Saudi Arabian religious leader (born 1959)

Nimr al-Nimr

Ayatollah Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, commonly referred to as Sheikh Nimr, was a Saudi Shia sheikh from Al-Awamiyah in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province. His arrest and execution were widely condemned by various governments and human rights organizations.

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69 The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor.
366 The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire.
533 Mercurius becomes Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy.
1444 Christian forces defeat the Turks in the battle of Kunovica.

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The world in 2016

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april 1 The 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict begins along the Nagorno-Karabakh Line of Contact.
april 10 The Paravur temple accident, in which a devastating fire caused by the explosion of firecrackers stored for Vishu kills more than one hundred people out of the thousands gathered for the seventh day of Bhadrakali worship.
april 10 An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude strikes 39 km west-southwest of Ashkasham, impacting India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Srinagar and Pakistan.
april 14 The foreshock of a major earthquake occurs in Kumamoto, Japan.

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