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On this day in Wikipedia: Thursday, 18th April
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18th April 2022 🗓️ : Death - Harrison Birtwistle Harrison Birtwistle, British composer (b. 1934) "Sir Harrison Birtwistle (15 July 1934 – 18 April 2022) was an English composer of contemporary classical music best known for his operas, often based on mythological subjects. Among his many compositions, his better known works include The Triumph of Time (1972) and the operas The Mask of Orpheus..."
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18th April 2019 🗓️ : Event - United States Department of Justice The United States Department of Justice released a redacted version of the Mueller report about the investigation of Russian influence on the U.S. presidential election to Congress and the public. "The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the United States. It is equivalent to the justice or interior ministries..."
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18th April 2014 🗓️ : Death - Sanford Jay Frank Sanford Jay Frank, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1954) "Sanford Jay "Sandy" Frank, also known as Sandy Frank (July 21, 1954 – April 18, 2014), was a television writer who was known as a writer for Late Night with David Letterman. He wrote for Letterman's NBC show for four years, during which the show won four Emmy Awards for comedy-variety writing. ..."
18th April 1974 🗓️ : Birth - Edgar Wright Edgar Wright, English filmmaker "Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English filmmaker and actor. He is known for his fast-paced and kinetic, satirical genre films, which feature extensive utilisation of expressive popular music, Steadicam tracking shots, dolly zooms and a signature editing style that includes..."
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18th April 1924 🗓️ : Birth - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005) "Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (April 18, 1924 – September 10, 2005) was an American singer and multi-instrumentalist from Louisiana. He won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album in 1983 for his album, Alright Again!. ..."
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18th April 1819 🗓️ : Birth - Franz von Suppé Franz von Suppé, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1895) "Franz von Suppé, born Francesco Ezechiele Ermenegildo de Suppé (18 April 1819 – 21 May 1895) was an Austrian composer of light operas and other theatre music. He came from the Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now part of Croatia). A composer and conductor of the Romantic period, he is..."
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18th April 🗓️ : Holiday - Christian feast day: Perfectus "Saint Perfectus (Santo Perfecto) (died 18 April 850) was one of the Martyrs of Córdoba whose martyrdom was recorded by Saint Eulogius in the Memoriale sanctorum. He was born in Córdoba when the area was under the control of the Moors (the Umayyad Caliphate). Perfecto was a monk and ordained priest. ..."
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Top 5 @Wikipedia pages from a year ago: Friday, 28th April 2023
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1️⃣: 2023 NFL Draft
2️⃣: Jerry Springer "Gerald Norman Springer (February 13, 1944 – April 27, 2023) was an English-American broadcaster, journalist, actor, lawyer, and politician. He was best known for hosting the controversial tabloid talk show Jerry Springer from 1991 to 2018. He was noted as a pioneer in the emergence of "trash TV";..."
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3️⃣: Indian Premier League "The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as the TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held annually in India. Founded by the BCCI in 2007, the league features ten city-based franchise teams. The IPL usually takes place during the summer, between March and May..."
4️⃣: ChatGPT "ChatGPT is a chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched on November 30, 2022. Based on large language models (LLMs), it enables users to refine and steer a conversation towards a desired length, format, style, level of detail, and language. Successive user prompts and replies are considered at each..."
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5️⃣: 2023 Indian Premier League "The 2023 Indian Premier League (also known as Tata IPL 2023 for sponsorship reasons and sometimes referred to as IPL 2023 or IPL 16) was the 16th season of the Indian Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in India. It is organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. In the..."
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Top 5 @Wikipedia pages from a year ago: Thursday, 27th April 2023
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1️⃣: Jerry Springer "Gerald Norman Springer (February 13, 1944 – April 27, 2023) was an English-American broadcaster, journalist, actor, lawyer, and politician. He was best known for hosting the controversial tabloid talk show Jerry Springer from 1991 to 2018. He was noted as a pioneer in the emergence of "trash TV";..."
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2️⃣: Indian Premier League "The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as the TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held annually in India. Founded by the BCCI in 2007, the league features ten city-based franchise teams. The IPL usually takes place during the summer, between March and May..."
3️⃣: ChatGPT "ChatGPT is a chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched on November 30, 2022. Based on large language models (LLMs), it enables users to refine and steer a conversation towards a desired length, format, style, level of detail, and language. Successive user prompts and replies are considered at each..."
