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In Iraq 7 Ukrainian soldiers and one Kazakh serving with the U.S.-led coalition were killed in an explosion while loading bombs that could be used by warplanes.
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Stanley Fischer, Zambian-born vice-chairman of Citigroup, accepted the nomination to be the next governor of the Bank of Israel.
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A French officer serving with U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon was killed by Israeli shelling, shortly after a Hezbollah bomb attack killed an Israeli soldier and wounded three others near the southern border.
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At least five Maoist rebels fighting to overthrow Nepal's constitutional monarchy were killed, three days before a deadline for the guerrillas to begin peace talks.
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Palestinians held their 1st presidential election in nine years, choosing a successor to longtime leader Yasser Arafat. Mahmoud Abbas was elected Palestinian Authority president by a landslide, giving the pragmatist a mandate to resume peace talks with Israel.
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Saudi police killed four terrorists believed linked to al-Qaida after the militants fled their desert tent while throwing hand grenades at surrounding forces.
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Sudan's VP Ali Osman Mohammed Taha and John Garang, the country's main rebel leader, signed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) to end Africa's longest-running conflict. The treaty said: The 10 states in southern Sudan will be secular, while the north will practice Islamic law; Former rebels will hold 30 percent of national posts, the south will be autonomous; Oil revenues from the south will be split 50-50 between the north and south: The south will vote on independence in 2011; UN observers will monitor a cease-fire and demobilization of troops.
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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1996 –
Paris Monroe, American singer
1989 –
Michael Beasley, American basketball player
1989 –
Michaella Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
1989 –
Nina Dobrev, Bulgarian actress
1987 –
Lucas Pezzini Leiva, Brazilian footballer
1987 –
Mao Inoue, Japanese actress
1987 –
Pablo Santos, Mexican actor (d. 2006)
1987 –
Paolo Nutini, Scottish singer/songwriter
1987 –
Sam Bird, English racing driver
1982 –
Kate Middleton, British, girlfriend of Prince William of Wales
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January, 9
- Births
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2009,
T. Llew Jones, Welsh author (b. 1915)
2008,
Johnny Grant, American radio personality, television producer (b. 1923)
2008,
Liam Quinn, Provisional IRA member (b. 1949)
2008,
Mehran Ghassemi, Iranian journalist (b. 1977)
2008,
Sir John Harvey-Jones, chairman of ICI from 1982 to 1987 (b. 1924).
2007,
Elmer Symons, South African motorcycle racer (b. 1977)
2007,
Jean-Pierre Vernant, French structuralist historian and anthropologist (b. 1914)
2006,
Andy Caldecott, Australian motorcycle racer (b. 1964)
2006,
Mikk Mikiver, Estonian actor, director (b. 1937)
2005,
Gonzalo Gavira, Mexican film sound technician (b. 1925)
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January, 9
- Deaths
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