Battle of Boyacá
Battle of Boyacá is observed in Colombia (Batalla de Boyacá). Recognized nationally.
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- Public holiday
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Full history →Notable · 1998
Car bombs exploded simultaneously at the American embassies in the East African capital cities of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya, killing more than 200 people and injuring more than 4,000 others.- 2020Air India Express Flight 1344 overshoots the runway at Calicut International Airport in the Malappuram district of Kerala, India, and crashes, killing 21 of the 190 people on board.
- 2008The start of the Russo-Georgian War over the territory of South Ossetia.
- 2007At AT&T Park, Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run to surpass Hank Aaron's 33-year-old record.