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4️⃣: 2023 Indian Premier League "The 2023 Indian Premier League (also known as Tata IPL 2023 for sponsorship reasons and sometimes referred to as IPL 2023 or IPL 16) was the 16th season of the Indian Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in India. It is organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. In the..."
5️⃣: Carol Burnett "Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American comedian, actress, and singer. Her comedy-variety show The Carol Burnett Show, which originally aired on CBS, was one of the first to be hosted by a woman. She has performed on Broadway, on television, and in film of varying genres,..."
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Top 5 @Wikipedia pages from yesterday: Thursday, 25th April 2024
Welcome, आपका स्वागत है (āpakā svāgata hai), fáilte, merħba 🤗 What were the top pages visited on @Wikipedia (25th April 2024) 🏆🌟🔥?
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1️⃣: Richard Gadd "Richard Robert Steven Gadd (born 11 May 1989) is a Scottish writer, actor and comedian. He created and starred in the 2024 Netflix drama series Baby Reindeer, based on his one-man show and real-life experience. ..."
2️⃣: 2024 Indian general election "General elections are being held in India from 19 April to 1 June 2024 in seven phases, to elect 543 members of the Lok Sabha. The votes will be counted and the results will be declared on 4 June 2024. This is the largest-ever election in history, surpassing the 2019 Indian general election, and..."
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3️⃣: Baby Reindeer "Baby Reindeer is a British black comedy drama-thriller miniseries created by and starring Richard Gadd. An adaptation of Gadd's autobiographical one-man show of the same name, the series is based on Gadd's real life experience of being stalked and sexually assaulted in his twenties. The series..."
4️⃣: 2024 NFL draft "The 2024 NFL draft is the ongoing 89th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft is being held around Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza in Detroit, Michigan, on April 25–27, 2024. The Chicago Bears held the first pick in the draft,..."
5️⃣: Cleopatra "Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (Koinē Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Θεά Φιλοπάτωρ lit. Cleopatra "father-loving goddess"; 70/69 BC – 10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler. A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder..."
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On this day in Wikipedia: Friday, 26th April
Welcome, välkommen, dobrodošli, laipni lūdzam 🤗 What does @Wikipedia say about 26th April through the years 🏛️📜🗓️?
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26th April 2023 🗓️ : Death - Execution of Tangaraju Suppiah Tangaraju Suppiah, Singaporean drug trafficker (b. 1977) "Tangaraju s/o Suppiah (19 January 1977 – 26 April 2023) was a Singaporean convicted drug trafficker who was charged in February 2014 with abetting the trafficking of about 1 kg (2.2 lb) of cannabis (also known as marijuana). Prior to his arrest in 2014, Tangaraju had been to prison several times for..."
26th April 2017 🗓️ : Death - Jonathan Demme Jonathan Demme, American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter (b. 1944) "Robert Jonathan Demme ( DEM-ee; February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, whose career directing, producing, and screenwriting spanned more than 30 years and 70 feature films, documentaries, and television productions. He was an Academy Award and a Directors Guild of America..."
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26th April 2014 🗓️ : Death - Paul Robeson Jr. Paul Robeson, Jr., American historian and author (b. 1927) "Paul Leroy Robeson Jr. (November 2, 1927 – April 26, 2014) was an American author, archivist and historian...."
26th April 1973 🗓️ : Birth - Chris Perry (English footballer) Chris Perry, English footballer "Christopher John Perry (born 26 April 1973) is an English football coach, former footballer and pundit. As a player, he was a defender who notably played in the Premier League for Wimbledon, Tottenham Hotspur and Charlton Athletic, as well as in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion, Luton..."
26th April 1924 🗓️ : Birth - Browning Ross Browning Ross, American runner and soldier (d. 1998) "Harris Browning 'Brownie' Ross (April 26, 1924 – April 27, 1998) is often referred to as the father of long-distance running in the United States...."
26th April 1822 🗓️ : Birth - Frederick Law Olmsted Frederick Law Olmsted, American journalist and designer, co-designed Central Park (d. 1903) "Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26, 1822 – August 28, 1903) was an American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator. He is considered to be the father of landscape architecture in the United States. Olmsted was famous for co-designing many well-known urban parks with..."
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26th April 🗓️ : Holiday - Christian feast day: Riquier "Richarius (French: Riquier; c. 560 – April 26, 645) was a Frankish hermit, monk, and the founder of two monasteries. He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, and Eastern Orthodox Church. ..."
