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April 23, 2024

On April 23, 2024, the 2024 Lumut mid-air collision in Malaysia kills 10 people while rehearsing for the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy. The year's #1 song was "Lose Control" by Teddy Swims. Moo Deng, Moo Deng, Moo Deng would arrive in the same year.

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2024 (MMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 24th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2020s decade.

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On April 23, 2024

  1. 2024 The 2024 Lumut mid-air collision in Malaysia kills 10 people while rehearsing for the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy.

    Crash of two Royal Malaysian Navy helicopters

    On 23 April 2024 at 09:32 MYT, two Royal Malaysian Navy helicopters – an AgustaWestland AW139 and a Eurocopter Fennec – collided over the Malaysian town of Lumut during a military parade rehearsal celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy. Ten people – seven on the AW139 and three on the Fennec – were killed. There were no survivors.

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Died on April 23, 2024

Frank Field British politician (1942–2024)
Helen Vendler American poetry critic (1933–2024)

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