On this day in 2000, Singapore Airlines Flight 006 crashed on takeoff in Taipei killing 83 people.
On this day in 2011, the global population of humans reached seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as Seven Billion Day.
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- 31 October, 2015
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