1922- Declaration of establishing Ireland Republic.
1944- Earthquake measured 8.4 on the Richter scale strikes Nepal killing 10,700 people.
1944- 7.8- magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale rocks Argentina, killing 5000 people.
1975- Portugal signs agreement of Angola’s independence.
1985- Brazil turns back to the civil rule after 21 years of military rule.
1622- The French playwright Moliere was born.
1918- The late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel-Nasser was born.
2008- Younan Labib Rezeq an Egyptian historian passes away.
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