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The Black Hawk Down
The Battle of Mogadishu, also known as the Black Hawk Down incident, occurred on October 3-4, 1993, in Mogadishu, Somalia, during a United Nations peacekeeping mission. Initially aimed at capturing a Somali warlord, Moha...
Historical Events
2- 1993 The Battle of Mogadishu, pitting U.S. troops against the fighters of Somali warlords, begins in Somalia’s capital.
- 2007 A broken water pipe damages an elevator and traps about 3,200 miners in a gold mine in South Africa.
Famous Births
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Gerald Asamoah, a Ghanaian-German footballer, is born. - 1989 Adina (Adina Thembi Ndamse), a Ghanaian-South African pop singer, is born.
Famous Deaths
1- 2013 13 people are killed after a passenger plane crashes in Lagos, Nigeria.
