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Porter Thompson, former president of SF-based Bechtel Inc.
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In Algeria the "emir" Hamza (alias Abdi Abdi), a suspected leader of al-Qaida's local affiliate, was killed during the sweep in the town of Legatha.
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Mohammed Hamid (50), a man who dubbed himself "Osama bin London" was found guilty by a British court of organizing extremist training camps and soliciting murder.
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Canada confirmed a new case of mad cow disease, the 12th since 2003
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In Afghanistan a rocket attack on an Afghan National Army patrol killed two soldiers and wounded six others in southern Kandahar province. A roadside bomb killed two Polish soldiers patrolling in eastern Afghanistan.
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In Brazil a helicopter had just left an oil rig with 17 oil workers and three crew members on board when it went down some 75 miles off the coast. 15 people aboard were rescued mostly unharmed. Rescuers located two bodies inside the sunken wreck, bringing the death toll to three. Two others remain missing.
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Brunei’s Prince Jefri effectively lost control of the 55-story New York Palace Hotel, formerly known as the Helmsley Palace. A firm owned by prince Jefri paid $202 million for the hotel in 1993 using funds from the Brunei Investment Agency (BAI).
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- Current / Future Events
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1993 –
Taylor Dooley, American actress
1987 –
Julia Bond, American porn star
1986 –
Crystal Kay, Japanese singer
1986 –
Juliet Simms, Guitarist and singer (Automatic Loveletter)
1986 –
Makelele, Brazilian footballer
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Teresa Palmer, Australian model and actress
1985 –
Alexandria Hilfiger, American actress
1985 –
Miki Fujimoto, Japanese singer
1984 –
Alex de Angelis, San Marino motorcycle racer
1984 –
Emmanuel Adebayor, Togolese footballer
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February, 26
- Births
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2009,
Wendy Richard, English actress (b. 1943)
2009,
Norm Van Lier, Basketball player and broadcaster (b. 1947)
2009,
Johnny Kerr, Basketball player and Chicago Bulls broadcaster (b. 1932)
2008,
Buddy Miles, American drummer (Band of Gypsies) (b. 1947)
2008,
Dick Fletcher, Meteorologist (b. 1942)
2008,
Glory Mukwati, Zimbabwean politician
2005,
Jef Raskin, American computer scientist (b. 1943)
2004,
Shankarrao Chavan, Indian politician (b. 1920)
2004,
Adolf Ehrnrooth, Finnish general (b. 1905)
2004,
Boris Trajkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia (b. 1956)
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February, 26
- Deaths
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