Historical Events for 21st August 2024

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959 - Erachus becomes bishop of Luik
1573 - Spain begin siege of Alkmaar in the Netherlands
1831 - Former slave Nat Turner leads uprising against slavery
1932 - Cleveland Indians pitcher Wes Ferrell first to win 20 games in each of his 1st 4 seasons
1957 - The Soviet Union successfully tests the world's first intercontinental ballistic missile, the R-7, which flies over 6,000 km (3,700 mi)
2004 - South Africa clinch their 2nd Tri Nations Rugby Series on points differential with a 23-19 win over Australia in Durban; Wallabies score 3 tries to 2, but Percy Montgomery lands 5 goals for Springboks
2013 - 37 people are killed and 16 are injured in a bus crash near Chin Swee Temple, Malaysia
2016 - Brazil takes 3rd Olympic men's indoor volleyball gold medal at the Rio Games with 25–22, 28–26, 26–24 win over Italy
2017 - Destroyer USS John S McCain collides with an oil tanker near Singapore leaving 10 missing and 5 injured
2018 - Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull calls for and wins a leadership vote 43-35 over Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton

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