Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
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- Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- China is granted permanent normal trade relations with the United States.
- Two truck bombs kill 72 and wound 200 at the pro-Moscow headquarters of the Chechen government in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia.
- Radiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reaches Earth. It is the brightest extrasolar event known to have been witnessed on the planet.
- Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated in a shooting incident.
- Riots erupt in Mombasa, Kenya, after Mwai Kibaki is declared the winner of the presidential election, triggering a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis.
- Operation Cast Lead: Israel launches 3-week operation on Gaza.
- Iranian election protests: On the Day of Ashura in Tehran, Iran, government security forces fire upon demonstrators.
