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Bhutan held its first democratic elections. A new parliament and new constitution diluted the powers of its popular monarch. The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa
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An American cargo ship under contract to the US Navy opened fire on a small Egyptian boat while moving through the Suez Canal. Egyptian authorities said at least one man was killed. On Aug 28 the US ambassador met with the family Mohammed Fouad, the man killed, and offered an apology and 750,000 Egyptian pounds, or about US$140,000. In return, the family agreed not to sue the US government.
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In Greece 3 men from a free-press group ran onto the field of the stadium in Ancient Olympia during a flame-lighting ceremony for the Beijing Olympics, evading massive security aimed at preventing such disruptions in the wake of China's crackdown in Tibet.
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In Iraq Pres. Maliki announced that Operation Charge of the Knights would begin the next day in Basra. He sent over 30,000 Iraqi troops into Basra, mentored by US Marines, to clean out the Shia militias.
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Pakistan's National Assembly elected as prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, a top official in assassinated former PM Benazir Bhutto's party. Gilani ordered the release of all judges detained after President Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency rule last year.
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Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva began a 3-day official visit to Mozambique, where members of his government have signed four bilateral accords.
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- Current / Future Events
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1990 –
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Australian/New Zealand actress
1988 –
Ryan Higgins, Zimbabwean cricketer
1986 –
Kohei Hirate, Japanese racing driver
1986 –
Tony McMahon, English footballer
1985 –
Haruka Ayase, Japanese actress and model
1984 –
Adrian D'Souza, Indian field hockey player
1984 –
Chris Bosh, American basketball player
1983 –
Kelvin Kwan, Hong Kong singer
1983 –
T. J. Ford, American basketball player
1982 –
Corey Hart, American baseball player
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March, 24
- Births
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2009,
George Kell, American baseball player (b. 1922)
2008,
Chalmers "Spanky" Alford?, American guitarist (b. 1955)
2008,
Neil Aspinall, British record producer (b. 1941)
2008,
Hal Riney, American advertising executive (b. 1932)
2008,
Richard Widmark, American actor (b. 1914)
2006,
Lynne Perrie, English actress (b. 1931)
2003,
Hans Hermann Groër, Austrian Catholic archbishop (b. 1919)
2002,
César Milstein, Argentine scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1927)
2001,
Muriel Young, English TV entertainer (b. 1928)
1999,
Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, German women's activist (b. 1902)
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March, 24
- Deaths
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