World Heart Day
WHO-endorsed. Cardiovascular disease is still the leading cause of death globally, and most of the levers are boringly lifestyle.
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Also on this day
Full history →Notable · 2006
Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 collided in mid-air with an Embraer Legacy business jet near Peixoto de Azevedo, Brazil, killing 154 people and triggering a national aviation crisis.- 2019Violence and low turnout mar the 2019 Afghan presidential election.
- 2016Eleven days after the Uri attack, the Indian Army conducts "surgical strikes" against suspected militants in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
- 2013Over 42 people are killed by members of Boko Haram at the College of Agriculture in Nigeria.