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Wiki on Wiki:Today's featured article/April 19, 2024
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From Wiki on Wiki's new and recently improved content:
- ... that although the Durgiana Temple (pictured) in Amritsar is a Hindu temple, its architecture is similar to the Sikh Golden Temple?
- ... that Fran Kirby scored nine goals for Reading in her first two 2015 Women's Super League appearances?
- ... that Super Mario Land was the first Super Mario series game made without Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto?
- ... that Ha Gorge in Crete is about 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) deep and the fissure is said to be one of the largest in the world?
- ... that Frederick Whitworth Aylmer was awarded the royal order of St Ferdinand and of Merit for his part in the Bombardment of Algiers?
- ... that the airing of Premier Boxing Champions on NBC marked the first time the network broadcast a boxing event in prime time in 30 years?
- ... that a bronze statue of Nelson Mandela is dancing the "Madiba jive"?
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In the news
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- The Coalition of the Radical Left wins a plurality of seats in the Greek legislative election and forms a coalition government with the Independent Greeks.
- Edgar Lungu of the Patriotic Front party is elected President of Zambia.
- Sumo wrestler Hakuhō Shō (pictured) wins a record-breaking 33rd makuuchi championship.
- Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah dies and is succeeded by his half brother, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
- Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, Prime Minister Khaled Bahah, and the Yemeni cabinet resign after a coup d'état in Yemen by Shia insurgents.
- At least 15 people are killed in protests against President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ongoing:
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – War in Ukraine
Recent deaths:
R. K. Laxman – Demis Roussos – Ernie Banks
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On this day...
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Template:Wikion:Selected anniversaries/April 19
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