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On July 9, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 551, A major earthquake strikes Beirut, triggering a devastating tsunami that affects the coastal towns of Byzantine Phoenicia, causing thousands of deaths. In 1922, Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'. In 1950, Adriano Panatta, Italian tennis player and sailor was born. In 1974, Kārlis Skrastiņš, Latvian ice hockey player (died 2011) was born. In 1982, Pan Am Flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana, killing all 145 people on board and eight others on the ground. In 1984, Piia Suomalainen, Finnish tennis player was born. In 1985, Paweł Korzeniowski, Polish swimmer was born. In 1987, Gert Jõeäär, Estonian cyclist was born. In 1997, A Fokker 100 from the Brazilian airline TAM launches engineer Fernando Caldeira de Moura Campos into 2,400 meters of free fall after an explosion that depressurized the aircraft. In 2024, Jerzy Stuhr, Polish actor passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

‘Unbelievable’ Kooij wins Tour de France 5th stage in chaotic sprint finish

The Namibian

July 8, 2026

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Dutch debutant Olav Kooij won the fifth stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday in a chaotic sprint finish sparked by a crash five kilometres from the line which scuppered several teams’ hopes. The 24-year-old beat German Max Kanter into second with Belgian Tim Merlier coming home in third as Norway’s Torstein Traeen kept [] The post ‘Unbelievable’ Kooij wins Tour de France 5th stage in chaotic sprint finish appeared first on The Namibian.

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