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Date Event Anniversary
July 09, 2011 Argentine singer and songwriter Facundo Cabral died aged 74. He was hugely popular throughout Latin American, with tickets for his concerts selling out well before the performance dates. He was named a UN Messenger of Peace in 1996 2 years ago
July 09, 2011 After more than 50 years of struggle, the Republic of South Sudan declared its independence, becoming Africa’s 54th state and the world’s newest nation 2 years ago
July 09, 2010 Iveta Radicova became Slovakia’s first female prime minister after incumbent Robert Fico’s Smer-SD (Direction – Social Democracy) party failed to win enough seats to from a new administration. Fico and his cabinet tendered their resignations after a coalition of Radicova’s Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKU-DS) and three other parties secured a majority of 79 seats in the 150-seat parliament, compared with 62 for Smer-SD 3 years ago
July 09, 2009 The death toll from a mass poisoning involving home-brewed alcohol in Gujarat, India, rose to 71 4 years ago
July 09, 2009 An overturned truck carrying explosives blew up on a road 30km south of Kabul, Afghanistan, killing 25 people, including 21 civilians and 4 police. The truck was apparently overturned deliberately and the explosives remotely detonated as a crowd gathered around to watch. Most of the dead civilians were children heading to school 4 years ago
July 09, 2008 Iran test-fired nine long- and medium-range missiles, including the Shahab-3, and warned the United States and Israel it was ready to retaliate if they attacked Iran over its disputed nuclear projects. With a range of 2,000km, the Shahab-3 was capable of reaching Israel 5 years ago
July 09, 2007 As Argentina celebrated its Independence Day, snow fell in Buenos Aires for the first time in 89 years and only the second time in recorded history 6 years ago
July 09, 2006 Italy beat France 5-3 on penalties to win soccer’s World Cup for the fourth time at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. The game had ended in a 1-1 draw after normal time. The game was marred by an incident in which illustrious French midfielder Zinedine Zidane was sent off in the final game of his career after head-butting his Italian opponent who had apparently made an insulting remark 7 years ago
July 09, 2004 The International Court of Justice in the Hague ruled that Israel’s controversial West Bank security barrier violated international law 9 years ago
July 09, 2004 A U.S. Senate Committee concluded that the CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies had produced false and misleading information about Iraq’s weapons programmes ahead of the war. Its report found that the CIA had overstated claims that Iraq possessed chemical and biological weapons but praised the agency for expressing doubts that Saddam Hussin’s regime had significant links with al-Qaeda 9 years ago
July 09, 2003 The Canadian government announced it would supply marijuana to people authorised to use the drug for medical reasons 10 years ago
July 09, 2002 The African Union, a new international group replacing the Organisation of African Unity, was inaugurated in Durban, South Africa 11 years ago

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