World Gin Day
Started by a gin blogger in 2009. Britain's colonial-era spirit has seen a renaissance — there are now over 800 distilleries in the UK alone. Add tonic, add ice, argue about garnish.
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Also on this day
Full history →Notable · 2017
A fire severely damaged Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, London, killing 72 people.- 2017The Grenfell Tower fire, a catastrophic fire in a high-rise apartment building in North Kensington, London, UK, leaves 72 people dead and another 74 injured.
- 2017Republican U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana, and three others, are shot and wounded while practicing for the annual Congressional Baseball Game.
- 2014A Ukraine military Ilyushin Il-76 airlifter is shot down, killing all 49 people on board.