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One source mentioned for the unlucky reputation of the number 13 is a Norse myth about twelve gods having a dinner party in Valhalla.The trickster god Loki, who was not invited, arrived as the thirteenth guest, and arranged for Höðr, the god of darkness, to shoot Balder, the god of joy and gladness, with a mistletoe-tipped arrow.
1925 – Roy Haynes, American drummer and composer (d. 2024) [101] 1926 – Carlos Roberto Reina, Honduran lawyer and politician, President of Honduras (d. 2003) [102] 1929 – Zbigniew Messner, Polish economist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland (d. 2014) [103] 1930 – Walter Jacob, American Reform rabbi (d. 2024) [104]
2024 South African general election: The ANC party fails to win a majority of the vote for the first time in South Africa's democratic history. [125] [126] 2024 Malagasy parliamentary election: President Andry Rajoelina's party, Tanora Malagasy Vonona, loses their majority at the National Assembly, winning only 80 seats out of 163. [127]
An opening is seen in the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX on January 7, 2024 in Portland, Oregon. A door-sized section near the rear of the plane blew off 10 minutes after Flight ...
2023–2024 Dutch cabinet formation. Party for Freedom leader Geert Wilders abandons his bid to become the next Prime Minister of the Netherlands citing a lack of support from other political parties in coalition formation talks. Wilders led his party to a surprise victory in the 2023 Dutch general election with 37 seats.
The other five pictures in Prince Harry and Meghan's multi-photo card were from the couple's trips to Nigeria in May and Colombia in August. The five pictures were all previously seen and captured ...
2024 – Ruth Hesse, German opera singer (b. 1936) [60] 2024 – Richard Simmons, American fitness personality and public figure (b. 1948) [61] 2024 – Chino Trinidad, Filipino sports journalist and executive (b. 1967) [62] 2024 – Thomas Matthew Crooks, American student, known for attempting to assassinate former US President Donald Trump (b ...
Below is a list of the full moons in 2024, their dates, their names and why they were given that particular name, according to the Almanac: Wolf Moon on Jan. 25 Why this name: The howling of ...