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Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan ( ; ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (), is one of the six independent Turkic states in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to the south.
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Cape of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope (, Dutch: , ) is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.
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Grozny
Grozny (; , ) is the capital city of the Chechen Republic, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2002 Census, the city had a population of 210,720 people (a little more than half of the population a decade before) and in 2008 the city had a population of 230,100 people.
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Kiribati
Kiribati ( ; ), officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. It is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3.5 million square kilometres, (1,351,000 square miles) straddling the equator, and bordering the International Date Line at its easternmost point.
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Line Islands
The Line Islands, or Equatorial Islands, is a chain of eleven atolls and low coral islands in the central Pacific Ocean, south of the Hawaiian Islands, that stretches for 2,350 km in a northwest-southeast direction, making it one of the longest islands chains of the world. Eight of the islands form part of Kiribati, while the remaining three are United States territories grouped with the United States Minor Outlying Islands.
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Malawi
The Republic of Malawi (; Chichewa ) is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size is over with an estimated population of more than 13,900,000. Its capital is Lilongwe, the second largest city is Blantyre and the third large city is Mzuzu. The name Malawi comes from the Maravi, an old name of the Nyanja people that inhabit the area.
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Nigeria
Nigeria (), officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. The three largest and most influential ethnic groups in Nigeria are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. In terms of religion Nigeria is roughly split half and half between Muslims and Christians with a very small minority who practice traditional religion.
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Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish and Norwegian: Nobels fredspris) is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.
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Ottawa
Ottawa ( or ) is the capital of Canada, a municipality and the second largest city within the province of Ontario. Located in the Ottawa Valley, in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, the city lies on the Ottawa River, a major waterway forming the local boundary between the provinces of Ontario and Quebec.
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Palma de Mallorca
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Panama (), officially the Republic of Panama (; ), is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The capital is Panama City.
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Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a ship canal in Panama that joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. Built from 1904 to 1914, annual traffic has risen from about 1,000 ships in the canal's early days to 14,702 vessels in 2008, measuring a total 309.6 million Panama Canal/Universal Measurement System (PC/UMS) tons.
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Taipei 101 (), also known as the Taipei Financial Center, is a landmark skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The building ranked officially as the world's tallest from 2004 until the opening of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010. Taipei 101, designed by C.Y. Lee & partners and constructed primarily by KTRT Joint Venture and numerous subcontractors including Samsung C&T; received the 2004 Emporis Skyscraper Award. The tower has served as an icon of modern Taiwan ever since its opening. Fireworks launched from Taipei 101 feature prominently in international New Year's Eve broadcasts and the structure appears frequently in travel literature and international media.
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The Philippines
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Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. The extended Times Square area, also called the Theatre District, consists of the blocks between Sixth and Eighth Avenues from east to west, and West 40th and West 53rd Streets from south to north, making up the western part of the commercial area of Midtown Manhattan.
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The United States of America (also referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
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Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia () is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" because it is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents. The geography and climate of the state are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most populous city and Fairfax County the most populous political subdivision. The state population is nearly eight million.
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West Virginia
West Virginia () is a state in the Appalachian and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast. The capital and largest city is Charleston.
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Zambia
The Republic of Zambia () is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west. The capital city is Lusaka, located in the south-central part of the country. The population is concentrated mainly around the Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt to the northwest.
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Abraham Lincoln
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Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American hard rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "'''America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band'''". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many subsequent rock artists. The band was formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1970. Guitarist Joe Perry and bassist Tom Hamilton, originally in a band together called the Jam Band, met up with singer Steven Tyler, drummer Joey Kramer, and guitarist Ray Tabano, and formed Aerosmith. In 1971, Tabano was replaced by Brad Whitford, and the band began developing a following in Boston.
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Akram Awan
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Alans
The Alans or Alani (occasionally termed Alauni or Halani) were a group of Sarmatian tribes, nomadic pastoralists of the 1st millennium AD who spoke an Eastern Iranian language which derived from Scytho-Sarmatian and which in turn evolved into modern Ossetian.
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Albert Plesman
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Alex Ferguson
Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, Knight Bachelor, CBE, popularly known as Sir Alex or Fergie (born 31 December 1941 in Govan, Glasgow) is a Scottish football manager and former player, currently managing Manchester United, where he has been in charge since 1986.
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Alfie Anido
Alfie Anido (December 31, 1959 – December 30, 1981) was a popular Filipino matinee idol best remembered for his death at the age of 22. He was the eldest of four children of Alberto Anido and Sara Serrano, and was the brother of Albert Anido, another Filipino actor.
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Andreas Vesalius
Andreas Vesalius (December 31, 1514 – October 15, 1564) was an anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy, De humani corporis fabrica (On the Fabric of the Human Body). Vesalius is often referred to as the founder of modern human anatomy.
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Andy Summers
Andy Summers (born Andrew James Somers 31 December 1942) is an English guitarist and composer best known for his work in The Police and Eric Burdon & The Animals.
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Anthony Hopkins
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937), is a Welsh actor of film, stage and television. Considered to be one of the greatest living actors, he is perhaps best known for his portrayal of cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, its sequel, Hannibal, and its prequel, Red Dragon. Other prominent film credits include Magic, The Elephant Man, 84 Charing Cross Road, Dracula, Legends of the Fall, The Remains of the Day, Amistad, Nixon and Fracture. Hopkins was born and brought up in Wales. Retaining his British citizenship, he became a U.S. citizen on 12 April 2000. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003 and was made a Fellow of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2008.
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Anthrax (band)
Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981. The band was one of the most popular of the 1980s thrash metal scene. When thrash metal began to gain a major following in the mid-to-late 1980s, Anthrax were dubbed one of the "big four" of thrash metal alongside Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer.
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Archibald Hoxsey
Archibald Hoxsey (October 15, 1884 – December 31, 1910) was an early pioneer aviator for the Wright brothers.
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Are Kalvø
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Avram Hershko
Avram Hershko () (born 31 December 1937) is a Hungarian-born Israeli biochemist and Nobel laureate in Chemistry.
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Barbara Carrera
Barbara Carrera (born Barbara Kingsbury on December 31, 1945) is a Nicaraguan-born American film and TV actress as well as a former model. She is best known for her roles as Bond girl Fatima Blush in Never Say Never Again and as Angelica Nero on the television series Dallas.
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Baron Waqa
Baron Divavesi Waqa (b. December 31, 1959) is a Nauruan politician and composer.
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Bebe Neuwirth
Beatrice "Bebe" Neuwirth (born December 31, 1958) is an American actress, singer and dancer. She is known for her portrayal of Dr. Lilith Sternin, Dr. Frasier Crane's wife and ex-wife, on both the TV sitcom Cheers (in a starring role), and its spin-off Frasier (in a recurring guest role). She is also known for originating the role of Velma Kelly in the revival of Chicago.
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Belisarius
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Bianca Maria Sforza
Bianca Maria Sforza (5 April 1472 – 31 December 1510) was Holy Roman Empress as the second wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. She was the eldest legitimate daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan, by his second wife, Bona of Savoy.
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Bill Idelson
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Billy Snedden
Sir Billy Mackie Snedden, KCMG, QC (31 December 192627 June 1987) was an Australian politician representing the Liberal Party. He was Leader of the Opposition at the 1974 federal election, failing to defeat the Labor incumbent Gough Whitlam.
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Bob Shaw
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Boies Penrose
Boies Penrose (November 1, 1860 – December 31, 1921) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1897 until his death in 1921.
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Bojana Jovanovski
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Boris Yeltsin
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Brandon Teena
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Bronson Pelletier
Bronson Pelletier (born December 31, 1986) is a Canadian television actor, best known for his role as Jack Sinclair in renegadepress.com (2007), and for his role in New Moon.
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Bryce Avary
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Bryon Russell
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Burton Cummings
Burton Cummings, OC, OM (born December 31, 1947 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian musician and songwriter.
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Carl Dudley
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Catherine Labouré
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Commodus
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Connie Willis
Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis (born 31 December 1945) is an American science fiction writer.
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Craig Gordon
Craig Sinclair Gordon (born 31 December 1982 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish footballer, currently playing as a goalkeeper for both Sunderland and the Scotland national team. He was a nominee for STV's Scotland's Greatest Ever Football Team in 2010.
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Craig Reucassel
Craig Bruce Reucassel (born 31 December 1976, in South Africa) is a television and radio comedian from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is best known for being a member of satirical team The Chaser.
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Crystal Knight
Crystal Knight is an American erotic actress and exotic dancer of Cuban and Dominican heritage. She is sometimes credited as Crystal K.
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Dal Stivens
Dal Stivens (31 December 1911 - 16 June 1997) was an Australian writer.
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Danny Holla
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Danny McNamara
Danny McNamara (born Daniel Anthony McNamara, 31 December 1970, Bailiff Bridge, West Yorkshire, England) is the lead singer of English band Embrace.
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David Dacko
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Dominik Diamond
Paul Dominik Diamond (known as Dominik Diamond) is a Scottish television and radio presenter and newspaper columnist. He is best known as the original presenter of Channel 4's video gaming programme GamesMaster, as host of The Dominik Diamond Breakfast Show on Xfm Scotland and as a columnist for the Daily Star.
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Don Diamont
Don Diamont (born Donald Feinberg on December 31, 1962 in New York City, New York) is an American actor, best known for his long-running portrayal of Brad Carlton on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless. In 1990, he was chosen as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world by People Magazine, becoming the first daytime drama actor to receive the honor. He currently plays Bill Spencer, Jr. on The Bold and the Beautiful.
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Donald E. Westlake
Donald Edwin Westlake (July 12, 1933 – December 31, 2008) was an American writer, with over a hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray into science fiction or other genres. He was a three-time Edgar Award winner, one of only two writers (the other is Joe Gores) to win Edgars in three different categories (1968, Best Novel, God Save the Mark; 1990, Best Short Story, "Too Many Crooks"; 1991, Best Motion Picture Screenplay, The Grifters). In 1993, the Mystery Writers of America named Westlake a Grand Master, the highest honor bestowed by the society.
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Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American business magnate, socialite, author and television personality. He is the Chairman and CEO of the Trump Organization, a US-based real-estate developer. Trump is also the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts, which operates numerous casinos and hotels across the world. Trump's extravagant lifestyle and outspoken manner have made him a celebrity for years, a status amplified by the success of his NBC reality show, The Apprentice (where he serves as host and executive producer).
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Donald Trump Jr.
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Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines (born December 31, 1948), known by her stage name, Donna Summer is an American singer who gained prominence and notoriety during the disco era of the seventies with the majority of her early work produced by the team of Giorgio Moroder and Pete Belotte.
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Edward Bunker
:''For the founder of Bunkerville, Nevada, see Edward Bunker (Mormon).
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Eileen Heckart
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Elaine Cassidy
Elaine Cassidy (born 31 December 1979) is an award winning Irish actress and is best known for playing the lead character Abby Mills in the American CBS tv series ''Harper's Island, Felicia in Felicia's Journey opposite Bob Hoskins, Runt in Disco Pigs opposite Cillian Murphy, and Lydia in The Others''.
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Elizabeth Arden
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Ellen Datlow
Ellen Datlow (born December 31, 1949) is an American speculative fiction editor and anthologist.
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Elliot Richardson
Elliot Lee Richardson (July 20, 1920 December 31, 1999) was an American lawyer and politician who was a member of the cabinet of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. As U.S. Attorney General, he was a prominent figure in the Watergate Scandal, and resigned rather than refuse President Nixon's order to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox.
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Enrico di Giuseppe
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Esteban Loaiza
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Ettore Sottsass
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Floyd Cramer
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Fred Beebe
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George Marshall
George Catlett Marshall (December 31, 1880 – October 16, 1959) was an American military leader, Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of State, and the third Secretary of Defense. Once noted as the "organizer of victory" by Winston Churchill for his leadership of the Allied victory in World War II, Marshall served as the United States Army Chief of Staff during the war and as the chief military adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. As Secretary of State, his name was given to the Marshall Plan, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953.
