TODAY IN HISTORY
• Siblings Day
• 2022 - Nigeria
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo hosted APC governors at his residence in Aso Villa to announce his intention to join the presidential race
• 2017 - Nigeria
Delta State contestant, Efe Ejeba, popular for his Warri slangs like Based On Logistics, Na Who I Be, The Thing Cut My Kidney, won Big Brother Naija See Gobbe reality show and the coveted prize of N25 million and SUV after 78 days of drama.
• 2016 - Afghanistan
Afghanistan earthquake, of 6.6 magnitude, shaked up India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
• 2016 - India
Paravur temple accident in which a devastating fire caused by the explosion of firecrackers killed 100 people gathered for the 7th day of Bhadrakali worship.
• 2015 - Chad
71 Chad soldiers were killed and 416 injured in two months fighting Boko Haram insurgents.
• 2014 - Nigeria
Child bride Wasila Tasi'u ( 14) forced into marriage killed the groom, Umaru Sani ( 35) and three of his friends with poisoned meal at the wedding in Unguwar Yansoro village, Kano. On May 20, 2015, prosecutors withdrew murder charges against the girl.
• 2013 - Uruguay
Lawmakers voted to legalize same- sex marriage.
• 2010 - Poland
Polish Air Force Tu- 154M crashed near Smolensk, Russia, killing 96 people, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński, his wife, and dozens of other senior officials and dignitaries.
• 2009 - Fiji
President of Fiji Ratu Josefa Iloilo announced the abrogation of the constitution and assumed all governance in the country, creating a constitutional crisis.
• 1998 - USA
Anti- impotence drug Viagra appeared on the market and became one of the best- selling new medications of all time.
• 1994 - Nigeria
Super Eagles won Nigeria's second AFCON trophy beating Zambia in the final 2− 1. Final of the 19th Africa Cup of Nations was played in the Stade El Menzah in Tunis, Tunisia. The Zambian team was freshly constituted, following the 1993 air disaster in which 18 players and several staff members from the previous team were killed.
• 1912 - UK
RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, on its illfated maiden voyage with 2,223 people.