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Top 5 @Wikipedia pages from a year ago: Tuesday, 25th April 2023
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1️⃣: Harry Belafonte "Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Belafonte's career breakthrough album Calypso (1956) was the first..."
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2️⃣: Indian Premier League "The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as the TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held annually in India. Founded by the BCCI in 2007, the league features ten city-based franchise teams. The IPL usually takes place during the summer, between March and May..."
3️⃣: ChatGPT "ChatGPT is a chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched on November 30, 2022. Based on large language models (LLMs), it enables users to refine and steer a conversation towards a desired length, format, style, level of detail, and language. Successive user prompts and replies are considered at each..."
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4️⃣: Tucker Carlson "Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson (born May 16, 1969) is an American conservative political commentator and writer who hosted the nightly political talk show Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News from 2016 to 2023. Since his contract with Fox News was terminated, he has hosted Tucker on X. An advocate of..."
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5️⃣: 2023 Indian Premier League "The 2023 Indian Premier League (also known as Tata IPL 2023 for sponsorship reasons and sometimes referred to as IPL 2023 or IPL 16) was the 16th season of the Indian Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in India. It is organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. In the..."
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Top 5 @Wikipedia pages from yesterday: Tuesday, 23rd April 2024
Welcome, dobrodošli, merħba, bienvenido 🤗 What were the top pages visited on @Wikipedia (23rd April 2024) 🏆🌟🔥?
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1️⃣: Indian Premier League "The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as the TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held annually in India. Founded by the BCCI in 2007, the league features ten city-based franchise teams. The IPL usually takes place during the summer, between March and May..."
2️⃣: Richard Gadd "Richard Robert Steven Gadd (born 11 May 1989) is a Scottish writer, actor and comedian. He created and starred in the 2024 Netflix drama series Baby Reindeer, based on his one-man show and real-life experience...."
3️⃣: Baby Reindeer "Baby Reindeer is a British psychological drama-thriller miniseries created by and starring Richard Gadd. An adaptation of Gadd's autobiographical one-man show of the same name, the series is based on Gadd's real life experience of being stalked and sexually assaulted in his 20s. The series consists..."
4️⃣: Shōgun (2024 miniseries) "Shōgun is an American historical drama television miniseries created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks. It is based on the 1975 novel by James Clavell, which was previously adapted into a 1980 miniseries. Its ensemble cast includes Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, Takehiro..."
5️⃣: Saint George's Day "Saint George's Day is the feast day of Saint George, celebrated by Christian churches, countries, regions, and cities of which he is the patron saint, including Albania, Bulgaria, England, Ethiopia, Greece, Georgia, Portugal, Romania, Syria, Lebanon, Castile and León, Catalonia, Alcoi, Aragon,..."
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Top 5 @Wikipedia pages from yesterday: Monday, 22nd April 2024
Welcome, sveiki, ongi etorri, fàilte 🤗 What were the top pages visited on @Wikipedia (22nd April 2024) 🏆🌟🔥?
1️⃣: Indian Premier League "The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as the TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held annually in India. Founded by the BCCI in 2007, the league features ten city-based franchise teams. The IPL usually takes place during the summer, between March and May..."
2️⃣: List of one-hit wonders in the United States "A one-hit wonder is a musical artist who is successful with one hit song, but without a comparable subsequent hit. The term may also be applied to an artist who is remembered for only one hit despite other successes (such as "Take On Me" by A-ha in the United States, which topped a Rolling Stone..."
3️⃣: Richard Gadd "Richard Robert Steven Gadd (born 11 May 1989) is a Scottish writer, actor and comedian. He created and starred in the 2024 Netflix drama series Baby Reindeer, based on his one-man show and real-life experience. ..."
4️⃣: Baby Reindeer "Baby Reindeer is a British drama-thriller miniseries created by and starring Richard Gadd. An adaptation of Gadd's autobiographical one-man show of the same name, the series is based on Gadd's real life experience of being stalked and sexually assaulted in his 20s. The series consists of seven..."
5️⃣: Fallout (American TV series) "Fallout is an American post-apocalyptic drama television series created by Graham Wagner and Geneva Robertson-Dworet for Amazon Prime Video. Based on the role-playing video game franchise created by Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky, the series stars Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Kyle MacLachlan, Moisés..."
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On this day in Wikipedia: Tuesday, 23rd April
Welcome, hoş geldiniz, आपका स्वागत है (āpakā svāgata hai), benvingut 🤗 What does @Wikipedia say about 23rd April through the years 🏛️📜🗓️?