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George Meade
George Gordon Meade (December 31, 1815 – November 6, 1872) was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer involved in coastal construction, including several lighthouses. He fought with distinction in the Seminole War and Mexican-American War. During the American Civil War he served as a Union general, rising from command of a brigade to the Army of the Potomac. He is best known for defeating Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.
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George Sisler, Jr.
George Sisler, Jr. (1917- December 31, 2006) was the general manager of three Minor League Baseball teams (the Columbus Red Birds, Rochester Red Wings and Columbus Clippers) and served as the president of the International League from 1966 to 1976. Four times he won the International League Executive of the Year award. He was the son of National Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman George Sisler.
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Gerry Dee
Gerry Dee (born Gerard Donoghue December 31, 1968) is a Canadian stand-up comedian. Prior to his comic career, he was a physical education teacher and hockey coach at De La Salle College (Toronto) "Oaklands", a private co-ed high school in Toronto. He also attended and graduated from De La Salle in high school.
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Giovanni Pascoli
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Gong Li
Gong Li (; born 31 December 1965) is a Chinese-born film actress. Gong first came into international prominence through close collaboration with Chinese director Zhang Yimou and is credited with helping bring Chinese cinema to Europe and the United States.
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Guru Guru
Guru Guru is a German Krautrock band formed in 1968 as The Guru Guru Groove by Mani Neumeier (drums) and Uli Trepte (bass) later joining Jim Kennedy (guitar). In time for their debut in 1970, Ax Genrich had replaced Kennedy to solidify the classic Guru Guru line up.
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Gustave Courbet
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Gérard Debreu
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Harry S. Truman
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Heather McCartney
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Henri Matisse
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Henry Carter Adams
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Herman Boerhaave
Herman Boerhaave (Voorhout, 31 December 1668 – Leiden, 23 September 1738) was a Dutch botanist, humanist and physician of European fame. He is regarded as the founder of clinical teaching and of the modern academic hospital. His main achievement was to demonstrate the relation of symptoms to lesions.
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Hilla Limann
Hilla Limann (12 December, 1934 – 23 January, 1998) was the President of Ghana from 24 September, 1979 to 31 December, 1981. Eventually he became a diplomat, and served in Switzerland. Limann, whose original last name was Babini, was born in the northern Ghanaian town of Gwolu in the Sissala West District of the Upper West Region to a poor family. He managed to gain an excellent education, and took up an academic career.
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Horacio Quiroga
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Ion Creangă
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Isma'il Pasha
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Ivana Trump
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Jacques Cartier
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James I of Aragon
James I the Conqueror (Catalan: Jaume el Conqueridor, Aragonese: Chaime lo Conqueridor, Spanish: Jaime el Conquistador, Occitan: Jacme lo Conquistaire; 2 February 1208 – 27 July 1276) was the King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276. His long reign saw the expansion of the Crown of Aragon on all sides: into Valencia to the south, Languedoc to the north, and the Balearic Islands to the east. By a treaty with Louis IX of France, he wrested the county of Barcelona from nominal French suzerainty and integrated it into his crown. His part in the Reconquista was similar in Mediterranean Spain to that of his contemporary Ferdinand III of Castile in Andalusia.
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James II of England
James II & VII (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Increasingly Britain's political and religious leaders opposed him as too pro-French, too pro-Catholic, and too much of an absolute monarch. When he produced a Catholic heir, the tension exploded and the leaders called on William III of Orange (his son-in-law and nephew) to land an invasion army from the Netherlands. James fled England (and thus abdicated) in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He was replaced by William of Orange who became king as William III, ruling jointly with his wife (James's daughter) Mary II. Thus William and Mary, both Protestants, became joint rulers in 1689. James made one serious attempt to recover his crowns, when he landed in Ireland in 1689 but, after the defeat of the Jacobite forces by the Williamite forces at the Battle of the Boyne in the summer of 1690, James returned to France. He lived out the rest of his life as a pretender at a court sponsored by his cousin and ally, King Louis XIV.
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James Remar
James Remar (born December 31, 1953) is an American actor. He has appeared in movies, video games, and TV shows. He is perhaps best known as Richard, the on-off tycoon boyfriend of Kim Cattrall's character in Sex and the City, as Ajax in The Warriors, as the homicidal maniac Albert Ganz in the 1982 comedy/thriller 48 Hrs, Dutch Shultz in The Cotton Club, Lord Raiden in and more recently as Harry Morgan in Dexter.
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Jan Smit (singer)
Johannes Hendricus Maria "Jan" Smit (born 31 December 1985 in Volendam, Netherlands) is a Dutch pop music and schlager singer. He scored his first number one position in the Dutch charts with Ik zing dit lied voor jou alleen (I'm singing this song only for you) in 1997. Being 12 years of age at the time, he was known as '''Jantje ('Johnny') Smit'''. Later on he gained notoriety over his break-up with Yolanthe Cabeau van Kasbergen. His chronic insecurities thereafter have oftentimes been linked to this break-up.
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Jean-Bédel Bokassa
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Jerry Rawlings
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Jesse Carlson
Jesse Craig Carlson (born December 31, 1980) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. Born in New Britain, Connecticut, Carlson graduated from Berlin High School, where he starred in basketball as well as baseball. Carlson was a member of the team that defeated Seymour Connecticut High School to win the state championship in 1999. After high school, Carlson was awarded Big East rookie honors while pitching for the University of Connecticut, where he lettered in baseball for three straight years (2000 to 2002).
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Joe Dallesandro
'''Joseph Angelo D'Allesandro (born December 31, 1948), better known as Joe Dallesandro''', is an American actor, and Warhol superstar. Although he never became a mainstream film star, Dallesandro is generally considered to be the most famous male sex symbol of American underground films of the 20th century, as well as a sex symbol of gay subculture.
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John Allen Muhammad
John Allen Muhammad (December 31, 1960 – November 10, 2009) was a spree killer from the United States. With his younger partner, Lee Boyd Malvo, he carried out the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks, killing at least 10 people. Muhammad and Malvo were arrested in connection with the attacks on October 24, 2002, following tips from alert citizens.
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John Bevins Moisant
John Bevins Moisant (April 25, 1868 – December 31, 1910) was a United States aviator.
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John Denver
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John Dutton Frost
Major General John Dutton (Johnny) Frost CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DL (31 December 1912 - 21 May 1993) was a British airborne officer best known for being the leader of the small group of airborne forces that actually got to Arnhem bridge during the Battle of Arnhem. He was one of the first to join the newly formed Parachute Regiment and served with distinction in many wartime airborne operations until he was injured and captured at Arnhem. His army career continued until his retirement in 1968.
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John Flamsteed
John Flamsteed FRS (19 August 1646 – 31 December 1719) was an English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal.
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John Wycliffe
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Jonah Jones
Jonah Jones (born Robert Elliott Jones; December 31, 1909 – April 29, 2000) was a jazz trumpeter who is perhaps best known for creating concise versions of jazz and swing standards that appealed to a mass audience. In jazz he might be best appreciated for his work with Stuff Smith. He was sometimes referred to as "King Louis II." Started playing alto sax at the age of 12 in the Booker T Washington Community Center band in Louisville before quickly transitioning to trumpet where he excelled immediately.
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Joseph S. Cullinan
Joseph Stephen Cullinan (December 31, 1860 - March 11, 1937) was a U.S. oil industrialist. Although he was a native of Pennsylvania, his lifetime business endeavors would help shape the early oil industry of Texas. He founded The Texas Company, which would eventually be known as Texaco Incorporated.
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José Greco
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Jule Styne
Jule Styne (December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994) was a British-born American songwriter especially famous for a series of Broadway musicals, which included several very well known and frequently revived shows.
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Julie Doucet
Julie Doucet (born December 31, 1965 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian former underground cartoonist and artist, best known for her autobiographical works such as Dirty Plotte and My New York Diary. Her work is concerned with such topics as "sex, violence, menstruation and male/female issues."
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Julio DePaula
Julio Cesar DePaula (born December 31, 1982 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher, currently playing for the Hanwha Eagles in the Korea Baseball Organization.
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June
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Karl Benz
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Kathryn Ish
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King Kelly
:For the unrelated fictitious baseball character King Kelly, see It Happens Every Spring.
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Konishiki
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Lance Reddick
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Leigh Bowery
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Lionel Daunais
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Lisa Joyner
Lisa Marie Joyner (born December 31, 1966) is an entertainment reporter and television host.
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Liveris Andritsos
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Lloyd Haynes
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Louis XIV of France
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Ludolph van Ceulen
Ludolph van Ceulen (28 January 1540 – 31 December 1610) was a German / Dutch mathematician from Hildesheim. Like many Germans during the Catholic Inquisitions, he emigrated to the Netherlands.
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Luke Schenscher
Luke Dean Schenscher (born 31 December 1982) is an Australian professional basketball player currently playing for the Townsville Crocodiles in the NBL.
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Malcolm Middleton
Malcolm Bruce Middleton
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Mani Neumeier
Mani Neumeier (Manfred Neumeier, born December 31, 1940 in Munich) is a German rock musician, free jazz-drummer, artist, frontman (singer and drummer) of the German Krautrock-band Guru Guru.
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Mariana Renata
Mariana Renata Dantec (born December 31, 1983 in Paris, France) is an Indonesian actress.
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Marin Sais
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Mario Aerts
Mario Aerts (born 31 December 1974 in Herentals, Belgium) is a professional road bicycle racer since 1997. He has since shifted residence to Molenstede and currently rides for , and has done so since 2005 under the team's various names.
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Markku Peltola
Markku Peltola (12 July 1956 – 31 December 2007) was a Finnish actor and musician. He was born in Helsinki and grew up there. He was actively involved in founding and acting with the Telakka Theater in Tampere.
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Marshall McLuhan
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Martin O'Meara
'''Martin O'Meara''' VC (31 December 1882–20 December 1935) was both an Irish recipient (by birth) and an Australian recipient (by naturalisation) of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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Max Pechstein
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Michael Goldberg
Michael Goldberg (1924-12-24 – 2007-12-31) was an American abstract expressionist painter and teacher known for his gestural action paintings, abstractions and still-life paintings. His work was recently seen in September 2007 in a solo exhibition at Knoedler & Company in New York City, as well as several exhibitions at Manny Silverman Gallery in Los Angeles. Additionally, a survey of Goldberg's work will be exhibited at the University Art Museum at California State University, Long Beach in September 2010.
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Michael Hedges
Michael Alden Hedges (December 31, 1953 – December 2, 1997) was an American composer and acoustic guitarist born and raised in Enid, Oklahoma.
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Mies Bouwman
Maria Antoinette (Mies) Bouwman (born 31 December 1929) is a Dutch television presenter.
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Milton L. Klein
Milton Lowen Klein, Q.C. (February 21, 1910 – December 31, 2007) was a Montreal lawyer, a former Member of Parliament and a figure in the Jewish-Canadian community.
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Muhammad bin Qasim
Muhammad bin Qasim Al-Thaqafi () (c. 31 December 695–18 July 715) was an Umayyad general who, at the age of 17, began the conquest of the Sindh and Punjab regions along the Indus River (now a part of Pakistan) for the Umayyad Caliphate. He was born in the city of Taif (in modern day Saudi Arabia). Qasim's conquest of Sindh and Punjab laid the foundations of Islamic rule in the Indian subcontinent.
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Nathan Milstein
Nathan Mironovich Milstein (January 13, 1904 (Old Style: December 31, 1903)December 21, 1992) was a Russian-born American virtuoso violinist.
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Neil Ross
Neilson "Neil" Ross (born 31 December 1944) is an English voice actor and announcer, born in London, England and now resident and working in Los Angeles, in the United States. He has provided voices for (mainly minor characters) in many American cartoons, particularly those based on Hasbro products and Marvel Comics, and numerous video games. Ross has also provided voice roles (such as radio announcers) for many movies, including Back to the Future II, Babe, Quiz Show, and Being John Malkovich.
