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Mexican soldiers seized assault rifles, grenades, marijuana and bulletproof vests bearing police insignia after a brief shootout in the border city of Tijuana. Police commander Ri-cardo Rodriguez was shot dead in a city plaza by gunmen who opened fire with assault rifles from a moving car.
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Both of Spain's major political parties called off all election campaigning nation-wide after Isaias Carrasco, a former city councilman, was shot dead in the Basque region just two days before general elections.
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At least two people woke on their way to becoming millionaires. Someone bought a winning ticket for the record $370 million Mega Millions jackpot in Dalton, Ga., and another winning ticket was purchased in Woodbine, N.J. Ed Nabors
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Sex offender John Evander Couey was found guilty in Miami of kidnapping, rap-ing and murdering 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, who was buried alive.
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In NYC 9 people, including 8 children, died inside their burning Bronx house. An-other child died the next day.
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In Afghanistan NATO forces fought Taliban militants in the second day of the al-liance's largest-ever offensive. Mullah Abdul Qassim, a top Taliban commander in Helmand province told The Associated Press that his group has 4,000 fighters bracing to rebuff NATO's largest-ever offensive in southern Afghanistan. Suicide bombers are ready, land mines have been planted and helicopters will be targeted.
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Britain’s House of Commons voted 337-224 to introduce elections to the House of Lords.
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Displaying results 15-21 (of 263)
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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1992 –
Bel Powley, English Actress
1990 –
Abigail and Brittany Hensel, American conjoined twins
1989 –
Gerald Anderson, Filipino actor and model
1987 –
Nagaraj, Accenture Employee
1986 –
Ben Griffin, Australian soccer player
1985 –
Andre Fluellen, American football player
1985 –
Thomas Erak, American guitarist
1984 –
Brandon T. Jackson, American actor
1984 –
Mathieu Flamini, French footballer
1983 –
Manucho, Angolan footballer
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March, 7
- Births
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2009,
Jang Ja-yeon, South Korean actress (b. 1982)
2007,
Frankie Carle, American Pianist
2006,
Ali Farka Touré, Malian musician (b. 1939)
2006,
Gordon Parks, photographer (b. 1912)
2006,
John Junkin, British performer (b. 1930)
2005,
John Box, British film production designer and art director (b. 1920)
2005,
Debra Hill, American screenwriter and film producer (b. 1950)
2004,
Paul Winfield, American actor (b. 1941)
2001,
Frankie Carle, American pianist and bandleader (b. 1903)
2000,
Charles Gray, British actor (b. 1928)
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March, 7
- Deaths
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