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Cannabis is legalized in South Africa, through a ruling of the Constitutional Court.

Toy retail chain Toys "R" Us files for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Canada.

The 2016 Uri attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India by terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed results in the deaths of nineteen Indian Army soldiers and all four attackers.

Two security personnel, 17 worshippers in a mosque, and 13 militants are killed during a Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan attack on a Pakistan Air Force base on the outskirts of Peshawar.

Scotland votes against independence from the United Kingdom, by 55% to 45%.

The 2011 Sikkim earthquake is felt across northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and southern Tibet.

Philippe Croizon becomes the first quadruple amputee to swim across the English Channel.

After 72 years on radio and television, CBS Television broadcasts the final episode of Guiding Light, the longest-running soap opera in American history.

Buddhist monks join anti-government protesters in Myanmar, starting what some call the Saffron Revolution.

The CW Television Network debuts in the US, following the merger of UPN and The WB.

American actress and talk show host (The Talk

British-Kenyan photojournalist

American NFL guard and center (Minnesota Vikings)

Austrian contemporary classical composer

American NFL tight end (Buffalo Bills)

Croatian basketball forward (NBA C'ship 1996

British actress (Siren)

British drummer (Breathe - "Hands To Heaven"

French tennis star

German immunologist (BioNTech - created 1st mRNA-based vaccine for COVID-19)

American actress (21 Jump Street)

Italian classical music composer (La speranza si torce)

Italian pop singer-songwriter and pianist ("Disperato"l "Perché lo fai")

British racing driver

British film score composer