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Horizon Air is an American regional airline headquartered in SeaTac, Washington, United States, within the Seattle metropolitan area. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Alaska …
Horizon Air employee Richard Russell hijacks and performs an unauthorized takeoff on a Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8…
There were numerous protests against the Romanian Government between 2017 and 2019. In January 2017, days after the government of the Grindeanu Cabinet was sworn into office in Rom…
An anti-government rally turns into a riot when members of the Romanian Gendarmerie attack the 100,000 people…
Per Kirkeby was a Danish painter, poet, film maker and sculptor. His works have been exhibited worldwide and are represented in many important public collections, including the Tat…
Per Kirkeby, Danish painter, poet, film maker and sculptor (born 1938)
Dennis Andrew Nilsen was a Scottish serial killer and necrophile who murdered at least twelve young men and boys between 1978 and 1983. Convicted at the Old Bailey of six counts of…
Dennis Nilsen, Scottish serial killer (born 1945)
On August 26, 2018, a mass shooting occurred during a Madden NFL 19 qualifying tournament at the GLHF Game Bar in the Jacksonville Landing marketplace in Jacksonville, Florida, Uni…
Three people are killed and eleven wounded during a mass shooting at a Madden NFL '19 video game tournament in…
The National Museum of Brazil was heavily damaged by a large fire which began about 19:30 local time on 2 September 2018. Although some items were saved, it is believed that 92% of…
National Museum of Brazil fire, A massive fire destroys most of the Paço de São Cristóvão, which houses the National…
The Supreme Court of India is the supreme judicial authority and the highest court in India. It is the highest appellate court for all civil and criminal cases in India. The court …
Supreme Court of India decriminalised all consensual sex among adults in private, making homosexuality legal on the…
On 17 September 2018, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) conducted missile strikes against multiple targets in government-controlled western Syria. Syrian air defences responded to the Is…
A Russian reconnaissance aircraft carrying 15 people on board is brought down by a Syrian surface-to-air missile over…
Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae that is widely accepted as being indigenous to and originating from the continent of Asia. However, the number of …
Cannabis is legalized in South Africa, through a ruling of the Constitutional Court.
Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr. was an American author and journalist widely known for his association with New Journalism, a style of news writing and journalism developed in the 1960s …
Tom Wolfe, American author (born 1931)
Zhengzhang Shangfang was a Chinese linguist, known for his reconstruction of Old Chinese.
Zhengzhang Shangfang, Chinese linguist (born 1933)
J. Guru, also known as Kaduvetti Guru, was an Indian politician who was twice elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Tamil Nadu. He was the president of the Vanniyar Sa…
Kaduvetti Guru, Indian politician and Veera Vanniyar caste leader (born 1961)
MV Nyerere was a Tanzanian ferry that capsized on 20 September 2018 while travelling between the islands of Ukerewe and Ukara on Lake Victoria. The Tanzanian government have declar…
At least 161 people die after a ferry capsizes close to the pier on Ukara Island in Lake Victoria, Tanzania.
The Supreme Court of India is the supreme judicial authority and the highest court in India. It is the highest appellate court for all civil and criminal cases in India. The court …
Supreme Court of India decriminalises all consensual sex among adults in private, making homosexuality legal on the…
Zacharias "Zak" Kostopoulos was a Greek-American activist, defending the rights of LGBT people, HIV-positive people, sex workers, and refugees. He worked as a drag performer under …
LGBT rights activist Zak Kostopoulos is beaten to death on a busy street in Athens.
William Henry Cosby Jr. is an American former comedian, actor, and media personality. Often deemed a trailblazer for African Americans in the entertainment industry, Cosby was well…
Bill Cosby is sentenced to three to ten years in prison for aggravated sexual assault.
On 28 September 2018, a shallow, large earthquake struck in the neck of the Minahasa Peninsula, Indonesia, with its epicentre located in the mountainous Donggala Regency, Central S…
The 7.5 Mw 2018 Sulawesi earthquake, which triggered a large tsunami, leaves 4,340 dead and 10,679 injured.
Neale James Cooper was a Scottish football player and coach. He played as a midfielder during the 1980s and 1990s, most prominently for the Aberdeen team managed by Alex Ferguson, …
Neale Cooper, Scottish footballer (born 1963)
Jens Christian Skou was a Danish biochemist and Nobel laureate.
Jens Christian Skou, Danish medical doctor and Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918)
Cornelia Frances Zulver,, credited professionally as Cornelia Frances, was an English-Australian actress. After starting her career in small cameos in films in her native England, …
Cornelia Frances, English-Australian actress (born 1941)
Katherine Noel Valentine Brosnahan Spade was an American fashion designer and entrepreneur. She was the co-founder and co-owner of the designer brand Kate Spade New York.
Kate Spade, American fashion designer (born 1962)
The International Court of Justice, or colloquially the World Court, is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). It settles legal disputes submitted to it by states…
The International Court of Justice rules that Chile is not obliged to negotiate access to the Pacific Ocean with…
The Washington Post is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington metropolitan area and is considered a …
The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is assassinated in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, and the U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house. Together, the Senate…
The United States Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Associate Justice, ending a contentious…