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    <text>A total lunar eclipse, visible in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica, occurs. </text>
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      <text>In association football, Chelsea F.C. defeat Real Betis 4–1 in the final at the Wrocław Stadium in Wrocław, Poland. </text>
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  <text>A 180 ft the Our Lady of Mercy monument dedicated to the Virgin Mary and the tallest of its kind in Europe, is inaugurated in Konotopie, Poland. </text>
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