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In Mozambique one person was killed and 63 were wounded in Maputo when police opened fire in a bid to break up violent protests against increases in bus fares. The local council of Tete said an outbreak of diarrhea in the flood-hit city has claimed the lives of 64 people since early January.
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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a guru to the Beatles who introduced the West to transcendental meditation, died at his home in the Dutch town of Vlodrop.
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In Rwanda Theoneste Niyitegeka, a doctor and one-time possible presidential candidate, was sentenced to 15 years in jail for his role in the country's 1994 genocide.
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Serbia's coalition government was on the verge of collapse over the European Union's plans to send a mission to Kosovo province.
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In northeastern Somalia grenade attack killed 21 people and wounded 100 in Bossaso, Puntland.
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A South African court sentenced Daniel Geiges (69), a Swiss engineer, for his part in an international nuclear smuggling ring. Geiges was given a 13-year suspended sentence on charges relating to a network run by disgraced Pakistan nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan. Geiges' former boss and co-accused, German engineer Gerhard Wisser was given an 18-year suspended sentenced last year in a plea agreement for his role in the network.
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In South Africa 12 patients, including two children, were killed when their minibus overturned en route to a hospital in South Africa's Northern Cape province.
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MAY, 22
- Current / Future Events
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976 –
anjo, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)
1989 –
Cristine Reyes, Filipino actress
1989 –
Jeremy Sumpter, American actor
1986 –
Ashley Lane, American professional wrestler
1986 –
Billy Sharp, English footballer
1986 –
Manuel Fernandes, Portuguese footballer
1986 –
Reed Sorenson, American racecar driver
1986 –
Vedran Corluka Croatian football player
1985 –
Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer
1985 –
Crystal Hunt, American actress
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February, 5
- Births
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2008,
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Indian guru, founder of Transcendental Meditation (b. c. 1917)
2007,
Alfred Worm, Austrian investigative journalist (b. 1945)
2007,
Leo T. McCarthy, American politician and 43rd Lieutenant Governor of California (1983Feb 51995) (b. 1930)
2007,
Fred Ball, American movie studio executive, actor, and the brother of comedienne Lucille Ball (b. 1915)
2006,
Norma Candal, Puerto Rican actress and comedian (b. 1930)
2006,
Franklin Cover, American actor (b. 1928)
2005,
Gnassingbe Eyadema, President of Togo (b. 1937)
2004,
John Hench, American animator (b. 1908)
2003,
Helge Boes, American Central Intelligence Agency officer
2000,
Claude Autant-Lara, French film director (b. 1901)
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February, 5
- Deaths
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