Today's selected anniversaries: 21st July 2024

Today's selected anniversaries: 21st July 2024

1378:

Unrepresented labourers revolted and violently took over the government of the Republic of Florence (depicted), demanding that they be granted political office.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciompi_Revolt

1946:

After weeks of unrest, rioters lynched Bolivian president Gualberto Villarroel, desecrating and hanging his corpse in the streets of La Paz.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946_La_Paz_riots

1959:

The inaugural International Mathematical Olympiad, the leading mathematical competition for pre-university students, began in Romania.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Mathematical_Olympiad

1977:

Libyan forces carried out a raid at Sallum, sparking a four-day war with Egypt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian%E2%80%93Libyan_War

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