Scotch Whisky Day
Scotland produces over 130 active malt and grain distilleries. Scotch must age in oak casks for at least three years; the angels take their share as evaporation.
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- Drink
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United Kingdom
United States
Japan
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Full history โNotable ยท 1983
The Irish-bred race horse Shergar was stolen by gunmen, who demanded a ยฃ2ย million ransom.- 2023Two children are killed and six others are injured when a bus crashes into a daycare centre in Laval, Quebec, Canada. The driver is arrested and charged with homicide and dangerous driving.
- 2020A soldier opens fire in a military camp and a shopping center in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, killing 29 people and injuring 58 others before being shot dead by police the next day. It is considered the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history.
- 2014A hotel fire in Medina, Saudi Arabia, kills 15 Egyptian pilgrims with 130 others injured.