Writer and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People were executed by the Nigerian military regime led by Sani Abacha.

Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa was a Nigerian writer, teacher, television producer, and social rights activist.
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World (9)

M 6.4 earthquake, 30 km WSW of Lata, Solomon IslandsStrongest in 24 hours · USGS
Blizzard Warning, Thompson PassMost severe US alert · extreme · National Weather Service
Tropical Storm PenaStrongest storm now · National Hurricane Center
France accuses Iran of being behind Europe-wide hacks on fridgesMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Hegseth impeachment vote looms as Congress returns to a changed WashingtonMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Nvidia opens investigation after CEO’s affair with alleged Chinese spyMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Russell Brand jailed for 10 years and 6 monthsMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Explosion at steel plant in Turkey kills 16, president saysMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Major clean-up begins at notorious illegal waste site in WiganNewest official record · UK Government

Space (4)

USSF-627Next launch · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
International Space StationOverhead now · 18th Space Defense Squadron via Space-Track.org, retrieved from CelesTrak
11 people are in spaceIn space now · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
Asteroid 2019 XF2Nearest in 60 days · NASA/JPL CNEOS

Money (2)

New Zealand dollar (NZD)Biggest move · European Central Bank
NigeriaShortest life expectancy at birth · World Bank

History (11)

The British government announced that it had removed the last land mine from the Falkland Islands, laid by Argentine forces during the 1982 Falklands War.On this day, 2020 · Wikipedia, On this day
A skirmish occurred between South Korean and North Korean naval ships off Daecheong Island in the Yellow Sea.On this day, 2009 · Wikipedia, On this day
At the Ibero-American Summit in Santiago, Chile, King Juan Carlos I of Spain asked Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez "Why don't you shut up?" after Chávez repeatedly interrupted a speech by Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.On this day, 2007 · Wikipedia, On this day
Sri Lankan Tamil politician and human rights lawyer Nadarajah Raviraj was assassinated in Colombo.On this day, 2006 · Wikipedia, On this day
Writer and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People were executed by the Nigerian military regime led by Sani Abacha.On this day, 1995 · Wikipedia, On this day
SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, claiming all 29 of her crew's lives.On this day, 1975 · Wikipedia, On this day
Angolan Civil War: The MPLA decisively defeated the FNLA at the Battle of Quifangondo, while Portugal simultaneously withdrew all its colonial and military personnel from Luanda.On this day, 1975 · Wikipedia, On this day
The first episode of the children's television series Sesame Street was broadcast in the United States.On this day, 1969 · Wikipedia, On this day
Douglas daily dispatch, Douglas, Ariz.100 years ago today · Library of Congress, Chronicling America
Martin Luther, German monk and priest, leader of the Protestant Reformation (died 1546)Born on this day, 1483 · Wikipedia, On this day
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey, Turkish field marshal and statesman, 1st President of Turkey (born 1881)Died on this day, 1938 · Wikipedia, On this day

Culture (4)

Tinto BrassDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
Alan JonesDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
HopeNew film this week · Wikidata
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TimeNew video game this week · Wikidata

Curious (12)

Regulus (Turner)Featured today · Wikipedia
12th-century crypt of Verdun Cathedral, France, rediscovered after the Great War during the restoration works. When the reconstruction of the crypt was completed, the cathedral was reconsecrated on 10 November 1935.Picture of the day · Wikimedia Commons
... that Tai Shan was nicknamed "Butterstick" due to his size at birth?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that college football player Hank Cook, despite being blind in one eye, ranked second nationally in receptions in 1973?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., was turned over to the government for use as a military hospital during the American Civil War?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that Suchika Tariyal has represented India in international competition in four sports: judo, jujutsu, kurash and MMA?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that, during the siege of Martyropolis, Byzantine forces constructed a tall tower inside the city walls with a machine capable of dropping large stones to damage Persian siege engines?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that boy band Alamat's song "LuzViMinda" is named after a portmanteau of the three major island groups of the Philippines?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
DruskiFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
Jensen HuangFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
Cray Wanderers F.C.Fastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
cytochromeWord of the day · Wiktionary