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Jeffrey Dahmer
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Jeffrey Dahmer

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Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster, was an American serial killer and sex offender who killed and dismembered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991.

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Christopher Scarver
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Christopher J. Scarver Sr. is an American convicted murderer who is known for the 1994 murders of his fellow inmates Jef…

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Giorgia Meloni
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Giorgia Meloni is an Italian politician who has served as Prime Minister of Italy since October 2022. She is the first w…

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On This Day

10 events
2016
Ecnomiohyla_rabborum
The Ecnomiohyla rabborum became extinct when the last known surviving member died in captivity.
2014
Ayotzinapa_Rural_Normal_School
Forty-three students of the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College in Iguala, Mexico, were kidnapped and probably later killed.
2010
Death_of_Linda_Norgrove
Scottish aid worker Linda Norgrove and three Afghan colleagues were kidnapped by members of the Taliban in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
2008
Yves_Rossy
Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy (pictured) flew a wingpack powered by jet engines across the English Channel.
1983
Cold_War
Cold War: Soviet lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov averted a potential nuclear war by identifying as a false alarm signals that appeared to indicate an impending U.S. missile attack.
1983
Yacht_racing
The racing yacht Australia II, captained by John Bertrand, won the America's Cup and ended the New York Yacht Club's 132-year defence of the trophy.
1968
The_Beatles
The Beatles completed the recording of John Lennon's song "Happiness Is a Warm Gun", regarded by all the band members as their favourite on the album The Beatles.
1959
Cambodian–Vietnamese_War
The Cambodian–Vietnamese War formally ended with the withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from the People's Republic of Kampuchea, a client state it had implemented to overthrow Democratic Kampuchea and the Khmer Rouge.
1959
Typhoon_Vera
Japan was struck by Typhoon Vera, the strongest and deadliest typhoon on record to make landfall on the country, causing damage in excess of US$261 million and more than 5,000 deaths.
1944
World_War_II
World War II: The Soviet Red Army completed the Tallinn offensive, driving German forces out of Estonia.

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