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Ray Stevenson
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Ray Stevenson

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George Raymond Stevenson was a British actor, best known for his film and television work. He had a starring role as legionary Titus Pullo on the BBC/HBO television series Rome (2005–2007), and portrayed two Marvel Comics characters: Frank Castle / The Punisher in Punisher: War Zone (2008) and The Super Hero Squad Sho…

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Barbara May Cameron
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Barbara May Cameron was a Native American photographer, poet, writer, and human rights activist in the fields of lesbian…

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Windows is a proprietary graphical operating system developed and marketed by Microsoft. Windows is grouped into familie…

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On This Day

10 events
2014
Prayut_Chan-o-cha
Prayut Chan-o-cha (pictured), the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army, launched a coup d'état against the caretaker government following six months of political crisis.
2010
Mangaluru
Upon landing in Mangalore, Air India Express Flight 812 overshot the runway and fell down a hillside, killing 158 of the 166 people on board.
2002
Federal_Bureau_of_Prisons
Police announced that the skeletal remains of Federal Bureau of Prisons intern Chandra Levy, who had been missing for a year, had been found in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C.
1998
Public_Prosecutor_v_Taw_Cheng_Kong
In Public Prosecutor v Taw Cheng Kong, the Court of Appeal of Singapore overruled a High Court decision in the only time a statute in Singapore had been ruled unconstitutional.
1987
Religious_violence_in_India
During Hindu–Muslim rioting in Meerut, India, 19 members of the Provincial Armed Constabulary allegedly massacred 42 Muslims and dumped their bodies in water canals.
1980
Pac-Man
Location testing for Pac-Man, a Japanese arcade game that became an icon of 1980s popular culture, began in Shibuya, Tokyo.
1972
Dominion_of_Ceylon
The Dominion of Ceylon changed its name to Sri Lanka, adopted a new constitution, and officially became a republic within the Commonwealth.
1960
1960_Valdivia_earthquake
The most powerful earthquake ever recorded, registering approximately 9.5 Mw, struck near Valdivia, Chile, generating tsunamis that reached Hawaii and Japan.
1958
1958_anti-Tamil_pogrom
Ethnic riots mostly targeting the minority Sri Lankan Tamils broke out in Ceylon, resulting in at least 158 deaths over the next few days.
1939
Pact_of_Steel
Germany and Italy signed the Pact of Steel, a military and political alliance.

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