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Nicolas Calas
Nicolas Calas () (May 27, 1907-December 31, 1988) was the pseudonym of Nikos Kalamaris (), a Greek-American poet and art critic. While living in Greece, he also used the pseudonyms Nikitas Randos () and M. Spieros ().
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Nikos Ploumpidis
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Nina Li Chi
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Noel Tyl
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Odetta
Odetta Holmes, (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008) known as Odetta, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, songwriter, and a human rights activist, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". Her musical repertoire consisted largely of American folk music, blues, jazz, and spirituals. An important figure in the American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, she was influential musically and ideologically to many of the key figures of the folk-revival of that time, including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Mavis Staples, and Janis Joplin.
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Oliver St John
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Ostrogoths
The Ostrogoths () were a branch of the Goths (the other branch being the Visigoths), an East Germanic tribe that played a major role in political events of the last decades of the Roman Empire. The Ostrogoths established the Kingdom of Italy, a relatively short-lived successor state of the Western Roman Empire.
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Pancha Carrasco
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Papoose (rapper)
Shamele Mackie, (born on March 5, 1978) better known by his stage name Papoose (), is an American rapper.
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Patrick Chan
Figure skater
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Paul Rodriguez Jr.
Paul Rodriguez (born December 31, 1984, in Tarzana, California U.S.) is an American professional skateboarder and actor.
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Paul Westerberg
Paul Westerberg (born December 31, 1959) is an American musician, best known as the former lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and songwriter of The Replacements, one of the seminal alternative rock bands of the 1980s. He launched a solo career after the dissolution of that band. In recent years, he has cultivated a more independent-minded approach, primarily recording his music at home in his basement.
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Pete Duel
Pete Duel (February 24, 1940 – December 31, 1971) was an American actor, best known for his role in the television series Alias Smith and Jones.
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Pete Quaife
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Phill Kline
Phillip D. "Phill" Kline (born December 31, 1959) is the former district attorney of Johnson County, Kansas, USA. From January 2003 to January 2007, he was the Attorney General of Kansas. Kline, a member of the Republican Party, lost re-election as attorney general to Democratic challenger Paul Morrison on November 7, 2006, 58%-41%. Kline became the district attorney of Johnson County on the day he left office as attorney general, effectively switching jobs with Morrison. Kline then ran for a full term as district attorney, but Steve Howe defeated Kline in the August 5, 2008, Republican primary.
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Phillip Whitehead
Phillip Whitehead, (30 May 1937 – 31 December 2005) was a British Labour politician, television producer and writer.
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Pierino Belli
Pierino Belli (March 20, 1502, Alba - December 31, 1575, Turin) was a soldier and jurist.
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Pius Ncube
His Grace the Most Reverend Dr. Pius Alick Mvundla Ncube (born December 31, 1946) served as the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, until he resigned on September 11, 2007. Widely known for his human rights advocacy, Ncube is an outspoken critic of President Robert Mugabe.
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Pope Callixtus III
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Pope Sylvester I
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Raj Narain
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Rami Alanko
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Rex Allen
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Richie McCaw
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Rick Aguilera
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Rita Lee
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Rob Penders
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Roman Emperors
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Ryan Sakoda
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Sander Schutgens
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Scott Ian
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Sean S. Cunningham
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Shandon Anderson
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Shimazu Tadayoshi
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Simon Wiesenthal
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Siné
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Spencer Trask
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Steve Rude
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Suebians
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Susan Shwartz
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Taylor Hackford
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Taylor Mead
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The Chaser
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The Rocket Summer
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Thomas Edison
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Thomas Erastus
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Tim Matheson
Tim Matheson (born Timothy Lewis Matthieson; December 31, 1947) is an American actor, director and producer. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the smooth talking Eric 'Otter' Stratton in the 1978 comedy Animal House and has had a variety of other well-known roles.
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Tommy Dickson
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Toni Kuivasto
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Tony Dorigo
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Tyrone Corbin
Tyrone Kennedy Corbin (born December 31, 1962 in Columbia, South Carolina) is a retired American basketball player who played in the NBA at small forward from 1985 to 2000 for the San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, Sacramento Kings, and Toronto Raptors. He played collegiately for DePaul University from 1981 to 1985. He is currently an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz.
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Val Kilmer
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Vandals
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Vladimir Putin
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Dec 31: Goodbye Brotherhood 2.0
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- Published: 31 Dec 2007
- Updated: 17 Sep 2012
In which Hank and John sing a duet. HERE ARE A LOT OF LINKS TO NERDFIGHTASTIC THINGS: Shirts and Stuff: dftba.com Hank's Music: dftba.com John's Books: amzn.to ====================== Hank's Twitter: www.twitter.com Hank's Facebook: www.facebook.com Hank's tumblr: edwardspoonhands.tumblr.com John's Twitter www.twitter.com John's Facebook: www.facebook.com John's tumblr: fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com ====================== Other Channels Crash Course www.youtube.com SciShow: www.youtube.com Gaming: www.youtube.com VidCon: www.youtube.com Hank's Channel: www.youtube.com Truth or Fail: www.youtube.com ====================== Nerdfighteria effyeahnerdfighters.com effyeahnerdfighters.com reddit.com nerdfighteria.info A Bunny (\(\ ( - -) ((') (')
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December 31, 2011
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- Published: 08 Oct 2009
- Updated: 12 Sep 2012
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SNSD's (Yuri,Yoona) - Like A Virgin & Womanizer (Dec 31,2009)(Gayo Daejun).
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- Duration: 6:40
- Published: 07 May 2011
- Updated: 17 Sep 2012
# SNSD's (Yuri,Yoona) - Like A Virgin & Womanizer (Dec 31,2009)(Gayo Daejun).
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Take The High Road 12/31/1980
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- Duration: 23:48
- Published: 28 Jul 2010
- Updated: 13 Jul 2012
A visitor from Alice's past arrives unexpectedly. Alan starts his plans for leaving Glendarroch to be with his wife in Brazil. The knives are out in the battle between Elizabeth and Miss Steedman for Home Farm.
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Mario Marois vs. Bob Gainey, Brent Ashton vs. Chris Nilan (Dec. 31, 1984)
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- Duration: 2:13
- Published: 03 Jan 2010
- Updated: 17 Sep 2012
A pair of fights break out. The combatants are Mario Marois vs. Bob Gainey and Brent Ashton vs. Chris Nilan. It happened at the Forum in Montreal on Dec. 31, 1984.
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The Steamie - The Steamie
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- Duration: 78:49
- Published: 27 Jul 2010
- Updated: 06 Sep 2012
The television version of Tony Roper's tragicomic play about women struggling to finish their chores in a wash-house before the 1953 Hogmanay celebrations get under way. Starring Dorothy Paul, Eileen McCallum, Katy Murphy, Sheila Donald, Faye Milligan and Peter Mullan.
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LITERAL The Hobbit Trailer
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- Duration: 3:00
- Published: 28 Dec 2011
- Updated: 17 Sep 2012
Get it on iTunes! itunes.apple.com Music recomposed by Terabrite - youtube.com TOBUSCUS SHIRTS! tobuscus.spreadshirt.com FREE shipping if your order is $50 or over with code SHIPFREEUS until Dec 31!! Darkness Redness Whiteness Posters! http (free Tobuscus slap bracelet when you buy the signed ones!) Fans! facebook.com Daily Vlogs: youtube.com TobyGames! bit.ly Twitter! twitter.com Dailybooth! dailybooth.com Tags: LITERAL The Hobbit Trailer "literal trailer" tobuscus toby turner lord of the rings
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TOBUSCUS ANIMATED CHRISTMAS ADVENTURES!
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- Duration: 2:57
- Published: 22 Dec 2011
- Updated: 17 Sep 2012
TOBUSCUS SHIRTS! tobuscus.spreadshirt.com FREE shipping if your order is $50 or over with code SHIPFREEUS until Dec 31!! Darkness Redness Whiteness Posters! http (free Tobuscus slap bracelet when you buy the signed ones!) Fans! facebook.com Daily Vlogs: youtube.com TobyGames! bit.ly Twitter! twitter.com Dailybooth! dailybooth.com TOBUSCUS ANIMATED CHRISTMAS ADVENTURES! Written by Toby Turner Tobuscus / Santa - Toby Turner Gabuscus - Gabe Hohreiter Animator - GonzoSSM - youtube.com Animation help - CyoteCody5 - youtube.com
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Tariq Aziz show 31 dec 2010 part2
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- Duration: 3:24
- Published: 01 Jan 2011
- Updated: 17 Sep 2012
Bait bazi competetion held on 31s december in bazme tariq aziz
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Marvel Avengers: Battle For Earth [Gameplay Footage]
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- Duration: 3:15
- Published: 30 May 2012
- Updated: 17 Sep 2012
Based on the Secret Invasion storyline, Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth features 20 different characters, including Avengers such as Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America and Thor, as well as other fan-favorite Super Heroes and Super Villains from the Marvel Universe. Release Date: December 31, 2012 www.kgames.org
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News Edition in Albanian Language - Vizion Plus - 2011 - December 31 - 15:00
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- Duration: 33:55
- Published: 31 Dec 2011
- Updated: 13 Mar 2012
Main events of the day in Albanian Language News Edition
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第六屆星弦盃創作樂團大賽初賽--December 31(StayOrChange)
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- Published: 07 May 2012
- Updated: 29 Aug 2012
The Force Feed - Anonymous Threatens To Shut Down Sony (The Force Feed: Dec 30th)
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- Published: 31 Dec 2011
- Updated: 11 Sep 2012
Force Strategy Gaming presents: The Force Feed Myst 3DS: www.gameinformer.com Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode 2: www.youtube.com UK MoD Improving It's Simulator: www.guardian.co.uk Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning Destiny Cards: www.facebook.com Anonymous vs Sony: www.youtube.com Force Strategy Gaming: www.youtube.com www.ForceStrategyGaming.com Force Strategy Gaming Your premier location for strategies and tutorials to the games you love! Intro by Zach Booth www.youtube.com
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Insanely Fit 61 Year Old
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- Published: 22 Feb 2012
- Updated: 17 Sep 2012
Barstarzz, Calisthenics Professionals giving you the inspiration and tools to build a great body anywhere. New Videos Every Week. To learn on.fb.me and make sure to subscribe bit.ly Raven at 61 years old has been running for 37 years on south beach Miami. He works out everyday and last time he missed one day of exercise was on December 31 1974 since he hasn't missed one day of exercising. Master the basics and learn everything you need to know to get started by buying The Barstarzz Instructional, The Ultimate How To On Bodyweight Fitness bit.ly Get answers to all your questions, free advice, free tips, interact with us and other members of the community from all over the world. www.facebook.com on.fb.me bit.ly Tumblr bit.ly Subscribe to our other Youtube www.youtube.com Subscribe to the Youtube (Espanol)www.youtube.com
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Elvis Presley - 1976.12.31 - New Years Eve - Pittsburgh, Pasadena
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- Duration: 48:19
- Published: 16 Jun 2011
- Updated: 11 Sep 2012
Legendary New Years Eve concert in Pittsburgh, PA (taken from A New Year For Elvis DVD)
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Zindagi Kahe... Smile Please - 31st December 2011
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- Published: 31 Dec 2011
- Updated: 06 Mar 2012
Harmony gets emotional embracing Janak and feels hurt thinking that she will not be able to see him again. Janak promises Harmony to be with her when ever she would need him. Furious Nand Kishore grabs Hansraj's collar for insulting him. Janak slaps Nand Kishore for misbehaving with Hansraj. Mehta lets out the secret of Modi's bankruptcy to Avinash Ajmera. Hansraj gets a shock seeing Mehta's true colours. Harmony and Nimt are off for their Honeymoon while Avinash confronts Hansraj.
