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2019-02-07

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Louis Tomlinson
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Louis Tomlinson

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Louis William Tomlinson is an English singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Doncaster, England, Tomlinson auditioned for British singing competition The X Factor as a solo artist in 2010, where he and four rejected solo contestants were placed into a group which became the British-Irish band One Direction, one of the b…

Ricki Lake
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Ricki Lake
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Ricki Pamela Lake is an American television host and actress. She is known for her lead role as Tracy Turnblad in the 19…

Ted Bundy
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Ted Bundy
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Theodore Robert Bundy was an American serial killer who kidnapped, raped and murdered dozens of young women and girls be…

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On This Day

10 events
2014
Report_of_the_Commission_of_Inquiry_on_Human_Rights_in_the_Democratic_People's_Republic_of_Korea
An inquiry report of the United Nations Human Rights Council found systematic and wide-ranging violations of human rights in North Korea.
2014
Happisburgh_footprints
Researchers announced the discovery of the Happisburgh footprints in Norfolk, England, the oldest known hominid footprints outside Africa, at more than 800,000 years old.
2005
Ilham_Aliyev
President Ilham Aliyev issued a decree on the redenomination of Azerbaijan's currency, with 1 new manat equal to 5000 old manats.
1999
Abdullah_II_of_Jordan
Abdullah II became the reigning King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan following the death of his father King Hussein.
1997
Steve_Jobs
Steve Jobs returned to Apple Inc. as a consultant after the company's acquisition of his technology startup NeXT.
1995
Ramzi_Yousef
Ramzi Yousef, one of the main perpetrators of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the bombing of Philippine Airlines Flight 434, was arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan.
1994
Michael_Jordan
Having retired four months earlier, American basketball player Michael Jordan signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox to play baseball.
1992
Maastricht_Treaty
The Maastricht Treaty, which led to the formation of the European Union, was signed by the member states of the European Communities.
1991
The_Troubles
The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army shelled 10 Downing Street with mortars in a failed attempt to assassinate British prime minister John Major.
1986
Jean-Claude_Duvalier
President of Haiti Jean-Claude Duvalier fled the country after a popular uprising, ending 28 years of one-family rule in the nation.

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