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23rd April 2022 🗓️ : Death - Orrin Hatch Orrin Hatch, American politician, President pro tempore of the United States Senate (b. 1934) "Orrin Grant Hatch (March 22, 1934 – April 23, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him the longest-serving Republican U.S. senator in history, overtaking Ted Stevens, until Chuck Grassley..."
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23rd April 2019 🗓️ : Event - April 2019 Hpakant jade mine collapse A landslide triggered the collapse of a jade mine in Hpakant, Myanmar, resulting in six confirmed deaths and presumed dozens more. "On 22 April 2019, a landslide triggered the collapse of a jade mine near Maw Wun Kalay, Hpakant, Kachin State, Myanmar, trapping at least 54 miners. The deaths of four miners were confirmed, along with the later deaths of two rescue workers. The remaining miners are presumed to be dead...."
23rd April 2014 🗓️ : Death - Patric Standford Patric Standford, English composer and educator (b. 1939) "Patric Standford (5 February 1939 – 23 April 2014) was an English composer, supporter of composers' rights, educationalist and author...."
23rd April 1974 🗓️ : Birth - Michael Kerr (rugby union) Michael Kerr, New Zealand-German rugby player "Michael Kerr (born 23 April 1974) is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team. He is originally from New Zealand and qualified to play for Germany after five years of residence in the country. He made..."
23rd April 1924 🗓️ : Birth - Chuck Harmon Chuck Harmon, American baseball player and scout (d. 2019) "Charles Byron Harmon (April 23, 1924 – March 19, 2019) was an American professional baseball utility player in Major League Baseball (MLB), who played for the Cincinnati Redlegs (1954–1956), St. Louis Cardinals (1956–1957), and Philadelphia Phillies (1957). He batted and threw right-handed...."
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23rd April 1819 🗓️ : Birth - Edward Stafford (politician) Edward Stafford, Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1901) "Sir Edward William Stafford (23 April 1819 – 14 February 1901) served as the third premier of New Zealand on three occasions in the mid 19th century. His total time in office is the longest of any leader without a political party. He is described as pragmatic, logical, and clear-sighted. ..."
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23rd April 🗓️ : Holiday - Christian feast day: Saint George "Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος, translit. Geṓrgios; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition, he was a soldier in the Roman army. Of Cappadocian Greek origin, he became a member of the Praetorian Guard..."
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Top 5 @Wikipedia pages from yesterday: Sunday, 21st April 2024
Welcome, sveiki, benvenuto, hoş geldiniz 🤗 What were the top pages visited on @Wikipedia (21st April 2024) 🏆🌟🔥?
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1️⃣: Indian Premier League "The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as the TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held annually in India. Founded by the BCCI in 2007, the league features ten city-based franchise teams. The IPL usually takes place during the summer, between March and May..."
2️⃣: Ryan Garcia "Ryan Garcia (born August 8, 1998) is an American professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Council (WBC) interim lightweight title in 2021...."
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3️⃣: Devin Haney "Devin Miles Haney (; born November 17, 1998) is an American professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight title since December 2023. Previously he held the undisputed championship at lightweight from..."
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4️⃣: Richard Gadd "Richard Robert Steven Gadd (born 11 May 1989) is a Scottish writer, actor and comedian. He created and starred in the 2024 Netflix drama series Baby Reindeer, based on his one-man show and real-life experience...."
5️⃣: Fallout (American TV series) "Fallout is an American post-apocalyptic drama television series created by Graham Wagner and Geneva Robertson-Dworet for Amazon Prime Video. Based on the role-playing video game franchise created by Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky, the series stars Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Kyle MacLachlan, Moisés..."
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Five steps of Wikipedia for Sunday, 21st April 2024
Welcome, selamat datang, tervetuloa, आपका स्वागत है (āpakā svāgata hai) 🤗 Five steps of Wikipedia from "Jelena Katić" to "1563 London plague". 🪜👣
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Start page 👣🏁: Jelena Katić "Jelena Katić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Катић; born 15 November 1992), formerly known as Jelena Jović, is a politician in Serbia. She has served in the National Assembly of Serbia since 6 October 2021 as a member of the Serbian Progressive Party (Srpska napredna stranka, SNS)...."