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WWE Smackdown 12/31/10 Michelle McCool & Layla vs Beth Phoenix & Natalya
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- Duration: 8:45
- Published: 31 Dec 2010
- Updated: 02 Sep 2012
Smackdown 12/31/10 Michelle McCool & Layla vs Beth Phoenix & Natalya.
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12/31/10 New Years Party Part 1
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- Duration: 2:44
- Published: 05 Jan 2011
- Updated: 15 Sep 2012
All footage belongs to the WWE I have no rights on this video. Theddy Longs "New Years Halla Halla Holiday Party". On SmackDown. Watch and enjoy. Feat. Hornswoggle, Connor O Brian, Alberto Del Rio, Teddy Long, Drew McIntyre, Kelly Kelly, the "drunken" Chavo Guerrero, Beth Phoenix
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HOUSE OF GINGERS! (12.12.10 - Day 591)
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- Duration: 13:37
- Published: 13 Dec 2010
- Updated: 17 Sep 2012
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Dill Mill Gayye Full Episode 77 31st December 2007
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- Duration: 20:25
- Published: 29 Mar 2012
- Updated: 08 Sep 2012
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EPIC TROLL FACE!!! (12.7.10 - Day 586)
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- Published: 08 Dec 2010
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Azeroth Daily 31/12/2010
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- Published: 31 Dec 2010
- Updated: 13 Sep 2012
Please remember to rate if you like this video. Azeroth Daily, the only daily WoW news and comment videocast. Remember to subscribe to receive yours as soon as it's released! Brigitte Burdine killed in Hit and Run - www.curse.com Blizzard posts travel guide for newbies - eu.battle.net Daily Blues Bashiok points out their customer service is inhouse - blue.mmo-champion.com Zarhym explains reason behind 1800 honour for Tol Borad win and intention to make changes to Tol Barad to address balance problems - blue.mmo-champion.com
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Take The High Road 12/31/1987
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- Duration: 37:17
- Published: 22 Dec 2010
- Updated: 14 Jul 2012
A special one-off episode of the classic STV soap opera for Hogmanay 1987. The residents of Glendarroch prepare to see in the New Year amidst family tensions and a police investigation.
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![Skarpnäcks gård is a district (Swedish: stadsdel) in Skarpnäck in Stockholm Municipality, Sweden.[1] Skarpnäcks Gård has 10,348 inhabitants as of December 31, 2007.](http://web.archive.org./web/20120917235133im_/http://cdn3.wn.com/pd/17/5a/87023bfa6db00921a5a648408b5a_small.jpg "Skarpnäcks gård is a district (Swedish: stadsdel) in Skarpnäck in Stockholm Municipality, Sweden.[1] Skarpnäcks Gård has 10,348 inhabitants as of December 31, 2007.")
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![Skarpnäcks gård is a district (Swedish: stadsdel) in Skarpnäck in Stockholm Municipality, Sweden.[1] Skarpnäcks Gård has 10,348 inhabitants as of December 31, 2007.](http://web.archive.org./web/20120917235133/http://cdn7.wn.com/pd/17/5a/87023bfa6db00921a5a648408b5a_medium.jpg "Skarpnäcks gård is a district (Swedish: stadsdel) in Skarpnäck in Stockholm Municipality, Sweden.[1] Skarpnäcks Gård has 10,348 inhabitants as of December 31, 2007.")
![Timber framing houses in the Stedtli (2010). Grüningen has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 3,165.[1] As of 2007[update], 11.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.](http://web.archive.org./web/20120917235133/http://cdn2.wn.com/pd/ee/1a/94e2a89d21c89a93b9c5934e228c_medium.jpg "Timber framing houses in the Stedtli (2010). Grüningen has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 3,165.[1] As of 2007[update], 11.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.")
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Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has announced the following differences between its consolidated financial forecasts released on February 15, 2012, and the actual results for the first half of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. In addition, it has also announced revisions of its consolidated financial...(size: 11.6Kb)
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Consolidated business results for first half-year Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has released its consolidated business results for the first half of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. Despite an increase in sales of motorcycles and the marine product business in the United States, the power products...(size: 10.8Kb)
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December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. It is widely known as New Year's Eve since the following day is New Year's Day. It is the last day of the year.
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Events[link]
- 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gaul.
- 535 – Byzantine General Belisarius completes the conquest of Sicily, defeating the Ostrogothic garrison of Syracuse, and ending his consulship for the year.
- 1225 – The Lý Dynasty of Vietnam ends after 216 years by the enthronement of the boy emperor Tran Thai Tong, husband of the last Ly monarch, Ly Chieu Hoang, starting the Trần Dynasty.
- 1229 – James I of Aragon the Conqueror enters Medina Mayurqa (now known as Palma, Spain) thus consummating the Christian reconquest of the island of Majorca.
- 1600 – The British East India Company is chartered.
- 1660 – James II of England is named Duke of Normandy by Louis XIV of France.
- 1687 – The first Huguenots set sail from France to the Cape of Good Hope.
- 1695 – A window tax is imposed in England, causing many householders to brick up windows to avoid the tax.
- 1759 – Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000 year lease at £45 per annum and starts brewing Guinness.
- 1775 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Quebec: British forces repulse an attack by Continental Army General Richard Montgomery.
- 1790 – Efimeris, the oldest Greek newspaper of which issues have survived till today is published for the first time.
- 1831 – Gramercy Park is deeded to New York City.
- 1853 – A dinner party is held inside a life-size model of an Iguanodon created by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and Sir Richard Owen in south London, England
- 1857 – Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa, then a small logging town, as the capital of Canada.
- 1862 – American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln signs an act that admits West Virginia to the Union, thus dividing Virginia in two.
- 1862 – American Civil War: The Battle of Stones River begins near Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
- 1878 – Karl Benz, working in Mannheim, Germany, filed for a patent on his first reliable two-stroke gas engine, and he was granted the patent for it in 1879.
- 1879 – Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
- 1906 – Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar signs the Persian Constitution of 1906.
- 1907 – The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in New York, New York.
- 1909 – Manhattan Bridge opens.
- 1923 – The chimes of Big Ben are broadcast on radio for the first time by the BBC.
- 1944 – World War II: Hungary declares war on Nazi Germany.
- 1946 – President Harry S. Truman officially proclaims the end of hostilities in World War II.
- 1951 – The Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than US$13.3 billion in foreign aid to rebuild Europe.
- 1955 – The General Motors Corporation becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year.
- 1960 – The farthing coin ceases to be legal tender in the United Kingdom.
- 1961 – RTÉ, Ireland's state broadcaster, launches its first national television service.
- 1963 – The Central African Federation officially collapses and splits into Zambia, Malawi and Rhodesia.
- 1965 – Jean-Bédel Bokassa, leader of the Central African Republic army, and his military officers begins a coup d'état against the government of President David Dacko.
- 1967 – The Youth International Party, popularly known as the "Yippies", is founded.
- 1981 – A coup d'état in Ghana removes President Hilla Limann's PNP government and replaces it with the Provisional National Defence Council led by Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings.
- 1983 – The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government.
- 1983 – In Nigeria a coup d'état led by Major General Muhammadu Buhari ends the Nigerian Second Republic.
- 1986 – A fire at the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, kills 97 and injures 140.
- 1991 – All official Soviet Union institutions have ceased operations by this date and the Soviet Union is officially dissolved.
- 1992 – Czechoslovakia is peacefully dissolved in what is dubbed by media as the Velvet Divorce, resulting in the creation of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
- 1994 – This date is skipped altogether in Kiribati as the Phoenix Islands and Line Islands change time zones from UTC−11:00 to UTC+13:00 and UTC-10:00 to UTC+14:00, respectively.
- 1994 – The First Chechen War: Russian army began a New Year's storm of Grozny
- 1998– The European Exchange Rate Mechanism freezes the values of the legacy currencies in the Eurozone, and establishes the value of the euro currency.
- 1999 – Boris Yeltsin, the first president of Russia, resigns as President of Russia, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as the acting President.
- 1999 – Five hijackers, who had been holding 155 hostages on an Indian Airlines plane, leave the plane with two Islamic clerics that they had demanded be freed.
- 1999 – The United States Government hands control of the Panama Canal (as well all the adjacent land to the canal known as the Panama Canal Zone) to Panama. This act complied with the signing of the 1977 Torrijos–Carter Treaties.
- 2004 – The official opening of Taipei 101, the tallest skyscraper at that time in the world, standing at a height of 509 metres (1,670 ft).
Births[link]
- 695 – Muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715)
- 1378 – Pope Callixtus III (d. 1458)
- 1491 – Jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557)
- 1514 – Andreas Vesalius, Flemish anatomist (d. 1564)
- 1572 – Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617)
- 1585 – Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, (d. 1645)
- 1668 – Herman Boerhaave, Dutch humanist and physician (d. 1738)
- 1704 – Carl Gotthelf Gerlach, German organist (d. 1761)
- 1720 – Charles Edward Stuart, pretender to the British throne (d. 1788)
- 1738 – Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, British general (d. 1805)
- 1741 – Isabella Maria of Parma, wife of future Holy Roman emperor (d. 1763)
- 1741 – Gottfried August Bürger, German poet d.(1794)
- 1763 – Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral (d. 1806)
- 1805 – Marie d'Agoult, French author (d.1876)
- 1815 – George Meade, American Civil War general (d. 1872)
- 1823 – Sándor Petőfi, Hungarian poet (d. 1849)
- 1830 – Isma'il Pasha, Governor of Egypt (d. 1895)
- 1830 – Alexander Smith, Scottish poet (d. 1867)
- 1851 – Henry Carter Adams, American economist (d. 1921)
- 1855 – Giovanni Pascoli, Italian poet (d. 1912)
- 1857 – King Kelly, American baseball player (d. 1894)
- 1860 – Joseph S. Cullinan, American oil industrialist (d. 1937)
- 1864 – Robert Grant Aitken, American astronomer (d. 1951)
- 1869 – Henri Matisse, French painter (d. 1954)
- 1877 – Lawrence Beesley, English journalist and author (d. 1967)
- 1878 – Elizabeth Arden, Canadian businesswoman (d. 1966)
- 1878 – Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan-Argentinian writer (d. 1937)
- 1880 – Fred Beebe, American baseball player (d. 1957)
- 1880 – George C. Marshall, United States Secretary of State, Nobel Laureate (d. 1959)
- 1881 – Max Pechstein, German painter (d. 1955)
- 1882 – Martin O'Meara, Australian soldier (d. 1935)
- 1884 – Bobby Byrne, American baseball player (d. 1964)
- 1885 – Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1970)
- 1899 – Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican composer (d. 1940)
- 1901 – Julia Bathory, Hungarian glass designer(d. 2000)
- 1901 – Nikos Ploumpidis, Greek resistance fighter (d. 1954)
- 1902 – Lionel Daunais, French-Canadian singer and composer (d. 1982)
- 1903 – Nathan Milstein, Ukrainian violinist (d. 1992)
- 1904 – Umm Kulthum, Egyptian singer and actress (d. 1975)
- 1905 – Jule Styne, English-born composer (d. 1994)
