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Mahamoud Ali Youssouf At the British Academy Film Awards, Conclave wins four awards including Best Film. Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (pictured) is elected as chairman of the African Union Commission. President of Romania Klaus Iohannis resigns from office, and is succeeded by Ilie Bolojan in an acting capacity. A bus falls off a bridge over the Las Vacas River in Guatemala City, killing at least 55 people. The Baltic states complete synchronization of their power grids with continental Europe's, disconnecting from Russia's. Ongoing: M23 campaign Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Gil Won-ok Michael O'Sullivan Barry Urban Sigrid Metz-Göckel Kevyn Major Howard Wally Gabler
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February 18 Protesters during the Revolution of Dignity 3102 BCE – According to Hindu scriptures, Kali Yuga, the last of the four stages that the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas, began. 1814 – War of the Sixth Coalition: French troops led by Napoleon forced the Army of Bohemia to retreat after it advanced dangerously close to Paris. 1977 – The Xinjiang 61st Regiment Farm fire started during Chinese New Year when a firecracker ignited the wreaths of late Mao Zedong, killing 694 personnel. 2014 – A series of violent events (pictured) involving protesters, riot police, and unknown shooters began in Kyiv that culminated in the ousting of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych five days later. Angilbert (d. 814) Per Brahe the Younger (b. 1602) Ōyama Sutematsu (d. 1919) Vernon (b. 1998) More anniversaries: February 17 February 18 February 19