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1493 – Christopher Columbus lands in Puerto Rico island in the New World.
1951 – British forces occupy Egyptian city of Ismailia.
1977 – Former Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat pays a 44-hour visit to Israel and delivers a speech at Israeli Knesset .
1995 – 15 persons killed in an attack against Egyptian Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan.
1917 – Former Indian Premier Indira Gandhi born.
1938 – American businessman and founder of CNN network, Ted Turner, born.
1665 – French painter Nicolas Poussin passes away.
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