- 1908 – Simon Wiesenthal, Austrian Holocaust survivor (d. 2005)
- 1909 – Jonah Jones, American jazz trumpeter (d. 2000)
- 1910 – Carl Dudley, American film director (d. 1973)
- 1911 – Dal Stivens, Australian novelist (d. 1997)
- 1912 – Maj-Gen John Frost, British para commander (d. 1993)
- 1917 – Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer (d. 1962)
- 1919 – Tommy Byrne, American baseball player (d. 2007)
- 1920 – Rex Allen, American actor, singer, and songwriter (d. 1999)
- 1924 – Taylor Mead, American actor
- 1926 – Billy Snedden, Australian politician (d. 1987)
- 1928 – Siné, French cartoonist
- 1929 – Mies Bouwman, Dutch television personality
- 1930 – Odetta, American singer (d. 2008)
- 1930 – Jaime Escalante, American teacher (d. 2010)
- 1931 – Bob Shaw, Irish writer (d. 1996)
- 1933 – Edward Bunker, American author and actor (d. 2005)
- 1934 – Akram Awan, Islamic scholar
- 1934 – Noel Tyl, American astrologer
- 1937 – Avram Hershko, Israeli biologist, Nobel laureate
- 1937 – Sir Anthony Hopkins, Welsh actor
- 1937 – Barry Hughes, Welsh professional football player and manager and entertainer
- 1938 – Rosalind Cash, American actress (d. 1995)
- 1940 – Mani Neumeier, German musician (Guru Guru)
- 1941 – Sean S. Cunningham, American film director
- 1941 – Alex Ferguson, Scottish football manager
- 1941 – Sarah Miles, English actress
- 1942 – Andy Summers, British guitarist (The Police)
- 1943 – John Denver, American singer and songwriter (d. 1997)
- 1943 – Sir Ben Kingsley, English actor
- 1943 – Pete Quaife, English bassist (The Kinks) (d. 2010)
- 1944 – Taylor Hackford, American producer and director
- 1944 – Neil Ross, British-American voice actor
- 1945 – Diane von Fürstenberg, Belgian-born fashion designer
- 1945 – Barbara Carrera, Nicaraguan actress and model
- 1945 – Connie Willis, American writer
- 1946 – Pius Ncube, Zimbabwean human rights advocate
- 1947 – Burton Cummings, Canadian keyboardist (The Guess Who)
- 1947 – Rita Lee, Brazilian rock singer
- 1947 – Tim Matheson, American actor
- 1948 – Joe Dallesandro American actor
- 1948 – René Robert, National Hockey League player
- 1948 – Donna Summer, American singer (d. 2012)
- 1949 – Ellen Datlow, American editor
- 1949 – Seub Nakhasathien, Thai conservationist (d. 1990)
- 1949 – Susan Shwartz, American writer
- 1951 – Tom Hamilton, American bassist (Aerosmith)
- 1952 – Vaughan F. R. Jones, New Zealand mathematician
- 1953 – James Remar, American actor
- 1953 – Jane Badler, American actress
- 1953 – Michael Hedges, American composer, singer-songwriter, guitarist (d. 1997)
- 1954 – Alex Salmond, Scottish politician
- 1954 – Hermann Tilke, German racing circuit architect
- 1956 – Steve Rude, American comics artist
- 1958 – Bebe Neuwirth, American actress
- 1959 – Liveris Andritsos, Greek basketball player
- 1959 – Alfie Anido, Filipino actor (d. 1981)
- 1959 – Val Kilmer, American actor
- 1959 – Phill Kline, American politician
- 1959 – Baron Waqa, Nauruan politician and musician
- 1959 – Paul Westerberg, American musician (The Replacements)
- 1960 – John Allen Muhammad, American spree killer (d. 2009)
- 1960 – Steve Bruce, English footballer
- 1961 – Rick Aguilera, American baseball player
- 1961 – Nina Li Chi, Chinese actress
- 1962 – Tyrone Corbin, American basketball player
- 1962 – Don Diamont, American actor
- 1962 – Heather McCartney, British activist
- 1963 – Scott Ian, American guitarist (Anthrax)
- 1963 – Konishiki, American sumo wrestler
- 1964 – Michael McDonald, American actor-comedian
- 1965 – Tony Dorigo, English footballer
- 1965 – Julie Doucet, Canadian underground cartoonist
- 1965 – Gong Li, Chinese actress
- 1965 – Nicholas Sparks, American author
- 1966 – Lisa Joyner, American entertainment reporter
- 1968 – Gerry Dee, Canadian comedian and actor
- 1968 – Luciano Szafir, Brazilian actor
- 1969 – Dominik Diamond, Scottish presenter and newspaper columnist
- 1969 – Are Kalvø, Norwegian writer and satirist
- 1969 – Lance Reddick, American actor
- 1970 – Jorjão, Brazilian footballer
- 1970 – Sven Kretschmer, German footballer
- 1970 – Danny McNamara, Lead singer of English band Embrace
- 1970 – Carlos Morales Quintana, husband of Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark
- 1970 – Bryon Russell, American basketball player
- 1971 – Brent Barry, American basketball player
- 1971 – Esteban Loaiza, Mexican Major League Baseball player
- 1972 – Joey McIntyre, American singer (New Kids on the Block)
- 1973 – Shandon Anderson, American basketball player
- 1973 – Crystal Knight, American pornographic actress and model
- 1973 – Malcolm Middleton, Scottish musician (Arab Strap)
- 1974 – Mario Aerts, Belgian cyclist
- 1974 – Tony Kanaan, Brazilian racing driver
- 1974 – Ryan Sakoda, Japanese American professional wrestler
- 1975 – Rami Alanko, Finnish ice hockey player
- 1975 – Toni Kuivasto, Finnish footballer
- 1975 – Rob Penders, Dutch footballer
- 1975 – Sander Schutgens, Dutch runner
- 1976 – Craig Reucassel, Australian comedian, member of The Chaser
- 1977 – Donald Trump Jr., son of Donald Trump and Ivana Trump
- 1977 – Wardy Alfaro, Costa Rican footballer
- 1978 – Elizabeth Arden, Canadian businesswomen
- 1978 – Papoose, American rapper
- 1979 – Elaine Cassidy, Irish actress
- 1979 – Paul O'Neill, British racing driver
- 1980 – Matthew Capiccioni, American professional wrestler
- 1980 – Jesse Carlson, American baseball player
- 1980 – Richie McCaw, New Zealand rugby player
- 1981 – Jason Campbell, American football player
- 1982 – Bryce Avary, The Rocket Summer, American musician
- 1982 – Julio DePaula, Dominican baseball player
- 1982 – Craig Gordon, Scottish footballer
- 1982 – Luke Schenscher, Australian basketball player
- 1983 – Mariana Renata, French-Indonesian Actress
- 1984 – Paul Rodriguez Jr., Professional skateboarder
- 1985 – Jan Smit, Dutch singer
- 1986 – Bronson Pelletier, Canadian actor
- 1987 – Javaris Crittenton, American basketball player
- 1987 – Danny Holla, Dutch footballer
- 1987 – Émilie Le Pennec, French gymnast
- 1990 – Patrick Chan, Canadian figure skater
- 1991 – Bojana Jovanovski, Serbian tennis player
Deaths[link]
- 192 – Commodus, Roman Emperor (b. 161)
- 335 – St. Silvester, Pope
- 1164 – Margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. 1124)
- 1194 – Duke Leopold V of Austria (killed at a tournament) (b. 1157)
- 1297 – Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249)
- 1302 – Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238)
- 1384 – John Wycliffe, English theologian and Bible translator (b. circa 1328)
- 1424 – Thomas Beaufort, 1st Duke of Exeter, English military leader
- 1460 – Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, English politician (b. 1400)
- 1510 – Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1472)
- 1535 – William Skeffington, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1465)
- 1568 – Shimazu Tadayoshi, Japanese warlord (b. 1493)
- 1575 – Pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (b. 1502)
- 1583 – Thomas Erastus, Swiss theologian (b. 1524)
- 1610 – Ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (b. 1540)
- 1650 – Dorgon, Chinese emperor (b. 1612)
- 1655 – Janusz Radziwiłł, Polish–Lithuanian noble and magnate (b. 1612)
- 1673 – Oliver St John, English statesman and judge
- 1679 – Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist (b. 1608)
- 1691 – Dudley North, English economist (b. 1641)
- 1719 – John Flamsteed, English astronomer (b. 1646)
- 1742 – Karl III Philip, Elector Palatine (b. 1661)
- 1799 – Jean-François Marmontel, French historian and writer (b. 1723)
- 1872 – Aleksis Kivi, Finnish author (b. 1834)
- 1876 – Catherine Labouré, French visionary and saint (b. 1806)
- 1877 – Gustave Courbet, French painter (b. 1819)
- 1888 – Samson Raphael Hirsch, German rabbi (b. 1808)
- 1889 – Ion Creangă, Romanian writer (b.1837/39)
- 1890 – Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican war heroine (b. 1826)
- 1891 – Samuel Ajayi Crowther, Nigerian bishop. (b. 1809)
- 1894 – Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, Dutch mathematician (b. 1856)
- 1905 – Alexander Popov, Russian physicist (b. 1859)
- 1909 – Spencer Trask, American financier (b. 1844)
- 1910 – John Moisant, American aviator (b. 1868)
- 1910 – Arch Hoxsey, American aviator (b. 1884)
- 1921 – Boies Penrose, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (b. 1860)
- 1936 – Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish writer and philosopher (b. 1864)
- 1948 – Malcolm Campbell, English race car driver (b. 1885)
- 1953 – Albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer (b. 1889)
- 1964 – Ólafur Thors, Prime Minister of Iceland (b. 1892)
- 1964 – Bobby Byrne, baseball player (b. 1884)
- 1969 – George Lewis, American clarinetist (b. 1900)
- 1971 – Pete Duel American actor (b. 1940)
- 1971 – Marin Sais, American actress (b. 1890)
- 1971 – Vikram Sarabhai, Indian physicist (b. 1919)
- 1972 – Roberto Clemente, Puerto Rican baseball player (b. 1934)
- 1977 – Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah, ruler of Kuwait (b. 1924)
- 1980 – Marshall McLuhan, Canadian writer (b. 1911)
- 1980 – Raoul Walsh, American film director (b. 1887)
- 1985 – Ricky Nelson, American singer (b. 1940)
- 1986 – Raj Narain, Indian Politician (b. 1917)
- 1986 – Lloyd Haynes, American actor (b. 1934)
- 1987 – Jerry Turner, American television anchorman (b. 1929)
- 1988 – Nicolas Calas, Greek-American poet and art critic (b. 1907)
- 1990 – Vasili Lazarev, Soviet cosmonaut (b. 1928)
- 1990 – George Allen, American football coach (b. 1918)
- 1993 – Zviad Gamsakhurdia, first President of Georgia (b. 1939)
- 1993 – Brandon Teena, American murder victim (b. 1972)
- 1994 – Leigh Bowery, Australian-born English fashion performance artist (b. 1961)
- 1994 – Woody Strode, American actor and decathlete (b. 1914)
- 1997 – Floyd Cramer, American musician (b. 1933)
- 1997 – Billie Dove, American actress (b. 1903)
- 1997 – Michael Kennedy, American politician (b. 1958)
- 1999 – Elliot Richardson, American politician (b. 1920)
- 2000 – Alan Cranston, American politician (b. 1914)
- 2000 – José Greco, Italian-born American flamenco dancer and choreographer (b. 1918)
- 2000 – Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane, Israeli leader of Kahane Chai party and son of Rabbi Meir Kahane (b. 1966)
- 2001 – Eileen Heckart, American actress (b. 1919)
- 2002 – Kevin Scott MacMichael, American guitarist (Cutting Crew) (b. 1951)
- 2003 – Arthur R. von Hippel German-born physicist (b. 1898)
- 2004 – Gérard Debreu, French economist, Bank of Sweden Prize laureate (b. 1921)
- 2005 – Phillip Whitehead, British politician (b. 1937)
- 2005 – Enrico di Giuseppe, American tenor (b. 1932)
- 2006 – George Sisler, Jr., American baseball executive (b. 1917)
- 2007 – Tommy Dickson, British footballer (b. 1929)
- 2007 – Tony Elliott, American football player (b. 1959)
- 2007 – Michael Goldberg, American painter (b. 1924)
- 2007 – Bill Idelson, American actor (b. 1919)
- 2007 – Kathryn Ish, American actress (b. 1936)
- 2007 – Milton L. Klein, Canadian politician (b. 1910)
- 2007 – Markku Peltola, Finnish actor and musician (b. 1956)
- 2007 – Ettore Sottsass, Italian architect and designer (b. 1917)
- 2008 – Donald E. Westlake, American author (b. 1933)
Holidays and observances[link]
- Christian Feast Day:
- International Solidarity Day (Azerbaijan)
- New Year's Eve (International observances), and its related observances:
- Last Day of the Year or Bisperás ng Bagong Taón, special holiday between Rizal Day and New Year's Day (The Philippines)
- The first day of Hogmanay or "Auld Year’s Night" (Scotland)
- The seventh day of Christmas (Western Christianity)
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| Bob Gainey | |
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| Born | (1953-12-13) December 13, 1953 (age 58) Peterborough, ON, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | Montreal Canadiens |
| National team |  Canada |
| NHL Draft | 8th overall, 1973 Montreal Canadiens |
| WHA Draft | 7th overall, 1973 Minnesota Fighting Saints |
| Playing career | 1973–1989 |
| Hall of Fame, 1992 | |
Robert Michael "Le Capitaine" Gainey (born December 13, 1953 in Peterborough, Ontario) is the former executive vice president and general manager of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is currently a team consultant for the Dallas Stars. He is also a former professional ice hockey player who played for the Canadiens from 1973 until 1989. After retiring from active play, he became a hockey coach and later an executive with the NHL Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars] organization before returning to Montreal as general manager from 2003 to 2010. Gainey was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992.
