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Luke Perry
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Luke Perry

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Coy Luther "Luke" Perry III was an American actor. He became a teen idol for playing Dylan McKay on the Fox television series Beverly Hills, 90210 from 1990 to 1995, and again from 1998 to 2000. Perry also starred as Fred Andrews on the CW series Riverdale. He had guest roles on shows such as Criminal Minds, Law & Orde…

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Keith Flint
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Keith Charles Flint was an English singer, motorcyclist, dancer, and a vocalist of the electronic dance act the Prodigy.…

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King Kong Bundy
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Christopher Alan Pallies was an American professional wrestler, stand-up comedian and actor better known by his wrestlin…

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On This Day

10 events
1981
ZX81
The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, was launched by Sinclair Research, and went on to sell more than 1.5 million units around the world.
1966
BOAC_Flight_911
BOAC Flight 911 disintegrated and crashed near Mount Fuji shortly after departure from Tokyo International Airport, killing all 113 passengers and 11 crew members on board.
1963
Country_music
American country-music performers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, and Hawkshaw Hawkins were killed when their PA-24 crashed shortly after takeoff in Camden, Tennessee.
1960
Alberto_Korda
Cuban photographer Alberto Korda took his iconic photograph Guerrillero Heroico of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara.
1943
World_War_II
World War II: The Gloster Meteor, the Allies' only operational jet aircraft, made its maiden flight.
1936
Supermarine_Spitfire_prototype_K5054
The prototype (pictured) of the Supermarine Spitfire flew for the first time.
1825
Roberto_Cofresí
Roberto Cofresí, one of the last Caribbean pirates, was apprehended after his flagship sloop Anne was captured by authorities.
1824
First_Anglo-Burmese_War
The First Anglo-Burmese War began.
1811
Peninsular_War
Peninsular War: At the Battle of Barrosa, Anglo-Iberian forces trying to lift the Siege of Cádiz defeated a French attack but could not break the siege itself.
1770
American_Revolution
American Revolution: British soldiers fired into a crowd in Boston, killing five people.

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