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* [[1930]] – [[Mahatma Gandhi|Gandhi]] ''(pictured with [[Sarojini Naidu]])'' began the '''[[Salt March]]''', a 24-day walk to defy the British tax on [[Sodium chloride|salt]] in [[colonial India]]. | * [[1930]] – [[Mahatma Gandhi|Gandhi]] ''(pictured with [[Sarojini Naidu]])'' began the '''[[Salt March]]''', a 24-day walk to defy the British tax on [[Sodium chloride|salt]] in [[colonial India]]. | ||
* [[1971]] – The [[Turkish Armed Forces]] executed a "'''[[1971 Turkish military memorandum|coup by memorandum]]'''", forcing the resignation of Prime Minister [[Süleyman Demirel]]. | * [[1971]] – The [[Turkish Armed Forces]] executed a "'''[[1971 Turkish military memorandum|coup by memorandum]]'''", forcing the resignation of Prime Minister [[Süleyman Demirel]]. | ||
* [[1989]] – [[Tim Berners-Lee]] issued the first proposal for what would become the '''[[World Wide Web]]''', when he wrote a document to [[CERN]] with details of a | * [[1989]] – [[Tim Berners-Lee]] issued the first proposal for what would become the '''[[World Wide Web]]''', when he wrote a document to [[CERN]] with details of a information-management system | ||
* [[2014]] – A gas leak caused '''[[2014 East Harlem gas explosion|an explosion]]''' in the [[East Harlem]] neighborhood of New York City, destroying two apartment buildings and causing eight deaths. | * [[2014]] – A gas leak caused '''[[2014 East Harlem gas explosion|an explosion]]''' in the [[East Harlem]] neighborhood of New York City, destroying two apartment buildings and causing eight deaths. | ||
'''[[Symeon the New Theologian]]''' (d. 1022){{·}} '''[[Lilian Faithfull]]''' (b. 1865){{·}} '''[[Zhao Wei]]''' (b. 1976) | '''[[Symeon the New Theologian]]''' (d. 1022){{·}} '''[[Lilian Faithfull]]''' (b. 1865){{·}} '''[[Zhao Wei]]''' (b. 1976) | ||