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Fatima, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, dies (632), and Herzeg-Bosnia's Croat community becomes a republic (1993). Born on this day: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, José dos Santos and Jack Black. Died: St. Augustine, Hugo Grotius and Chadwick Boseman.

27 events, 61 births and 54 deaths on this date.

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632

Fatima, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, dies

Muhammad's daughter Fatima was married to Ali and was the mother of Hasan and Husayn, both later Shia imams. Accounts of how she died differ between Sunni and Shia Muslims.

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Events

  1. 1993

    Herzeg-Bosnia's Croat community becomes a republic

    Bosnian Croat leaders turned their self-governing community in Bosnia into a separate republic, claiming a state of their own during the country's civil war. The move deepened the three-way conflict between Croats, Bosniaks and Bosnian Serbs.

  2. 1998

    Pakistan's National Assembly passes bill making Qur'an and Sunnah supreme law

    The bill, a constitutional amendment, cleared the National Assembly but was then rejected by the Senate, leaving the proposal stalled. It showed how sharply Pakistani lawmakers divided over the role of Islamic law in the state.

  3. 1990

    Iraq declares Kuwait its newest province

    Baghdad announced that Kuwait, which it had invaded earlier that month, was now its nineteenth province. The claim was rejected by the United Nations and most of the world, and it set the stage for the coalition military campaign that followed.

  4. 475

    Orestes drives Western emperor Julius Nepos from Ravenna

    The Roman general Orestes ousted Julius Nepos from Ravenna, the Western empire's capital, leaving the emperor no place to rule from. The Western Roman Empire collapsed only a few months later, in 476.

  5. 1849

    Venice surrenders to Austria after a month-long siege

    The short-lived Republic of San Marco, which had broken away from Austrian rule, finally gave up the city after a month under siege. Its surrender ended the independence Venetians had declared the previous year.

  6. 1936

    Nazi Germany begins mass arrests of Jehovah's Witnesses

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  7. 1944

    Marseille and Toulon are liberated from German occupation

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  8. 1937

    Toyota Motor becomes an independent company

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  • Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    1749 – 1832 · Theatre manager

    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    Goethe was a German poet, playwright and scientist whose novels, plays and poems shaped German literature for generations. He also ran the Weimar theatre and held office at the ducal court.

    Joseph Karl Stieler · Public domain
  • José dos Santos
    1942 – 2022 · Politician

    José dos Santos

    Angola's second president, he was also leader of the ruling MPLA and, by 2017, the second-longest-serving leader in Africa. A former petroleum engineer, he opened Angola to free markets and presided over its oil boom through a long war with UNITA rebels.

    Ricardo Stuckert/PR · CC BY 3.0 br
  • Jack Black
    1969 · Actor

    Jack Black

    Jack Black is an American performer who has moved between comedy films, family blockbusters and animated voice roles. He is best known for School of Rock and for voicing Po in the Kung Fu Panda films, and he also fronts the comedy rock duo Tenacious D.

    NickRewind · CC BY 3.0

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  • St. Augustine
    354 – 430 · Philosopher

    St. Augustine

    Bishop of Hippo and author of Confessions, widely regarded as the first Western autobiography. His ideas on grace, original sin and the Church shaped Western Christian thought for centuries.

    Philippe de Champaigne · Public domain
  • Hugo Grotius
    1583 – 1645 · Poet

    Hugo Grotius

    Dutch jurist whose writings, including On the Law of War and Peace, helped lay the foundations of international law. Known as the father of international law, he also shaped modern ideas about individual rights.

    Workshop of Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt · Public domain
  • Chadwick Boseman
    1976 – 2020 · Screenwriter

    Chadwick Boseman

    Boseman was the actor who played T'Challa in the Black Panther films and Jackie Robinson in 42. He kept a colon cancer diagnosis private while continuing to work, and his final film role earned him a posthumous Golden Globe nomination.

    Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 2.0

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