Universal Children's Day
Marks the 1959 adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child and the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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Full history โNotable ยท 2003
Suicide bombers blew up the British consulate and the headquarters of HSBC Bank in Istanbul, killing 31 people, including consul general Roger Short and actor Kerem Yฤฑlmazer.- 2022The 2022 FIFA World Cup begins in Qatar. This is the first time the tournament was held in the Middle East.
- 2016Jimmie Johnson wins his seventh NASCAR Cup Series championship to tie Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for the most all-time.
- 2015Following a hostage siege, at least 19 people are killed in Bamako, Mali.