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1615: Turkish Sultan who Liked Bigger Women

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1615: Turkish Sultan who Liked Bigger Women

On this day one of the most unusual Turkish sultans in history was born. His name was Ibrahim I and he wa ...

On this day one of the most unusual Turkish sultans in history was born. His name was Ibrahim I and he was born in Istanbul – the capital of the great Ottoman Empire. Interestingly, the name Ibrahim i ...

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2007: Chinese Put the First Satellite into Lunar Orbit (Chang’e 1)

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2007: Chinese Put the First Satellite into Lunar Orbit (Chang’e 1)

On this day the People's Republic of China succeeded in placing its first satellite into orbit around the ...

On this day the People's Republic of China succeeded in placing its first satellite into orbit around the Moon. It was named Chang’e 1, after the Chinese Moon goddess. The satellite was launched from ...

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1977: Ethnic Origin of the Creator of Asterix

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1977: Ethnic Origin of the Creator of Asterix

On this day the creator of the famous Asterix comics, René Goscinny, died on this day aged only 51. It is ...

On this day the creator of the famous Asterix comics, René Goscinny, died on this day aged only 51. It is not widely known that, despite being born in France, he was actually of Polish-Ukrainian origi ...

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1921: Her Sultanic Highness Princess Fawzia of Egypt

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1921: Her Sultanic Highness Princess Fawzia of Egypt

Her Sultanic Highness Princess Fawzia was born in the sultan's palace in Alexandria, Egypt, on this day i ...

Her Sultanic Highness Princess Fawzia was born in the sultan's palace in Alexandria, Egypt, on this day in 1921. She was the daughter of Egyptian Sultan Fuad. The palace in which she was born is named ...

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