2008 – The Republic of Kosovo declared independence from the Republic of Serbia.
1996 – In Philadelphia, world chess champion Garry Kasparov defeated the Deep Blue supercomputer in a historic match.
1991 – Ed Sheeran, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer, was born.
1979 – The People’s Republic of China invaded Vietnam.
1959 – The plane carrying Turkish Prime Minister Adnan Menderes crashed while en route to London, England.
1801 – Thomas Jefferson was elected as the 3rd President of the United States of America.
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