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Early years[link]
Bob Gainey began his hockey career in 1972 with his hometown team the Peterborough Petes in the Ontario Hockey League. His lack of scoring was made up by his impressive ability to shut down opposing players. This impressed many scouts in the NHL and in 1973, he was drafted 8th overall by the Montreal Canadiens. He was also drafted 7th overall by the Minnesota Fighting Saints of the WHA although he would never play a game in the WHA.
Professional years[link]
| Medal record | ||
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| Competitor for Canada |
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| Canada Cup | ||
| Gold | 1976 Canada | Ice Hockey |
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 1982 Finland | Ice Hockey |
| Bronze | 1983 West Germany | Ice Hockey |
As a rookie, Gainey was committed to a defensive style of play. In his second year, he was paired up with stars Yvan Cournoyer and Jacques Lemaire on the second line. In 1976, Gainey was chosen to represent Team Canada at the Canada Cup tournament where he helped Team Canada win the Cup against the Soviets. A defensive specialist, Gainey played with the Montreal Canadiens from 1973–74 to 1988–89, winning four consecutive Frank J. Selke Trophies, awarded to the league's best defensive forward and four consecutive Stanley Cups from 1976 to 1979.
In 1982, Canadiens captain Serge Savard retired from hockey and Gainey was named as his successor. The Canadiens remained successful in the regular season but in the playoffs, they were defeated in the first round three consecutive times from 1981 to 1983. Next season, the Canadiens earned a disappointing record finishing with 75 points only. Despite that, they embarked on a surprising playoff run before being eliminated in the semifinals by the New York Islanders.
Gainey lifted his last Stanley Cup as a player in 1986 against the Calgary Flames, and scored a playoff total of 5 goals and 10 points. Under Gainey's leadership, the Canadiens posted back to back 100 point seasons in 1988 and 1989. In 1989, the Canadiens reached the finals again against the Calgary Flames, a rematch from 1986. This time, the Flames won the Stanley Cup in 6 games. Following the loss, Gainey announced his retirement.
In total, Bob Gainey played in 1160 regular season games, scored 239 goals, and registered 263 assists. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992. In 1998, Gainey was ranked number 86 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
Post hockey playing years[link]
After his retirement, Gainey moved to France where he was player/coach for the Epinal Dolphins. Gainey returned to North America a year later and became head coach of the Minnesota North Stars in 1990–91, guiding his team to the sixth game of the Stanley Cup finals in his first season. In January 1992, Gainey also was named general manager. In 1996, a few seasons after the franchise relocated to Dallas, he stepped down as head coach to focus solely on his general manager duties. Gainey turned the franchise into a powerhouse by acquiring players such as Joe Nieuwendyk, Brett Hull, Ed Belfour and Sergei Zubov. The team won the Presidents' Trophy in 1998 and 1999. Dallas won the Stanley Cup in 1999.
In 1997, as Stars general manager, Gainey drafted his son Steve Gainey 77th overall in the annual NHL Entry Draft. Gainey's name went on the Stanley Cup a 6th time in 1999 as General Manager with Dallas.
Along with Bobby Clarke and Pierre Gauthier, Gainey was given the responsibility of selecting Canada's men's ice hockey squad for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Gainey became general manager of the Montreal Canadiens in May 2003. On January 13, 2006, Gainey fired Canadiens' head coach Claude Julien and stepped in as head coach on an interim basis. At the same time, he hired Guy Carbonneau to work as an associate coach, handing the coaching reins over to him for the 2006–07 season. On July 24, 2006, Montreal Canadiens president Pierre Boivin extended Gainey's contract to 2009–2010.
On February 23, 2008, the Canadiens retired Gainey's #23 jersey.
On March 9, 2009, Gainey named himself the interim coach of the Montreal Canadiens after firing Guy Carbonneau. On June 1, 2009, he signed Jacques Martin as the new head coach. On February 8, 2010, he resigned as the Canadiens general manager for personal reasons, and was succeeded by Gauthier. The Canadiens were 28-26-6 at the time of his resignation. He remained on as a consultant to the team until the end of the 2011-12 season, following the firing of Pierre Gauthier, when it was mutually agreed, between Gainey and team President Geoff Molson, that he step down.
On May 9, 2012 the Dallas Stars announced Gainey's hiring as a team consultant.
Awards and achievements[link]
- Frank J. Selke Trophy winner in 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982.
- Selected to the NHL All-Star Game in 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981.
- Conn Smythe Trophy winner in 1979.
- Stanley Cup championships in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1999 (as GM).
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992.
- In 1998, Gainey was ranked number 86 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
- His #23 was retired by the Montreal Canadiens on February 23, 2008.
Career statistics[link]
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| 1971–72 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 52 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 66 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1973–74 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 80 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1975–76 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 78 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 57 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 1976–77 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 80 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 25 | ||
| 1977–78 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 66 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 57 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 1978–79 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 79 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 44 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | ||
| 1979–80 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 64 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1980–81 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 78 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 79 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1982–83 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 80 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1983–84 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 77 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 41 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | ||
| 1984–85 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 79 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | ||
| 1985–86 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 80 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 1986–87 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 47 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1987–88 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 78 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1988–89 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 49 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| NHL totals | 1160 | 239 | 262 | 501 | 585 | 182 | 25 | 48 | 73 | 151 | ||||
International[link]
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | P | PIM | |
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| 1976 | Canada | Can-Cup | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1981 | Canada | Can-Cup | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1982 | Canada | WC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1986 | Canada | WC | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
| Senior int'l totals | 32 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | |||
NHL managing record[link]
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||||||
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| MIN | 1992–93 | 84 | 36 | 38 | 10 | - | 82 | 5th in Norris | Did not qualify | |||
| DAL | 1993–94 | 84 | 42 | 29 | 13 | - | 97 | 3rd in Central | Conference Semi-finals | |||
| DAL | 1994–95 | 48 | 17 | 23 | 8 | — | 42 | 5th in Central | Conference Quarter-finals | |||
| DAL | 1995–96 | 82 | 26 | 42 | 14 | — | 66 | 6th, Central | Did not qualify | |||
| DAL | 1996–97 | 82 | 48 | 26 | 8 | — | 104 | 1st, Central | Conference Quarter-finals | |||
| DAL | 1997–98 | 82 | 49 | 22 | 11 | — | 109 | 1st, Central | Conference Finals | |||
| DAL | 1998–99 | 82 | 51 | 19 | 12 | — | 114 | 1st, Pacific | Stanley Cup champion | |||
| DAL | 1999–2000 | 82 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 102 | 1st, Pacific | Stanley Cup Final | |||
| DAL | 2000–01 | 82 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 106 | 1st, Pacific | Conference Semi-finals | |||
| DAL | 2001–02 | 50 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | (fired) | |||||
| MTL | 2003–04 | 82 | 41 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 93 | 4th, Northeast | Conference Semi-finals | |||
| MTL | 2004–05 | Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL lockout | ||||||||||
| MTL | 2005–06 | 82 | 42 | 31 | — | 9 | 93 | 3rd, Northeast | Conference Quarter-finals | |||
| MTL | 2006–07 | 82 | 42 | 34 | — | 6 | 90 | 4th, Northeast | Did not qualify | |||
| MTL | 2007–08 | 82 | 47 | 25 | — | 10 | 104 | 1st, Northeast | Conference Semi-finals | |||
| MTL | 2008–09 | 82 | 41 | 30 | — | 11 | 93 | 2nd, Northeast | Conference Quarter-finals | |||
| MTL | 2009–10 | 82 | 28 | 26 | — | 6 | 93 | 2nd, Northeast | Conference Finals | |||
| Total | 1228 | 624 | 439 | 107 | 58 | |||||||
NHL coaching record[link]
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | ||||||
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| MIN | 1990–91 | 80 | 27 | 39 | 14 | - | 68 | 4th in Norris | Lost in Stanley Cup Finals |
| MIN | 1991–92 | 80 | 32 | 42 | 6 | - | 70 | 4th in Norris | Lost in first round |
| MIN | 1992–93 | 84 | 36 | 38 | 10 | - | 82 | 5th in Norris | Missed playoffs |
| DAL | 1993–94 | 84 | 42 | 29 | 13 | - | 97 | 3rd in Central | Lost in second round |
| DAL | 1994–95 | 48 | 17 | 23 | 8 | - | 42 | 5th in Central | Lost in first round |
| DAL | 1995–96 | 39 | 11 | 19 | 9 | - | (66) | 6th in Central | (Stepped Down) |
| MTL | 2005–06 | 41 | 23 | 15 | - | 3 | (93) | 3rd in Northeast | Lost in first round |
| MTL | 2008–09 | 16 | 6 | 6 | - | 4 | (93) | 2nd in Northeast | Lost in first round |
| Total | 472 | 194 | 211 | 60 | 7 | ||||
Personal[link]
Bob Gainey, with his wife Cathy, were parents to one son and three daughters: Steve (whom he drafted in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft), Colleen, Anna, and Laura; he is a grandfather as the result of Anna giving birth to Jackson Robert Pitfield in March 2009.
Bob Gainey lost his wife Cathy in June 1995 at age 39 from brain cancer, leaving Bob to raise his children alone. Gainey also lost his youngest daughter, Laura, at age 25 in December 2006, when she swept overboard while sailing in the North Atlantic on the barque Picton Castle, a sail-training ship based out of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, destined for Grenada; Laura's body was never recovered, and the U.S. Coast Guard called off the search on December 11, 3 days after Laura was swept overboard. During this time, Gainey temporarily passed his GM duties on to assistant manager (and eventual successor) Pierre Gauthier for four weeks.
On January 3, 2007, officials in the Cook Islands named Captain Andrew Scheer to head an investigation into Laura's death. Captain Scheer interviewed the 30-strong crew as well as examine the ship’s logs, emergency equipment and crew qualifications. The tall ship is registered in the Cook Islands.
