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1924
Jun 10
| 1924 • The 1,400-year-old Islamic caliphate is abolished when Caliph Abdul Mejid II of the Ottoman Empire is deposed. The last remnant of the old regime gives way to the reformed Turkey of President Kemal Atatürk. |
1940
Dec 11
Age: 16y
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birth of childPaul James Taylor Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • United States presidential election, 1940: Democrat incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Republican challenger Wendell Willkie and becomes the United States' first and only third-term president. |
1995
Jan 21
Age: 70y
| 1995 • A powerful earthquake, registering a moment magnitude of 6.2, hits the city of Aigio, Greece, resulting in several deaths and significant damage to many buildings. |