§ 01 — Observances
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What we celebrate today.
No public holidays on record for this date.
No public holidays on record for this date.
Virgin Galactic launches its founder, Richard Branson, into space, the first company ever to do so.
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán escapes from the maximum security Altiplano prison in Mexico, his second escape.
Ninety-eight containers of explosives self-detonate killing 13 people in Zygi, Cyprus.
The Islamist militia group Al-Shabaab carries out multiple suicide bombings in Kampala, Uganda, killing 74 people and injuring 85 others.
In Johannesburg, Spain defeat the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time to win their first FIFA World Cup title.
Stuff your eyes with wonder... live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.
In 2021: Virgin Galactic launches its founder, Richard Branson, into space, the first company ever to do so.