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Jeff Beck
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Jeff Beck

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Geoffrey Arnold Beck was an English guitarist. He rose to prominence as a member of the rock band the Yardbirds, and afterwards founded and fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, he switched to an instrumental style with focus on an innovative sound, and his releases spanned genres and styles r…

Kai the Hitchhiker
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Kai the Hitchhiker
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Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, also known as Kai, is a Canadian man who first became known from the internet viral video "Ka…

Lisa Marie Presley
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Lisa Marie Presley
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Lisa Marie Presley was an American singer-songwriter. The daughter of singer and actor Elvis Presley and actress Priscil…

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On This Day

10 events
2010
Massoud_Ali-Mohammadi
Iranian physicist Massoud Ali-Mohammadi was assassinated while leaving his home for the University of Tehran, where he was a professor.
2010
2010_Haiti_earthquake
An earthquake registering 7.0 Mw struck Haiti, killing more than 100,000 people.
2007
Comet_McNaught
Comet McNaught (pictured) reached perihelion, becoming the brightest comet in over 40 years, with an apparent magnitude of −5.5.
1967
James_Bedford
Seventy-three-year-old psychology professor James Bedford became the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation.
1964
Jamshid_bin_Abdullah_of_Zanzibar
Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah was overthrown by rebels led by John Okello, ending 200 years of Arab dominance in Zanzibar.
1918
Minnie_Pit_Disaster
An underground explosion at a coal mine in Staffordshire, England, killed 155 men and boys.
1916
Oswald_Boelcke
Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann became the first German aviators to be awarded the Pour le Mérite, Germany's highest military honour.
1899
Lynmouth_Lifeboat_Station
During a storm, the crew of Lynmouth Lifeboat Station transported their 10-ton lifeboat 15 mi (24 km) overland in order to rescue a damaged schooner.
1895
National_Trust
The National Trust, a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, was founded.
1879
Anglo-Zulu_War
Anglo-Zulu War: Natal Native Contingent and British troops defeated Zulu forces in the Action at Sihayo's Kraal.

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