Laura's death and the subsequent investigations have received considerable press attention in Canada, including a documentary produced by the CBC News program the fifth estate, which was highly critical of safety standards on the Picton Castle.[1]
References[link]
External links[link]
- Bob Gainey's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Bob Gainey's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by John Van Boxmeer |
Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick 1973 |
Succeeded by Cam Connor |
| Preceded by Award created |
Winner of the Frank J. Selke Trophy 1978–1981 |
Succeeded by Steve Kasper |
| Preceded by Larry Robinson |
Winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy 1979 |
Succeeded by Bryan Trottier |
| Preceded by Serge Savard |
Montreal Canadiens captain 1981–89 |
Succeeded by Guy Carbonneau Chris Chelios |
| Preceded by Pierre Page |
Head coach of the Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars 1990–95 |
Succeeded by Ken Hitchcock |
| Preceded by Bobby Clarke |
General Manager of the Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars 1992–2002 |
Succeeded by Doug Armstrong |
| Preceded by Andre Savard |
General Manager of the Montreal Canadiens 2003–10 |
Succeeded by Pierre Gauthier |
| Preceded by Claude Julien |
Head Coach of the Montreal Canadiens 2006 (interim) |
Succeeded by Guy Carbonneau |
| Preceded by Guy Carbonneau |
Head Coach of the Montreal Canadiens 2009 (interim) |
Succeeded by Jacques Martin |
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| Name | Gainey, Bob |
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| Short description | Canadian ice hockey player |
| Date of birth | December 13, 1953 |
| Place of birth | Peterborough, ON, CAN |
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| Brent Ashton | |
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| Born | (1960-05-18) May 18, 1960 (age 52) Saskatoon, SK, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | Vancouver Canucks Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils Minnesota North Stars Quebec Nordiques Detroit Red Wings Winnipeg Jets Boston Bruins Calgary Flames |
| National team | Canada |
| NHL Draft | 26th overall, 1979 Vancouver Canucks |
| Playing career | 1979–1994 |
Brent Kenneth Ashton (born May 18, 1960) is a retired professional ice hockey player who spent fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League between 1979 and 1993. Despite being a fine goalscoring winger, he was known during his career for being the most-traded player in the history of the NHL, a record since tied by Mike Sillinger.
Playing career[link]
Ashton played his junior hockey for his hometown Saskatoon Blades and following a 119 point season in 1978–79 was selected in the second round (26th overall) of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks. He stepped straight into the Canucks' lineup at the age of 19 in 1979–80. Although he tied an NHL rookie record with a 4–assist game against the Atlanta Flames, he was used sparingly and finished the year with 5 goals and 19 points in 47 games. In 1980–81, he improved to 18 goals and 29 points, but at the conclusion of the season was traded to the Colorado Rockies in a three-way deal.
In Colorado, Ashton received more icetime and responded in fine style, leading the Rockies with 36 assists and 64 points in 1981–82. For 1982–83, the franchise moved to New Jersey and became the New Jersey Devils, and Ashton slumped to just 14 goals and 33 points in 76 games.
Ashton was dealt to the Minnesota North Stars for the 1982–83 campaign, but struggled to get icetime on a deep North Star squad, and suffered through the worst season of his career, finishing with just 7 goals and 17 points. He was again struggling to start the 1983–84 season with just 4 goals through 29 games, but a trade to the Quebec Nordiques would rejuvenate his career. In 49 games after the trade to Quebec, Ashton exploded offensively with 27 goals and 51 points, finishing the year with a career-high 31 goals. He would turn in another solid season in 1984–85, finishing with 26 goals and 58 points.
Ashton would get off to a blistering start to the 1985–86 campaign, with 25 goals through 46 games, but in what would become the story of his career was traded mid-season to the Detroit Red Wings despite recording 78 goals in just 172 games as a Nordique. Ashton continued to score frequently in Detroit, finishing the season with a career-high 40 goals and 75 points, and added 13 points in 16 playoff games as the Red Wings reached the Campbell Conference finals. In 1987–88, he turned in a respectable 26 goals and 53 points and had another strong playoff performance with 7 goals and 12 points in 16 games as Detroit again reached the conference finals.
For the 1988–89 season, Ashton was on the move again, this time to the Winnipeg Jets. He turned in 31 goals - his 5th straight year with at least 25 goals - and a career-high 37 assists for 68 points, and at the conclusion of the season helped Canada to a silver medal at the 1989 World Championships.
Ashton would have the longest stay of his NHL career in Winnipeg, spending three full seasons with the Jets. He turned in another 20 goal season in 1989–90, but as he moved into his 30s injuries took their toll and his production began to fall off. After a poor start to the 1991–92 season, he was dealt to the Boston Bruins, where he rebounded to finish with 18 goals and 40 points. However, the following year he would struggle with just 2 goals in 26 games for the Bruins and was assigned to the minors for the first time in his 14-year career. He was eventually traded to the Calgary Flames, and finished out the year strongly with 19 points in 32 games as a Flame.
Unable to get an NHL contract for the 1993–94 campaign, Ashton signed with the Las Vegas Thunder of the International Hockey League and was playing well until suffering a career-ending knee injury in November. The injury occurred just as he was about to sign with the Los Angeles Kings, who would have been his 10th NHL team.
In 998 career NHL games, Ashton scored 284 goals and added 345 assists for 629 points, along with 635 penalty minutes. He was traded an NHL-record 9 times during his career.
Following his career, Ashton returned to his hometown of Saskatoon where he operates Brent Ashton Sportswear, as well as coaches minor hockey. His brother Ron Ashton was also a professional hockey player, appearing for the Winnipeg Jets during their WHA incarnation. His son, Carter Ashton, was drafted in the first round in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning, and is now a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, after being traded for Keith Aulie on February 27, 2012.
Career statistics[link]
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1975–76 | Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1976–77 | Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | 54 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 84 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 1977–78 | Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | 46 | 38 | 26 | 64 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 62 | 64 | 55 | 119 | 80 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 5 | ||
| 1979–80 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 47 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1980–81 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 77 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 80 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 76 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 68 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | ||
| 1984–85 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 29 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 49 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | ||
| 1985–86 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 77 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 64 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 1986–87 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 46 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 35 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 1987–88 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 73 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 50 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 1988–89 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 75 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 79 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 61 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 61 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 32 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 16 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 998 | 284 | 345 | 629 | 635 | 85 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 72 | ||||
External links[link]
- Brent Ashton's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
- Brent Ashton's biography at Legends of Hockey
| Persondata | |
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| Name | Ashton, Brent |
| Alternative names | |
| Short description | Canadian ice hockey player |
| Date of birth | May 18, 1960 |
| Place of birth | Saskatoon, SK, CAN |
| Date of death | |
| Place of death | |
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| Chris Nilan | |
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| Born | (1958-02-09) February 9, 1958 (age 54) Boston, MA, USA |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Forward |
| Played for | Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers Boston Bruins |
| NHL Draft | 231st overall, 1978 Montreal Canadiens |
| Playing career | 1979–1992 |
Christopher John Nilan (born February 9, 1958) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Nilan played 688 NHL regular season games as a right-wing for the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, and New York Rangers between 1980 and 1992. He won the Stanley Cup in 1986 with Montreal. Known as "Knuckles," he was famous for his propensity to fight.
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Playing career[link]
Nilan grew up in Massachusetts where he idolized Bobby Orr and dreamt of playing for the Boston Bruins. He played his youth hockey with the Parkway (West Roxbury, MA) team of the Greater Boston Youth Hockey League (GBYHL), sponsored by the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC). He later played college hockey for the Northeastern University Huskies, from 1976 to 1979, averaging 3.5 penalty minutes per game in his final collegiate season.
Nilan was selected 231st overall in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft, and was best known as a tough-guy for the Montreal Canadiens in the mid 1980s. One of only nine players in NHL history to have recorded more than 3,000 career penalty minutes, he holds the records of highest penalty minute average per game at 4.42 minutes per game, as well as the record for most penalties in a single game. It was March 31, 1991, when Hartford played at Boston. Nilan was penalized a record ten penalties; six minors, two majors, one misconduct and one game misconduct, for a total of 42 penalty minutes.
Seriously hobbled by repeated injuries, Nilan missed over two hundred games in his final five seasons, and retired after the 1992 season. Highlights of his career include winning the Stanley Cup in 1986 while with the Canadiens, being named to play for Team USA in the 1987 Canada Cup and his controversial all-star selection to the 1991 NHL All-Star Game by his then-coach Mike Milbury (Nilan missed the game with a broken left ankle), which led to changes in how players are selected for all-star games.
Post career[link]
Nilan returned to the Boston area and went into the insurance business after retirement. He spent three years as community relations consultant for John Hancock Insurance[citation needed] before returning to hockey as a coach. He was initially hired as an assistant coach of the New Jersey Devils on August 3, 1995, and remained in that position until May 1996, before becoming a head coach for the Chesapeake Icebreakers of the ECHL.
In 2009, Nilan was arrested in Braintree, Massachusetts for shoplifting after attempting to leave a Lord & Taylor store wearing a pair of Tommy Bahama swim shorts underneath the shorts he wore in. Nilan struggled with store security before police officers managed to subdue him. "I just wanted to save a few bucks," he told police.[1]
Career statistics[link]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1979–80 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1980–81 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 57 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 262 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 49 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 204 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | ||
| 1982–83 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 66 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 213 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1983–84 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 76 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 338 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 81 | ||
| 1984–85 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 77 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 358 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 81 | ||
| 1985–86 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 72 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 274 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 141 | ||
| 1986–87 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 266 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 75 | ||
| 1987–88 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 50 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 209 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | New York Rangers | NHL | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | New York Rangers | NHL | 38 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 177 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | ||
| 1989–90 | New York Rangers | NHL | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 1990–91 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 41 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 277 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 62 | ||
| 1991–92 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 39 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 74 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||
| NHL totals | 688 | 110 | 115 | 225 | 3043 | 111 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 541 | ||||
Awards and achievements[link]
- 1991 NHL All-Star Game (injured, did not play)
- Played for Team USA in 1987 Canada Cup tournament
See also[link]
References[link]
External links[link]
- Chris Nilan's Official Homepage
- Chris Nilan's Hockeydraftcentral.com profile
- Chris Nilan's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Chris Nilan's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
| Persondata | |
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| Name | Nilan, Chris |
| Alternative names | |
| Short description | American ice hockey player |
| Date of birth | February 9, 1958 |
| Place of birth | Boston, MA, USA |
| Date of death | |
| Place of death | |
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For other uses, see Tariq Aziz (disambiguation).
| Tariq Aziz طارق عزيز |
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| Member of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council | |
| In office 16 July 1979 – 9 April 2003 |
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| President | Saddam Hussein |
| Succeeded by | Jay Garner as Head of the Coalition Provisional Authority |
| Foreign Minister of Iraq | |
| In office 1983–1991 |
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| President | Saddam Hussein |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mikhail Yuhanna (1936-04-28) 28 April 1936 (age 76) Tel Keppe, Iraq |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Political party | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (until 1966) Baghdad-based Ba'ath Party (1966–1982) (Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region) |
| Profession | Journalist, politician |
| Religion | Chaldean Catholic |
Tariq Aziz (Arabic: طارق عزيز Ṭāriq ʿAzīz, né: Mikhail Yuhanna (Syriac: ܡܝܟܐܝܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ Mīḵāil Yōḥānon, Arabic: ميخائيل يوحنا Mīḫāʾīl Yūḥannā baptized Manuel Christo; born 28 April 1936) was the Foreign Minister (1983 – 1991) and Deputy Prime Minister (1979 – 2003) of Iraq and a close advisor of former President Saddam Hussein. Their association began in the 1950s when both were activists for the then-banned Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. He is an ethnic Assyrian but an Arab Nationalist and a member of the Chaldean Catholic Church.
Because of security concerns, Hussein rarely left Iraq, so Aziz would often represent Iraq at high-level diplomatic summits. What the United States wanted, he averred, was not "regime change" in Iraq but rather "region change". He summed up the Bush Administration's reasons for war against Iraq tersely: "oil and Israel."[1]
Since surrendering to American forces on 24 April 2003, Aziz has been held in prison, first by American forces and subsequently by the Iraqi government. He is currently in prison in Camp Cropper in western Baghdad.[2] He was acquitted of some charges on 1 March 2009 following a trial, but was sentenced to 15 years on 11 March 2009 for the executions of 42 merchants found guilty of profiteering in 1992 and another 7 years for relocating Kurds.[3] On 26 October 2010, he was sentenced to death by the Iraqi High Tribunal, and this has sparked regional and international condemnation from Iraqi bishops and other Iraqis, the Vatican, the United Nations, and the human rights organization Amnesty International, as well as various governments around the world, such as those of the European Union and Russia.[4] On 28 October 2010, it was reported that Tariq Aziz, as well as 25 fellow prison inmates, had begun a hunger strike to protest the fact that they could not receive their once-monthly visit from friends and relatives, which was normally set for the last Friday of each month.[5]
On 17 November 2010, it was reported that Iraqi President Jalal Talabani had declared that he would not sign Aziz's execution order.[6]
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Early life[link]
Aziz was born on 28 April 1936, in Tel Keppe,[7] to an Assyrian family and is a member of the Chaldean Catholic church. Aziz studied English at the Baghdad University of Fine Arts, and later worked as a journalist, before joining the Ba'ath Party in 1957. In 1963, he was editor of the newspaper Aj-Jamahir (al-Jamaheer) and al Thawra, the newspaper of the Ba'ath party.[8]
In April 1980 he survived an Iranian-backed assassination attempt carried out by members of the Islamic Dawa Party. In the attack, members of Islamic Dawa Party threw a grenade at Aziz in central Baghdad. The attack killed several people.[9] It was among the casus belli of the Iran–Iraq War.
