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Air India Express Flight 1344 overshoots the runway at Calicut International Airport in the Malappuram district of Kerala, India, and crashes, killing 21 of the 190 people on board.

The start of the Russo-Georgian War over the territory of South Ossetia.

At AT&T Park, Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run to surpass Hank Aaron's 33-year-old record.

The Chechnya-based Islamic International Brigade invades neighboring Dagestan.

Bombings at United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya kill approximately 212 people.

Space Shuttle Program: The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-85 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Fine Air Flight 101 crashes after takeoff from Miami International Airport, killing five people.

The Chilean government declares state of emergency in the southern half of the country in response to an event of intense, cold, wind, rain and snowfall known as the White Earthquake.

Ada Deer, a Menominee activist, is sworn in as the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

First American soldiers arrive in Saudi Arabia as part of the Gulf War.

born in Bedford

American hurdler and sprinter (4x Olympic Gold medals and world record holder

American modern jazz saxophonist

American football quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2018

American Major League Baseball outfielder (Los Angeles Angels; 11x All-Star

Canadian hockey player

British actress (Sarah Platt in "Coronation Street")

Greek basketball player

Ukrainian swimmer

American politician

Canadian actor (The Knick

American stage and screen director (Moulin Rouge!)

French director

American actor (Jake Sisko in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine")

Taiwanese-American singer (F4