Step 1️⃣ 👣: Ivan Tasovac "Ivan Tasovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Тасовац; 21 June 1966 – 29 September 2021) was a Serbian pianist and manager. He served as the director of Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra from 2001 to 2013. He also served as the Minister of Culture and Information in the Government of Serbia from 2013 to 2016..."
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Step 2️⃣ 👣: Belgrade "Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. The population of the Belgrade metropolitan area is 1,681,405 according to the 2022 census. It is one of the major..."
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Step 3️⃣ 👣: 1972 Yugoslav smallpox outbreak "The 1972 Yugoslav smallpox outbreak was the largest outbreak of smallpox in Europe after the Second World War. It was centered in SAP Kosovo, a province of Serbia within Yugoslavia, and the capital city of Belgrade. A Kosovar Albanian Muslim pilgrim had contracted the smallpox virus in the Middle..."
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Step 4️⃣ 👣: 1557 influenza pandemic "In 1557, a pandemic strain of influenza emerged in Asia, then spread to Africa, Europe, and eventually the Americas. This flu was highly infectious and presented with intense, occasionally lethal symptoms. Medical historians like Thomas Short, Lazare Rivière and Charles Creighton gathered..."
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Step 5️⃣ 👣: 1563 London plague "In 1563, London experienced its worst episode of plague during the sixteenth century. At least 20,136 people in London and surrounding parishes were recorded to have died of plague during the outbreak. Around 24% of London's population ultimately perished, but the plague affected London's unsanitary..."
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Top 5 @Wikipedia pages from a year ago: Thursday, 20th April 2023
Welcome, أهلا بك (ahlan bika), καλωσόρισμα (kalosórisma), welcome 🤗 What were the top pages visited on @Wikipedia (20th April 2023) 🏆🌟🔥?
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1️⃣: Moon Bin
2️⃣: ChatGPT "ChatGPT is a chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched on November 30, 2022. Based on large language models, it enables users to refine and steer a conversation towards a desired length, format, style, level of detail, and language. Successive user prompts and replies are considered at each..."
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3️⃣: 2023 Indian Premier League "The 2023 Indian Premier League (also known as Tata IPL 2023 for sponsorship reasons and sometimes referred to as IPL 2023 or IPL 16) was the 16th season of the Indian Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in India. It is organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.In the..."
4️⃣: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954), also known by his initials RFK Jr., is an American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist. He is the chairman and founder of Children's Health Defense, an anti-vaccine advocacy group, and an independent..."
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5️⃣: Cleopatra "Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (Koinē Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Θεά Φιλοπάτωρ lit. Cleopatra "father-loving goddess"; 70/69 BC – 10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler. A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder..."
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Five steps of Wikipedia for Friday, 19th April 2024
Welcome, καλωσόρισμα (kalosórisma), dobrodošli, chào mừng 🤗 Five steps of Wikipedia from "Pierre Kandorfer" to "1792 United States presidential election". 🪜👣
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Start page 👣🏁: Pierre Kandorfer "Pierre Antoine Kandorfer (born August 17, 1943) is a German–American author and journalist. He is best known for his work as a media professional and the founder of Aviation Television. In 1970, he won the first film prize in the "Films of the Youth" category at the International Short Film Festival..."
Step 1️⃣ 👣: NASA "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. Established in 1958, it succeeded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) to give the..."
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Step 2️⃣ 👣: 1948 Republican Party presidential primaries "From March 9 to June 1, 1948, voters of the Republican Party elected delegates to the 1948 Republican National Convention, in part to choose the party nominee for president in the 1948 United States presidential election. The 1948 Republican National Convention was held from June 21 to June 25,..."
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Step 3️⃣ 👣: 1844 Whig National Convention "The 1844 Whig National Convention was a presidential nominating convention held on May 1, 1844, at Universalist Church in Baltimore, Maryland. It nominated the Whig Party's candidates for president and vice president in the 1844 election. The convention selected former Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky..."
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Step 4️⃣ 👣: 1848 United States presidential election "The 1848 United States presidential election was the 16th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1848. In the aftermath of the Mexican–American War, General Zachary Taylor of the Whig Party defeated Senator Lewis Cass of the Democratic Party. Despite Taylor's unclear..."
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Step 5️⃣ 👣: 1792 United States presidential election "The 1792 United States presidential election was the second quadrennial presidential election. It was held from Friday, November 2, to Wednesday, December 5, 1792. Incumbent President George Washington was elected to a second term by a unanimous vote in the electoral college, while John Adams was..."
