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South Africa, burdened with one of the world's major HIV/AIDS epidemics, unveiled plans for its biggest AIDS vaccine trial.
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President Chen Shui-bian said the name 'Taiwan' would soon replace 'China' on the island's stamps, a move likely to anger Beijing.
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President Hugo Chavez's government moved to nationalize Venezuela's largest private electric company, signing an agreement to buy a controlling stake in Electricidad de Caracas from its US-based owner, AES Corp.
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A federal judge in Fargo, N.D., sentenced Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. to death for the slaying of college student Dru Sjodin.
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The Museum for African Art unveiled plans for a new home in Manhattan, becoming the first major addition to New York's Museum Mile in 50 years.
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Anna Nicole Smith (b.1967), former Playboy centerfold (Miss May 1992) and wife of former oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II (1905-1995), died in Florida. Authorities later said Smith died of an accidental drug overdose of nine prescription medications, but an extensive six-week investigation found no signs of foul play.
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Joe Edwards (85), comics artist, died at his home in NY. He worked on the 1942 debut issue of Archie comics and later created the character Li'l Jinx.
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- Current / Future Events
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412 –
roclus, Greek philosopher (d. 487)
1995 –
Jordan Todosey, Canadian actress
1989 –
Danielle Harmer, English actress
1988 –
Keegan Meth, Zimbabwean cricketer
1987 –
Carolina Kostner, Italian European champion figure skater
1984 –
Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Greek basketball player
1983 –
Jim Verraros, American singer
1982 –
Danny Tamberelli, American actor
1982 –
Eric Alexander, American football player
1982 –
Satomi Korogi, Japanese voice actress
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February, 8
- Births
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2009,
Marian Cozma, Romanian handball player (b. 1982)
2008,
Chua Ek Kay, Singaporean painter (b. 1947)
2007,
Anna Nicole Smith, American model, actress, and entertainer (b. 1967)
2007,
Ian Stevenson, Canadian-American professor and reincarnation expert (b. 1918)
2006,
Elton Dean, English musician (Soft Machine) (b. 1945)
2006,
Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer (b. 1914)
2005,
Jimmy Smith, American jazz musician (b. 1925)
2005,
Keith Knudsen, American drummer, vocalist and songwriter (The Doobie Brothers) (b. 1948)
2004,
Julius Schwartz, American comic book and science fiction editor (b. 1915)
2002,
Joachim Hoffmann, German historian (b. 1930)
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February, 8
- Deaths
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