Family[link]
His son Ziad Aziz lives in Jordan with his wife, four children, and Tariq Aziz's two sisters. Tariq Aziz's wife and another son live in Yemen.[10]
Political career[link]
He began to rise through the ranks of Iraqi politics after the Ba'ath party came to power in 1968. He served as a member of the Regional Command, the Ba'ath Party's highest governing organization from 1974 to 1977, and in 1977 became a member of Hussein's Revolutionary Command Council.
In 1979, Aziz became Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq, and worked as a diplomat to explain Iraq's policies to the world. When Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, Tariq Aziz served as the international spokesman in support of the military action. He claimed the invasion was justified because Kuwait's increased oil production was harming Iraqi oil revenues. He condemned Arab states for "subservience to the United States' hegemony in the Middle East and their support for punitive sanctions."[11]
On 9 January 1991, Aziz was involved in the Geneva Peace Conference which included the United States Secretary of State, James Baker. The goal of the meeting was to discuss a possible resolution to the occupation of Kuwait.
In 2001 Aziz's son Ziad was arrested for corruption. In January 1999 Ziad was accused by his former mistress of using the official position of his father (mostly his cars) to facilitate smooth crossing of the Jordanian border with contraband, attempted murder on her husband and family, as well as for corruption involving French and Indonesian companies. He was arrested and sentenced to 22 years in prison. Tariq Aziz resigned from his post but Hussein did not accept his resignation. Ziad was eventually released from prison when Hussein decided that Aziz had paid enough for his mistakes.
On 14 February 2003, Aziz reportedly had an audience with Pope John Paul II and other officials in Vatican City, where, according to a Vatican statement, he communicated "the wish of the Iraqi government to co-operate with the international community, notably on disarmament". The same statement said that the Pope "insisted on the necessity for Iraq to faithfully respect and give concrete commitments to resolutions of the United Nations Security Council, which is the guarantor of international law".[12]
Iraq war[link]
In October 2000 the then-junior Minister for Foreign Affairs from Britain, Peter Hain, set up a secret war avoidance team to carry messages back and forth between himself and Aziz.[13] After initial cooperation, Aziz rebuffed the delegations.[13]
On 19 March 2003, reports surfaced from Iraq that Aziz had been shot dead while trying to enter the Kurdish part of the country. The rumor was quashed rather quickly when Aziz held a press conference assuring the world he was still alive and well.
After the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime, his home was swiftly looted by Iraqis.
Weapons of mass destruction[link]
Main article: Iraq and weapons of mass destruction
Shortly after the invasion of Iraq, President George W. Bush claimed Tariq Aziz as one of the Iraqi regime who was responsible for hiding Iraqi WMD:
| “ | President Bush expressed unshakable confidence Saturday about finding banned weapons in Iraq and complained that Tariq Aziz, one of Saddam Hussein's closest deputies, is not cooperating with U.S. forces who have him in custody. Bush said the deputy prime minister, the most visible face of the former Iraqi government other than Hussein, 'still doesn't know how to tell the truth.' | ” |
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— USA Today[14]
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Detention[link]
He voluntarily surrendered to American forces on 24 April 2003, after negotiations had been mediated by his son.[15] His chief concern at the time was for the welfare of his family. At the time of his surrender, Aziz was ranked number 43 out of 55 in the American list of most-wanted Iraqis despite a belief "he probably would not know answers to questions like where weapons of mass destruction may be hidden and where Saddam Hussein might be."[15]
Before the war, Aziz claimed he would rather die than be a U.S. prisoner of war: "Do you expect me, after all my history as a militant and as one of the Iraqi leaders, to go to an American prison – to go to Guantanamo? I would rather die", he told Britain's ITV.
Defense witness[link]
On 24 May 2006, Aziz testified in Baghdad as a defense witness for Ibrahim Barzan and Mukhabarat employees, claiming that they did not have any role in the 1982 Dujail crackdown. He stated that the arrests were in response to the assassination attempt on Saddam Hussein, which was carried out by the Shiite Dawa Party. "If the head of state comes under attack, the state is required by law to take action. If the suspects are caught with weapons, it's only natural they should be arrested and put on trial".[16]
He further testified that the Dujail attack was "part of a series of attacks and assassination attempts by this group, including against me." He said that in 1980, Dawa Party insurgents threw a grenade at him as he visited a Baghdad university, killing civilians around him. "I'm a victim of a criminal act conducted by this party, which is in power right now. So put it on trial. Its leader was the prime minister and his deputy is the prime minister right now and they killed innocent Iraqis in 1980," he said.[16] The Dawa Party is now a party in the Shiite coalition that dominates the Iraqi government. The party's leader, Ibrahim al-Jaafari was prime minister until mid-May, when another leading Dawa Party figure, Nouri al-Maliki was picked and he was able to form a new government before the end of May 2006.[17]
In closing he stated that "Saddam is my colleague and comrade for decades, and Barzan is my brother and my friend and he is not responsible for Dujail's events."
Imprisonment[link]
On 29 May 2005, the British newspaper The Observer published letters (in Arabic and English) from Aziz written in April and May 2005, while he was in American custody, addressed to "world public opinion" pleading for international help to end "his dire situation":[18]
| “ | It is imperative that there is intervention into our dire situation and treatment ... We hope that you will help us. We have been in prison for a long time and we have been cut from our families. No contacts, no phones, no letters. Even the parcels sent to us by our families are not given to us. We need a fair treatment, a fair investigation and finally a fair trial. Please help us. | ” |
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— Tariq Aziz[19]
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In August 2005, Aziz's family was allowed to visit him. At the time the location of Aziz's prison was undisclosed; his family was brought in a bus with blackened out windows.
Due to security reasons he has since been moved to Camp Cropper, part of the huge US base surrounding Baghdad airport.[20] His son has said that while his father is in poor health, he is being well treated by prison officials. He can make 30 minutes of telephone calls monthly and has access to US Arabic-language radio and television stations. Every two months his family can send a parcel containing clothes, cigarettes, chocolate, coffee and magazines.[20]
The spiritual leader of Iraq's Chaldean community, Emmanuel III Delly, called for Aziz's release in his 2007 Christmas message. Aziz was acquitted of crimes against humanity, and his health conditions demand an immediate release from his prison Camp Cropper.[10]
Aziz is currently in prison in Camp Cropper in western Baghdad.[2] On 17 January 2010 he suffered a stroke and was transferred from prison to hospital.[21] On 5 August 2010, The Guardian released his first face-to-face interview since his surrender.[22] On 22 September 2010 documents were released that he had given an interview about how he had told the FBI that the dictator Hussein was "delighted" in the 1998 terrorist bombings of two U.S. embassies in East Africa but had no interest in partnering with Osama bin Laden.[23]
Trial[link]
He was set to appear before the Iraqi High Tribunal set up by the Iraq Interim Government, but not until April 2008 was he brought up on any charges.[10] This changed when, on 29 April 2008, Aziz went on trial over the deaths of a group of 42 merchants who were executed by the Iraqi regime in 1992, after the merchants had been charged by the Iraqi regime with manipulating food prices when Iraq was under international sanctions.[24] The charges brought against Aziz were reported by The Independent to be "surprising" as the deaths of the 42 merchants had always previously been attributed to Saddam Hussein.[25] Nevertheless, on 11 March 2009 the Iraqi High Tribunal ruled that Aziz was guilty of crimes against humanity, and he was sentenced to 15 years in prison.[26] On 2 August 2009, Aziz was convicted by the Iraqi High Tribunal of helping to plan the forced displacement of Kurds from northeastern Iraq and sentenced to seven years in jail.[27] After these judgments had been passed, the BBC News published an article stating that, "there was no evidence that a Western court would regard as compelling that he had anything like final responsibility for the carrying out of the executions" of the 42 merchants and "there was no real evidence of his personal involvement and guilt" with regards to the displacement of Kurds.[28] That same year, he was acquitted in a separate trial which concerned the suppression of an uprising in Baghdad during the 1990s.[26]
On 26 October 2010, the Iraqi High Tribunal handed down a death sentence against Aziz for the offense of "persecution of Islamic parties,"[29] amongst them the serving Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Islamic Dawa Party, following a crackdown on a Shia uprising after the 1991 Gulf War.[20] The Associated Press reports that "the judge gave no details of Aziz's specific role" in the crackdown.[30] His lawyer stated that Tariq Aziz's role in the former Iraqi government was in the arena of "Iraq's diplomatic and political relations only, and had nothing to do with the executions and purges carried during Hussein's reign."[31] His lawyer further stated that the death sentence itself was politically motivated and that timing of the death sentence may have been aimed at diverting international attention away from documents released by WikiLeaks, which detailed crimes in which Maliki government officials have been implicated.[32] His lawyers have 30 days to lodge an appeal, following which the court would have another 30 days to look into the appeal; if the appeal is turned down the sentence would be carried out after another 30 days.[32] On 26 October 2010 the Vatican urged the Iraqi government not to carry out his execution,[30] and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton stated that Aziz's execution would be "unacceptable and the EU will seek to commute his sentence."[33] That same day, the human rights organization Amnesty International issued a statement condemning the use of the death penalty in this case, as well as for the cases of two other former Iraqi officials; the statement also expressed concern regarding the manner in which trials may have been conducted by the Iraqi High Tribunal.[34] On 27 October 2010, Greek President Karolos Papoulias and the Russian Foreign Ministry both released statements urging the Iraqi government not to carry out the death penalty against Tariq Aziz.[35][36] Also on 27 October 2010, a spokesperson for United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon was reported to have "stressed that the UN is against the death sentence and in this case, as in all others, it is calling for the verdict to be cancelled."[37] On 28 October 2010, it was reported that Iraqi Bishops and ordinary Iraqis also condemned the death penalty for Tariq Aziz.[38] Furthermore, according to the Wall Street Journal, "several international human-rights groups have criticised the procedures and questioned the impartiality of the court."[39]
According to AFP, his family had stated that Tariq Aziz, along with 25 fellow inmates, has been on a hunger strike following the sentence to protest the denial of their once-monthly visits with family and friends, but an Iraqi court official has denied this.[40] According to AFP, Aziz and the other prisoners were "still at the site of the court in Baghdad’s Green Zone and had not been transferred back to prison where they could have received their monthly visit."
On 17 November 2010, it was reported that Iraqi President Jalal Talabani had declared that he would not sign Aziz's execution order. However, there is still a possibility that the execution will be carried out anyway.[6]
According to press reports on 29 November 2010, Tariq Aziz will likely not be executed. He was accused of only minimal involvement in connection with atrocities committed against Kurdish people during the Iraq-Iran War and received a 10 year prison sentence from an Iraqi court in addition to previous convictions.[41]
On 5 December 2011, Saad Yousif al-Muttalibi, an adviser to the Prime Minister, indicated that the execution of Aziz would "definitely take place" after the withdrawal of American forces.[42]
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| Preceded by Nasser al-Hani |
Foreign Minister of Iraq 1983–1991 |
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| Name | Aziz, Tariq |
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| Place of birth | Qaraqosh, Iraq |
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