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.
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.
Unknown author Unknown author · Public domainBosnian 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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
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.
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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
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
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
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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