December 14
People born on this day are Sagittarius.
- 1992
War in Abkhazia: Siege of Tkvarcheli: A helicopter carrying evacuees from Tkvarcheli is shot down, resulting in at least 52 deaths, including 25 children. The incident catalyses more concerted Russian military intervention on behalf of Abkhazia.
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Construction begins on the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river.
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Yugoslav Wars: The Dayton Agreement is signed in Paris by the leaders of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. On the same day, NATO began ground peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Yugoslav Wars: The Yugoslav Army ambushes a group of Kosovo Liberation Army fighters attempting to smuggle weapons from Albania into Kosovo, killing 36.
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Torrential rains cause flash floods in Vargas, Venezuela, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf narrowly escapes an assassination attempt.
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The Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world, is formally inaugurated near Millau, France.
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Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting: Twenty-eight people, including the gunman, are killed in Sandy Hook, Connecticut.
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A reported coup attempt in South Sudan leads to continued fighting and hundreds of casualties.
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The Walt Disney Company announces that it would acquire 21st Century Fox, including the 20th Century Fox movie studio, for $52.4 billion.
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A total solar eclipse is visible from parts of the South Pacific Ocean, southern South America, and the South Atlantic Ocean.
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At least 16 people are killed, including one gunman, and 43 injured in a mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in the deadliest terror incident in Australia.
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2002Francisco Conceição, Portuguese footballer
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1998Lonnie Walker IV, American basketball player
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1998Kim Ji-woong, South Korean singer and actor
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1997DK Metcalf, American football player
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1996Barbie Ferreira, American actress and model
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1996Raphinha, Brazilian footballer
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1996Li Zijun, Chinese figure skater
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1995Ivan Barbashev, Russian ice hockey player
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1995Álvaro Odriozola, Spanish footballer
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1994Kuldeep Yadav, Indian cricketer
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1993Antonio Giovinazzi, Italian race car driver
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1992Tori Kelly, American singer-songwriter
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