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A bomb damaged a gas pipeline in southwestern Pakistan, cutting supplies to thousands of homes in the region.
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An apartment fire in Chicago killed six children ages 3 to 14.
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Andre Agassi retired after losing the third-round match at the US Open.
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Another 4 boats carrying 522 migrants from Mauritania reached the Canary Islands. This brought the total for 2 days to nearly 1200.
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In Pakistan Abdul Rahim Muslim Dost and his brother, Badruz Zaman Badar Dost, published “The Broken Shackles of Guantanamo,” an account of their 3 years in detention at the US prison. On Sep 29 Abdul was jailed by the Pakistani intelligence service in apparent response to criticism of the agency’s role in the US-led war on terrorism.
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In southeastern Turkey a remote-controlled bomb exploded in a tea garden, killing two people and wounding seven.
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Indonesia reported that 18% of its population of some 220 million are officially poor. The government benchmark was based on an income of $16.80 per month. Use of a $1 a day benchmark would raise the poverty number to over 80 million.
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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1993 –
Rina Koike, Japanese junior idol
1987 –
Chris Fountain, English actor
1987 –
Golam Morshed, Bangladeshi KID
1986 –
Shaun White, American snowboarder
1985 –
Kelvin Wilson, English footballer
1985 –
Scott Carson, English footballer
1984 –
Garrett Hedlund, American actor
1983 –
Augusto Farfus, Brazilian racing driver
1983 –
Marcus McCauley, American football player
1983 –
Nicky Hunt, English footballer
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September, 3
- Births
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2008,
Donald Blakeslee, American aviator, led 4th Fighter Group during World War II. (b. 1917)
2007,
Jane Tomlinson, British charity fund raiser (b. 1964)
2007,
Steve Ryan, American actor (b. 1947)
2007,
Syd Jackson, Maori activist and trade unionist (b. 1939)
2007,
Carter Albrecht, Musician (b. 1973)
2005,
R. S. R. Fitter, British ornithologist and botanist (b. 1913)
2005,
William Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1924)
2003,
Paul Jennings Hill, American anti-abortion murderer (b. 1954)
2002,
W. Clement Stone, American entrepreneur (b. 1902)
2001,
Pauline Kael, American film critic (b. 1919)
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September, 3
- Deaths
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