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 حدث في مثل هذا اليوم - 5 - 21 كانون الثاني - الأسبوع 3 infographic
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حدث في مثل هذا اليوم - 5 - 21 كانون الثاني - الأسبوع 3

January 15, 2023 - January 21, 2023 - Graphics show birthdays and anniversaries for each day of the week. This week features the U.S. Pentagon, Tennis star Novak Djokovic’s deportation from Australia,the formation of Glaxo SmithKline, the formation of a state combining Ukraine with Russia, the U.S. singer Janis Joplin, the teenage solo pilot Zara Rutherford, and the appointment of Hilary Clinton to reform U.S. healthcare.

January 15, 1943: Work on the new Pentagon building, headquarters of the U.S. Defence Department, was completed, making it the largest office building in the world

January 16, 2022: Novak Djokovic, the defending Australian Open tennis champion, was deported from Australia for failing to meet coronavirus requirements

January 17, 2000: British pharmaceutical giants Glaxo Wellcome Plc and SmithKline Beecham merged to become Glaxo SmithKline, one of the world’s largest drug companies

January 18, 1654: Ukrainian Cossack leader Bohdan Khmelnytsky accepted the Muscovite Tsar as overlord, thus uniting the newly created state of Ukraine with Russia

January 19, 1943: U.S. singer Janis Joplin was born in Texas. Her uninhibited style made Joplin one of the most acclaimed women in rock before her premature death at age 27

January 20, 2022: Teenage pilot Zara Rutherford, 19, became the youngest woman to fly solo around the world, after a 52,000km, 200-hour voyage in her microlight plane

January 21, 1993: New U.S. President Bill Clinton appointed his wife, Hillary, to head a task force on health care reform, but its plans ultimately failed following immense opposition

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PUBLISHED: 11/01/2023; DESIGN: Phil Bainbridge; PICTURE RESEARCH: Julie Mullins; EVENT SELECTION: Fiona Roberts and Susan Shepherd; PROOFING: Julie Mullins; TECHNICAL CONSTRUCTION: Fiona Roberts;; STORY: Julie Mullins; PICTURES: Newscom, Getty, Associated Press
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