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Canadians began voting on whether to send their Liberal Party packing after 13 years. Conservatives won and Stephen Harper pledged to quickly carry out his campaign promises to cut taxes, get tough on crime and repair strained ties with Washington.
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Canadian officials said a cow from Alberta had tested positive for mad cow disease.
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In Chile Gen. Augusto Pinochet's wife and four grown children were indicted and ordered arrested on charges of tax evasion related to the former dictator's multimillion-dollar accounts at overseas banks.
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China's Ministry of Health announced the country's 10th human case of bird flu infection after a 29-year-old woman from the southwest of the country was diagnosed with the H5N1 virus.
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Saudi King Abdullah met with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing, amid efforts by China to secure overseas oil and gas reserves for its power-hungry economy.
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Ugandan rebels killed eight Guatemalan peacekeepers in Congo in an ambush near the border with Sudan. The gunbattle also left 15 attackers dead.
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A senior envoy said Iran will immediately retaliate if referred to the UN Security Council next week by forging ahead with developing a full-scale uranium enrichment program.
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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1989 –
April Pearson, British actress
1987 –
Felicia Brandström, Swedish singer
1986 –
Steven Taylor, English footballer
1985 –
Dong Fangzhuo, Chinese footballer
1985 –
Doutzen Kroes, Dutch supermodel
1984 –
Arjen Robben, Dutch footballer
1982 –
Patrick Levis, American actor
1982 –
Wily Mo Peña, Dominican baseball player
1981 –
Greg Smith, American UFC fighter
1981 –
Rob Friend, Canadian footballer
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January, 23
- Births
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2009,
Robert W. Scott, American politician, governor of North Carolina (b. 1929)
2007,
E. Howard Hunt, American Watergate figure (b. 1918)
2007,
Ryszard Kapuscinski, Polish journalist and writer (b. 1932)
2007,
Syed Hussein Alatas, Malaysian Politician (b. 1928)
2006,
Chris McKinstry, Canadian scientist (b. 1967)
2005,
Morys George Lyndhurst Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare, British politician (b. 1921)
2005,
Johnny Carson, American television host (b. 1925)
2004,
Bob Keeshan, American actor (b. 1927)
2004,
Helmut Newton, German-born photographer (b. 1920)
2003,
Nell Carter, American singer and actress (b. 1948)
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January, 23
- Deaths
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