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I am born
At 8.30am, just a bit past daybreak, I am born. -
Crash of TAME flight 120
A boeing 727-100 of Tame airlines crashes into the Andes mountain, taking the lives of 92 -
Electricity Blackout in South east England
An electricity failure cuts off power to about 500 000 people living in SE England and halts 60% of the local railway system. -
Taiwanese form 500km long human chain
Over a million Taiwanese participating in the 228 Hand-in-hand rally form a 500km long human chain to remember the deaths in the 228 event. -
Sumatran Earthquake
The 8.7 magnitude Sumatran Earthquake hits India, the second strongest Earthquake since 1960; killing about 1300! -
Montenegro admitted member of UN
The republic of Montenegro is admitted as the 192th member of the United Nations -
The birth of iPhone
The, now deceased and ex, CEO of Apple, the great Steve Jobs announces the birth of iPhone -
Eyak language becomes extinct
On this day, the last native speaker of Eyak from Alaska, dies and the language becomes extinct. -
Slovakia adopts Euro
Slovakia announces their adoption of the Euro currency, and becomes the 16th Eurozone country -
The opening of Burj Khalifa
The Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world then, and now still, officially opens. -
7 million humans
World population hits 7 million, according to UN -
Suicide bombing in Iraq
A suicide bomber kills 53 and injures 130 in Iraq -
First year in S1
I graduate into Secondary school!
