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1827 – English Chemist and inventor John Walker invests wooden matches sticks .
1906 – Vesuvius Volcano destroys the city of Napoli in Italy.
1947 Establishment of al-Baath Arab Socialist Party in Damascus.
1956 – Morocco signs an agreement with Spain on ending its protectorate of Spanish zones of influence in Morocco after more than a month of ending French protectorate.
1980 –Diplomatic relations between Iran and USA severed.
1988 –World No-Smoking Day celebrated upon invitation of WHO.
2001 – NASA launches a spacecraft to Mars.
Born today:
1870- German socialist intellectual Gustav Landauer, one of the most influential socialist writer in the youth circles in Germany.
Passed away:
1947 – US automotive pioneer Henry Ford.
Occasions:
World Day for Health, Food safety.
H. Zain/ Barry
