Here is a rundown of the events that happened today in history:

1999 – Vladimir Putin becomes prime minister of Russia.

2002 – Islamic insurgents reportedly kill 26 people in Algeria , including women and children, in a rural western hamlet .

2002 – Ahmad Ahman Pategi , the Kwara State chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ) , is killed by unknown men alongside his police bodyguard .

2002 – The Robert Mugabe - led Zimbabwean government cracks down on white farmers who have not left their lands . The government charges seven to court and detains over 27 others .

2003 – In Warri , Nigeria , a curfew kicks off to calm the battle between rival militias .

2003 – Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, accused of genocide in the 1970s, is declared dead in a Saudi hospital where he had been critically ill for weeks .

2003 – The African swine fever kills half of the pigs in Uganda .

2005 – Scientists in Australia collect blood from crocodiles hoping to develop powerful antimicrobial drugs for humans . This comes after a series of tests reveal that a crocodile ’s immune system can kill HIV .

2008 – Carol Huynh wins Canada ’s first gold of the Olympics in women ’s wrestling , and Usain Bolt of Jamaica becomes the world ’s fastest man .
2010 – A cholera outbreak kills at least 87 people and infects 1 ,315 others.

2012 – A solar -powered toilet wins the $ 100 ,000 first prize in the “Reinvent the Toilet Challenge” sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The toilet converts urine and faeces into hydrogen and electricity.

2013 – A World Health Organisation official has said Somalia is experiencing an “explosive ” outbreak of polio . With over 105 cases , it has become higher than all polio cases around the world.

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