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Rotuma Day in Fiji needs more footnotes
1619 – Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt was executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. needs rewrite
1846 – The United States declared war on Mexico after a series of disputes in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, starting the Mexican–American War. refimprove section
1848Maamme, the national anthem of Finland written by German composer Fredrik Pacius and Finnish poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg, was performed for the first time. refimprove section
1888Princess Isabel (pictured) signed the Lei Áurea into law, formally abolishing slavery in Brazil. Unreferenced material, and lacking page numbers
1912 – The Royal Flying Corps, which later became part of the Royal Air Force, was established in the United Kingdom. refimprove section
1917 – Ten-year-old Lúcia Santos and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto reportedly began experiencing a Marian apparition near Fátima, Portugal, now known as Our Lady of Fátima. refimprove section
1948 – Fifteen Jewish Kibbutz residents of Kfar Etzion were massacred following their surrender after a two-day battle with the Arab Legion and Arab settlers. refimprove section
1952 – The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, held its first sitting. unreferenced section
1967Zakir Husain took office as the first elected Muslim President of India. multiple issues
1981Pope John Paul II was shot and critically wounded in St Peter's Square, Vatican City. lots of CN tags (8), refimprove section
2014 – The worst mining disaster in Turkish history took place when an explosion caused an underground mine fire at a coal mine in Soma, Manisa, leaving 301 people dead. confusing
* 1638 – Construction began on the Red Fort in Delhi, the main residence of the Mughal emperors, now an iconic symbol of India. Fair bit uncited
* 1779 – Negotiated by Russian and French mediators, the Treaty of Teschen was signed by Austria and Prussia, leading to the end of the War of the Bavarian Succession. Date not cited
* 1862American Civil War: Robert Smalls escaped from slavery by commandeering the CSS Planter and sailing it from Confederate-controlled waters to the Union blockade. Date not cited
* 1940 – Three days after becoming prime minister of the United Kingdom, Winston Churchill gave his "blood, toil, tears and sweat" speech to the House of Commons. Too much uncited
* 1958Algerian War: A group of French military officers led a coup in Algiers, demanding the formation of a government to defend French control of Algeria. Too much uncited
* 1995Alison Hargreaves became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest without the aid of Sherpas or bottled oxygen. "First" claim does not appear in article

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May 13: Yom HaZikaron in Israel (2024)

Aftermath of the Enschede explosion
Aftermath of the Enschede explosion
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