Disaster · July 12, 2021

2021 European floods

Name: 2021 European floods
Start: 2021-07-12
Location: Europe

5 years ago · Europe

5th anniversary

In July 2021, several European countries were affected by severe floods. Some were catastrophic, causing deaths and widespread damage.

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The 6th anniversary falls on July 12, 2027.

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b. 1997

Malala Yousafzai

Advocate for girls' education and the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

ActivismAge 29

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1904–1973

Pablo Neruda

Pablo Neruda ( nə-ROO-də; Spanish:; born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto; 12 July 1904 – 23 September 1973) was a Chilean poet-diplomat and politician who won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature.

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1817–1862

Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau (born David Henry Thoreau; July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher.

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LiteratureDied aged 44

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1884–1920

Amedeo Modigliani

Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (US:; Italian:; 12 July 1884 – 24 January 1920) was an Italian painter and sculptor of the École de Paris who worked mainly in France.

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1943

Battle of Prokhorovka

The Battle of Prokhorovka was fought on 12 July 1943 near Prokhorovka, 87 kilometres (54 mi) southeast of Kursk, in the Soviet Union, during the Second World War.

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1977

Ogaden War

The Ogaden War, also known as the Ethio-Somali War (Somali: Dagaalkii Xoraynta Soomaali Galbeed, Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሶማሊያ ጦርነት, romanized: ye’ītiyop’iya somalīya t’orinet), was a military conflict between Somalia and Ethiopia fought from July 1977 to March 1978 over control of the sovereignty of the Ogaden region.

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1998

1998 FIFA World Cup Final

The final match of the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th edition of the quadrennial football competition organised by FIFA for the men's national teams of its member associations, was played at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 12 July 1998, and was contested by defending champions Brazil and hosts France.

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2006

2006 Lebanon War

The 2006 Lebanon War was a 34-day armed conflict in Lebanon, fought between Hezbollah and Israel.

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