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The latest round of UN-led peace talks between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front ended in stalemate, with the two sides agreeing to try again in March to resolve a 32-year dispute for control of Western Sahara.
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Muir Woods in northern California was listed on the national Registry of Historic Places on its 100th anniversary as a national monument.
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Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone at the annual Macworld Expo in SF. The 4GB version would be sold for $499 starting in June. A television set add-on called Apple TV was planned to hit stores in February for $299. Apple dropped the word “Computer” from its name.
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Rex Farrance (59), a longtime editor for PC World, was shot to death during a robbery at his home in Pittsburg, Ca. Farrance had let his son grow medical marijuana. In September Tremaine Amos (25), Darryl Hudson (23 and Montrell Hall (23) were charged with murder in the commission of a robbery.
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Dhaka, Bangladesh, turned into a battlefield as protesters, demanding the scrapping of national elections, hurled bombs and rocks at police who responded by firing tear gas and rubber bullets. The parties demanded the postponement of January 22 elections, alleging that they cannot be fair without massive changes to the voter list.
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Freddy Munoz, a reporter for a state-controlled television network in Venezuela, was released from a Colombian jail, 52 days after his arrest on accusations of plotting bomb attacks with leftist rebels.
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Mikhail Prokhorov (41), chief executive of Russian mining giant OAO Norilsk Nickel, was detained in France for questioning as part of a crackdown on a suspected prostitution ring at an upscale ski resort.
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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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