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Jerzy Popiełuszko
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Jerzy Popiełuszko

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Jerzy Aleksander Popiełuszko, wcześniej Alfons Popiełuszko – polski duchowny rzymskokatolicki, tercjarz franciszkański, kapelan warszawskiej „Solidarności”, obrońca praw człowieka w PRL, zamordowany przez funkcjonariuszy Służby Bezpieczeństwa, błogosławiony i męczennik Kościoła katolickiego. Pośmiertnie odznaczony Orde…

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Grzegorz Piotrowski (oficer SB)
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Grzegorz Sławomir Piotrowski – oficer Służby Bezpieczeństwa w stopniu kapitana, po zabójstwie księdza Jerzego Popiełuszk…

Olga Tokarczuk
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Olga Tokarczuk
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Olga Nawoja Tokarczuk – polska pisarka, eseistka, poetka i autorka scenariuszy, psycholożka, laureatka Nagrody Nobla w d…

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2005
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1988
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The British government restricted the broadcast of the voices of representatives from Sinn Féin and several Irish republican and loyalist paramilitary groups on television and radio.
1987
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Iran–Iraq War: U.S. Navy forces destroyed two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf in response to an Iranian missile attack on a Kuwaiti oil tanker three days earlier.
1987
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 22.6 percent on Black Monday, the largest one-day percentage decline in the stock market index's history.
1965
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A group of ethnic Hutu military officers failed in their attempt to overthrow the Burundian government.
1965
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Vietnam War: The Siege of Plei Me began with the first major confrontation between soldiers of the North Vietnamese Army and the U.S. Army.
1955
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At a meeting of its general assembly, the European Broadcasting Union approved the staging of the first Eurovision Song Contest.
1944
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The Guatemalan Revolution began with a small group of army officers led by Francisco Javier Arana and Jacobo Árbenz launching a coup against dictator Jorge Ubico.

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