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Events 1735 – Freedom of the press : New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York , on the basis that what he published was true.
1984 – A Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft crashed while attempting to land in Dhaka, killing 49 people in the deadliest aviation accident in Bangladeshi history. 2012 – An American white supremacist carried out a mass shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin , killing six people and wounding four others.
Belgium withdraws from the Mixed relay triathlon event after triathlete Claire Michel becomes ill days after she swam in the Seine river during the women's triathlon event. Thailand at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Kunlavut Vitidsarn wins the silver medal in the Men's singles badminton event, earning Thailand its first medal in the sport.
Rwanda formally accuses senior French officials, including former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin and late President François Mitterrand, of involvement in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide and calls for them to be put on trial.
A powerful car bomb explodes outside the Marriott Hotel, [1] killing at least fourteen people and injuring about 150 in downtown Jakarta, a popular district for foreigners.It is believed to be a suicide bombing.
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