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Japan released GDP numbers indicating that its economy has technically been in a recession since Spring of 2004.
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Rescuers searching for miners trapped by a coal mine explosion in northeast China found six more bodies, bringing the death toll in the country's worst mining disaster in decades to 209.
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In Ecuador tens of thousands of protesters gathered near Quito's presidential palace to demand President Lucio Gutierrez's resignation, accusing him of authoritarian rule and with packing the supreme court with his own judges.
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CEO Sergio Marchionne announced Fiat SpA will buy the Maserati sportscar brand from Ferrari, a company in which it already had a majority stake, just three days after winning independence from General Motors Corp.
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In Paraguay the body of Cecilia Cubas, the kidnapped daughter of former President Raul Cubas, was dug up from behind a house months after she was abducted by heavily armed gunmen.
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In southern Russia a car bomb killed 3 people outside a government building in Dagestan.
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In Sudan 6 tribal leaders in a southern Darfur area agreed to cease attacks against each other and drop all claims for blood money for past assaults on tribesmen.
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MAY, 22
- Current / Future Events
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1991 –
Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg, Princess of Luxembourg
1988 –
Denílson Pereira Neves, Brazilian footballer
1988 –
Diego Capel, Spanish footballer
1987 –
Theresa Goh, Singaporean Paralympic swimmer
1985 –
Zoi Dimoschaki, Greek swimmer
1983 –
Tuomo Ruutu, Finnish ice hockey player
1981 –
Jay Howard, British racing driver
1981 –
Jerry Owens, American baseball player
1981 –
Qyntel Woods, American basketball player
1980 –
Agim Kaba, American actor and film producer
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February, 16
- Births
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2009,
Stephen Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan, Korean Cardinal, Protopriest of the Holy Roman Church (b. 1921)
2006,
Johnny Grunge, American professional wrestler (b. 1966)
2006,
Ernie Stautner, German-born American football player (b. 1925)
2005,
Nicole DeHuff, American actress (pneumonia) (b. 1975)
2005,
Queen Narriman, second and last wife of King Farouk and mother of their only child King Fuad II (b. 1933)
2004,
Shirley Strickland, Australian athlete (b. 1925)
2004,
Doris Troy, American singer (b. 1937)
2003,
Rusty Magee, American composer
2003,
Eleanor "Sis" Daley, wife of Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley (b. 1907)
2002,
Walter Winterbottom, England football manager (b. 1913)
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February, 16
- Deaths
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