Today in history: End of Iraq war, and more
| Updated: Dec 15, 2020, 09:45 AM IST
Here's what happened today in history
1840
Napoleon Bonaparte receives a French state funeral in Paris 19 years after his death
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1970
USSR's Venera 7 becomes 1st spacecraft to land on another planet
(Photograph:WION)
1914
Gas explosion at Mitsubishi Hōjō coal mine in Japan kills 687 people
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2001
Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years
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2011
Iraq war officially ends