.
2021 Myanmar protests. Protesters in the capital Naypyidaw, Mandalay, and the country's largest city Yangon stage a record number of demonstrations against military junta since February 1 coup. Many of public and private employees and civil servant join demonstrations despite military's warning. (Voice of America) Science and technology