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October 16·Every year

World Food Day

Marks the founding of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization in 1945. About food security — not foodie content.

Category: Awareness
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Notable · 2017

The Maltese journalist and anti-corruption activist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bomb attack in Bidnija.

2017Storm Ophelia strikes the U.K. and Ireland causing major damage and power loss.
2013Lao Airlines Flight 301 crashes on approach to Pakse International Airport in Laos, killing 49 people.
2002The Bibliotheca Alexandrina opens in Egypt, commemorating the ancient library of Alexandria.