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The UN announced that it would release over $81 million to Iraq to buy electricity generating equipment. This included $6.5 million for oil industry spare parts.
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The Idaho Coeur d’Alene Indian tribe planned to begin a national online lottery called US Lottery. US residents will be restricted by their local state laws.
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In Texas jury selection in the multi-million-dollar lawsuit trial of Oprah Winfrey began. She was being sued by Texas cattlemen for remarks on her Apr 16, 1996 show about mad cow disease. The case was initially a test of the state’s 1995 "veggie libel" law that protected perishable food products from false and defamatory statements, but was ruled to proceed as a common-law business defamation case. Winfrey won the case on Feb 26.
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In Algeria the European envoys concluded their mission as 3 people were killed by a bomb in Ben Aknoun District, another 3 by a bomb in the village of Ziralda. 2 people died from a bomb thrown into a cafe in Boussaken. King Fahd of Saudi Arabia offered his nation’s assistance to end the bloodshed.
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The 1st criminal suit was filed against Chile’s Gen’l. Pinochet for human rights violations.
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In the Congo Joseph Olengankoy, opposition leader, was arrested in Kinshasa. He had refused to meet with Pres. Kabila to discuss his criticism.
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In the Czech Republic Pres. Vaclav Havel won re-election by a slim margin in a 2nd round vote of parliament.
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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225 –
Gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244)
1991 –
Jolyon Palmer, English racing driver; son of Jonathan Palmer
1986 –
Derek Fathauer, American professional golfer
1984 –
Olivia Hallinan, English actress
1984 –
Toni Gonzaga, Filipina actress and singer
1983 –
Geovany Soto, Puerto Rican baseball player
1983 –
Mari Yaguchi, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)
1983 –
Paula Taylor, English-Thai actress, model and presenter
1982 –
Fredrik Strømstad, Norwegian footballer
1982 –
Joe Swash, English actor
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January, 20
- Births
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2009,
Stéphanos II Ghattas, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria for the Coptic Catholic Church
2009,
Stan Hagen, Canadian politician (b. 1940)
2009,
David Newman, American jazz musician, nicknamed "Fathead" (b. 1933)
2009,
Sheila O'Nions Walsh (aka Sheila Walsh, Sophie Leyton), English romance writer (b. 1928)
2006,
Dave Lepard, Swedish rock singer and guitarist (b. 1980)
2005,
Per Borten, Prime Minister of Norway (b. 1913)
2005,
Roland Frye, American literary critic and theologian (b. 1921)
2005,
Jan Nowak-Jezioranski, Polish journalist, writer, and politician (b. 1913)
2005,
Miriam Louisa Rothschild, British zoologist, entomologist, and author (b. 1908)
2004,
Guinn Smith, American athlete (b. 1920)
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January, 20
- Deaths
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