World UFO Day
Commemorates the 1947 Roswell incident. Stare at the sky, watch a documentary, argue about government cover-ups.
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Full history →Notable · 2020
A landslide at a jade mine in Hpakant killed 175–200 miners, the deadliest mining accident in Burmese history.- 2024A stampede during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh, India, leaves at least 121 people dead and 150 others injured.
- 2013A magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Aceh, Indonesia, killing at least 42 people and injuring 420 others.
- 2005The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.