Both happened on 11 February, according to Wikipedia:
# 1979 – Islamic revolution of Iran establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
# 2011 – Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak resigns and delegates responsibilities to the Supreme Military Council after 18 days of protests.
Synchronicity and/or a worrying precedent?
Also on this day in history:
# 1953 – The Soviet Union breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel.
# 1964 – Greeks and Turks begin fighting in Limassol, Cyprus.
# 1964 – The Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan) breaks off diplomatic relations with France.
# 1968 – Israeli-Jordanian border clashes.
# 1990 – Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner.
# 1990 – James Buster Douglas, a 42 to 1 underdog, deals Mike Tyson his first professional loss with the largest upset in boxing history and becomes the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
# 1979 – Islamic revolution of Iran establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
# 2011 – Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak resigns and delegates responsibilities to the Supreme Military Council after 18 days of protests.
Synchronicity and/or a worrying precedent?
Also on this day in history:
# 1953 – The Soviet Union breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel.
# 1964 – Greeks and Turks begin fighting in Limassol, Cyprus.
# 1964 – The Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan) breaks off diplomatic relations with France.
# 1968 – Israeli-Jordanian border clashes.
# 1990 – Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner.
# 1990 – James Buster Douglas, a 42 to 1 underdog, deals Mike Tyson his first professional loss with the largest upset in boxing history and becomes the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
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