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Top 5 @Wikipedia pages from yesterday: Wednesday, 17th April 2024
Welcome, välkommen, dobrodošli, velkommen 🤗 What were the top pages visited on @Wikipedia (17th April 2024) 🏆🌟🔥?
1️⃣: Indian Premier League "The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as the TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held annually in India. Founded by the BCCI in 2007, the league features ten city-based franchise teams. The IPL usually takes place during the summer, between March and May..."
2️⃣: UEFA Champions League "The UEFA Champions League (previously known as the European Cup, abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competition..."
3️⃣: 2024 Indian Premier League "The 2024 Indian Premier League (also known as IPL 17 and branded as TATA IPL 2024) is the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in India, organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The tournament features ten teams competing 74 matches from 22..."
4️⃣: Fallout (American TV series) "Fallout is an American post-apocalyptic drama television series created by Graham Wagner and Geneva Robertson-Dworet for Amazon Prime Video. Based on the role-playing video game franchise created by Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky, the series stars Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Kyle MacLachlan, Moisés..."
5️⃣: Jontay Porter "Jontay Porter (born November 15, 1999) is an American professional basketball center and power forward who last played for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers. Porter was previously listed as a recruit under the Class..."
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Top 5 @Wikipedia pages from yesterday: Tuesday, 16th April 2024
Welcome, chào mừng, добродошли (dobrodošli), bem-vindo 🤗 What were the top pages visited on @Wikipedia (16th April 2024) 🏆🌟🔥?
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1️⃣: Indian Premier League "The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as the TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held annually in India. Founded by the BCCI in 2007, the league features ten city-based franchise teams. The IPL usually takes place during the summer, between March and May..."
2️⃣: Fallout (American TV series) "Fallout is an American post-apocalyptic drama television series created by Graham Wagner and Geneva Robertson-Dworet for Amazon Prime Video. Based on the role-playing video game franchise created by Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky, the series stars Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Kyle MacLachlan, Moisés..."
3️⃣: 2024 Indian Premier League "The 2024 Indian Premier League (also known as IPL 17 and branded as TATA IPL 2024) is the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in India, organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The tournament features ten teams competing 74 matches from 22..."
4️⃣: UEFA Champions League "The UEFA Champions League (previously known as the European Cup, abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competition..."
5️⃣: Caitlin Clark "Caitlin Clark (born January 22, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes and is regarded as one of the greatest collegiate players of all time. Clark is the..."
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Five steps of Wikipedia for Tuesday, 16th April 2024
Welcome, добредојде (dobredojde), welcome, nuqneH 🤗 Five steps of Wikipedia from "African Finswimming Championships" to "2009 Khan el-Khalili bombing". 🪜👣
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Start page 👣🏁: African Finswimming Championships "African Finswimming Championships are the African championships in the sport of Finswimming. It is organised by the CMAS Finswimming Commission...."
Step 1️⃣ 👣: Sharm El Sheikh "Sharm El Sheikh (Egyptian Arabic: شرم الشيخ, IPA: [ˈʃɑɾm eʃˈʃeːx]) is an Egyptian city on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, on the coastal strip along the Red Sea. Its population is approximately 73,000 as of 2023. Sharm El Sheikh is the administrative hub of..."
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Step 2️⃣ 👣: 2005 Sharm El Sheikh bombings "The 2005 Sharm El Sheikh bombings were committed by Islamist group Abdullah Azzam Brigades on 23 July 2005 in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula. Eighty-eight people were killed by the three bombings, the majority of them Egyptians, and over 200..."
Step 3️⃣ 👣: 2004 Sinai bombings "The 2004 Sinai bombings were three bomb attacks targeting tourist hotels in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, on 7 October 2004. The attacks left 34 people dead and 171 injured...."
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Step 4️⃣ 👣: 1996 Cairo shooting "At 7am on 18 April 1996, four Islamists carried out a mass shooting against a group of 88 Greek tourists outside the Europa Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. Eighteen people were killed - 17 Greek tourists and one Egyptian. The victims were outside the hotel, about to board a bus to Alexandria. Al-Jama'a..."
Step 5️⃣ 👣: 2009 Khan el-Khalili bombing "The 2009 Khan el-Khalili bombing was a terrorist attack that took place at 6:30 p.m. local time on 22 February 2009 in Khan el-Khalili, a souq in eastern Cairo, Egypt, killing a 17-year-old French teenager and injuring 24 other people. It was the first of the February 2009 Cairo terrorist attacks...."
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