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A Brazilian housewife was convicted and sentenced to 19 years in prison for killing her husband, chopping his body into small pieces and frying it. Rosanita Nery dos Santos
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In Colombia Jorge Noguera, Pres. Alvaro Uribe's former spy chief, was freed from jail after a judge ruled his imprisonment for alleged links to far-right militias was illegal on procedural grounds.
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US and British troops freed three Christian peace activists in rural Iraq without firing a shot, ending a four-month hostage drama in which an American among the group was shot to death and dumped on a Baghdad street. At least 56 Iraqis died in violence, including a car bombing that killed 25 people in the third major attack on a police lockup in three days. A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives at the entrance to the Interior Ministry Major Crimes unit in Baghdad's central Karradah district, killing 10 civilians and 15 policemen em-ployed there.
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Human rights campaigners said Nigerian separatists have attacked census offi-cials with acid and machetes in a violent campaign for the southeastern region to boycott the headcount. A violent start to Nigeria’s first census in 15 years left at least 10 dead and scores of others injured.
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President Gen. Pervez Musharraf ordered all foreign militants to leave Pakistan or be killed. Pakistan protested the killing by Afghan soldiers of 14 people Pakistan claims were its citizens, the latest source of tension between the neighboring countries amid increasing vio-lence along their rugged border.
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Computer-savvy Philippine protesters took civil disobedience to cyberspace, launching a "virtual sit-in" campaign that urged online activists to overwhelm the police Web site with numerous hits.
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Pope Benedict XVI convened the College of Cardinals for the first time since his election last year, inviting its members to share their concerns about the challenges facing the Catholic Church before adding 15 new members to their ranks.
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- Current / Future Events
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1995 –
Jan Lisiecki, Canadian pianist
1990 –
Princess Eugenie of York
1986 –
Andrea Dovizioso, Italian motorcycle racer
1986 –
Steven Strait, American actor
1985 –
Maurice Jones-Drew, American football player
1983 –
Jerome Thomas, English footballer
1982 –
José Raúl Contreras, Chilean footballer
1981 –
Erin Crocker, American race car driver
1981 –
Luciana Carro, Canadian actress
1981 –
Tony Peña, Jr., Dominican baseball player
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March, 23
- Births
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2009,
Raúl Macías, A famous Mexican boxer (b. 1934)
2007,
Paul J. Cohen, American mathematician, Fields Medal winner (b. 1934)
2007,
Eric Medlen, American NHRA drag racer (b. 1973)
2006,
David B. Bleak, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1932)
2006,
Desmond Doss, American soldier and first conscientious objector Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1919)
2006,
Cindy Walker, American singer, songwriter and dancer (b. 1918)
2004,
Rupert Hamer, Australian politician (b. 1916)
2003,
Fritz Spiegl, Austrian-born journalist (b. 1926)
2002,
Eileen Farrell, American soprano (b. 1920)
2002,
Ben Hollioake, English cricketer (b. 1977)
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March, 23
- Deaths
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