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A small boat of African migrants from Eritrea was intercepted off the coast of Sicily. They said eight people died during their grueling trip. They had left from Libya 10-12 days earlier.
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A NATO Nimrod reconnaissance aircraft crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing 14 British servicemen. The alliance said there was no indication hostile fire was involved. The Nimrod MR2 exploded after an air-to-air refueling operation. A later investigation said that leaking fuel ignited by a hot pipe was the most likely cause of a fire that destroyed the plane. British patrol NATO and Afghan forces began Operation Medusa in southern Afghanistan. Dozens of insurgents were killed during the fighting.
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At least eight boats carrying 674 migrants from Mauritania reached the Canary Islands in the space of 24 hours.
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Bangladesh's trade shipments ground to a virtual halt as shipping companies refused to use the nation's main port in a protest over container fees. Operations began to resume the next day after 2 shipping companies agreed to withdraw their boycott.
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Bob Mathias (b.1930), 2-time Olympic decathlon champion (1948, 1952), died at his home in Fresno, Ca. He also served in the US House of Representatives for 4 terms (1967-1976). He starred as himself in the film “The Bob Mathias Story” (1954).
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British police arrested 14 people in overnight raids and said they suspected the men had been involved in training and recruiting for terror attacks. Two others were arrested in an unrelated terror investigation in Manchester.
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Hezbollah announced the death of Hajj Ali Mohammed Saleh Bilal, a military commander, from wounds suffered in monthlong fighting with Israel.
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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1990 –
Marcus Ericsson, Swedish Racing Driver
1989 –
Alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer
1989 –
Ishmeet Singh Sodhi, Indian Playback Singer (d. 2008)
1988 –
Ishant Sharma, Indian Cricketer
1987 –
Scott Moir, Canadian ice dancer
1984 –
Jack Peñate, English/Spanish singer
1984 –
Udita Goswami, Indian model and actress
1983 –
Aimee Osbourne, daughter of Ozzy
1983 –
Mark Foster, English rugby player
1982 –
Jason Hammel, American baseball player
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September, 2
- Births
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2008,
Bill Meléndez, American character animator (b. 1916)
2007,
Max McNab, National Hockey League executive (b. 1924)
2007,
Franz-Benno Delonge, German game designer (b. 1957)
2007,
Rajae Belmlih, Moroccan singer (b. 1962)
2006,
Bob Mathias, American athlete and congressman (b. 1930)
2006,
Willi Ninja, dancer and choreographer (b. 1961)
2005,
Bob Denver, American actor (b. 1935)
2004,
Joan Oró, Catalan scientist (b. 1923)
2004,
Eleni Zafeiriou, Greek actress (b. 1916)
2002,
Dick Reynolds, Australian rules footballer and coach (b. 1915)
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September, 2
- Deaths
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