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In Half Moon Bay, Ca., the annual Maverick surfing contest was won by Greg Long (24), or Orange County, who split his first prize of $30,000 with 5 other finalists in a pact that netted each $9,500.
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In Bangladesh thousands of textile factory workers took to the streets blocking a major highway in the capital Dhaka, demanding a pay rise and overtime payments.
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Croatia’s Parliament approved a new coalition government headed by PM Ivo Sanader, who vowed to pursue Croatia's quest to join the EU and NATO.
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A Macedonian Army helicopter returning from a peacekeeping mission in Bosnia crashed in foggy conditions, killing all 11 people on board.
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In Nigeria a speeding fuel tanker crashed and spilled its cargo in Port Harcourt, and as many as three dozen people were feared dead in the resulting fire.
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In southern Afghanistan Dutch troops killed two of their own men during a nighttime battle in Uruzgan province, and separately two allied Afghan soldiers they mistook for enemies. About 1,650 Dutch troops were deployed in Uruzgan as part of the NATO mission there. 14 Dutch troops have died since their mission began last year.
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At Argentina's main airport frustrated passengers smashed ticket counters and threw objects at airline staff after the country's flagship airline canceled international flights for a 2nd day due to delays caused by a baggage handlers strike and a walkout by ticket counter workers.
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- Current / Future Events
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1998 –
Nathan Gamble, American actor
1995 –
Laurel McGoff, American singer
1993 –
Aika Mitsui, Japanese singer
1992 –
Mao Kobayashi, Japanese gravure idol
1990 –
Sergey Karjakin, Ukrainian chess player
1988 –
Andrew Lawrence, American actor
1988 –
Chris Casement, Irish footballer
1987 –
Salvatore Sirigu, Italian footballer
1987 –
Will Rothhaar, American actor
1986 –
Kieron Richardson, English actor
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January, 12
- Births
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2009,
Claude Berri, French movie director (b. 1934)
2009,
Arne Næss, Norwegian philosopher (b. 1912)
2007,
Sir James Killen, Australian politician (b. 1925)
2007,
Alice Coltrane, American jazz musician (b. 1937)
2005,
Alessia di Matteo, first survivor of eight transplants in one operation (b. 2003)
2005,
Amrish Puri, Indian actor (b. 1932)
2005,
Edmund S. Valtman, Estonian-born cartoonist (b. 1914)
2004,
Olga Aleksandrovna Ladyzhenskaya, Russian mathematician (b. 1921)
2004,
Randy VanWarmer, American singer and songwriter (b. 1955)
2003,
Dean Amadon, American ornithologist (b. 1912)
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January, 12
- Deaths
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