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Ademola Lookman
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Ademola Lookman

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Ademola Lookman Olajade Alade Aylola Lookman is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger or second-striker for La Liga club Atlético Madrid. Born in England, he plays for the Nigeria national team.

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Cleopatra
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Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom from 51 to 30 BC and the last active pharaoh of ancient…

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Lists of deaths by year
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This is a list of lists of deaths for significant people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their re…

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10 events
2008
International_Court_of_Justice
The International Court of Justice awarded the Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca to Singapore, resolving a 29-year-old territorial dispute in the Singapore Strait.
1999
Owen_Hart
Professional wrestler Owen Hart died immediately before a World Wrestling Federation match after dropping 70 feet (21 m) onto the ring during a botched entrance.
1974
Airbus_A300
The Airbus A300, the first twin-engined wide-body airliner, went into service with Air France.
1939
USS_Sailfish_(SS-192)
The U.S. Navy submarine Squalus sank off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, during tests, causing 26 men to drown.
1934
Auto-Lite_strike_(1934)
During a strike against the Electric Auto-Lite company in Toledo, a fight began between nearly 10,000 American strikers and sheriff's deputies, later involving the Ohio National Guard.
1895
Samuel_J._Tilden
Backed by Samuel J. Tilden, the Astor Library and the Lenox Library agreed to merge and form the New York Public Library.
1873
North-West_Mounted_Police
The North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, was established to bring law and order to and assert Canadian sovereignty over the Northwest Territories.
1862
American_Civil_War
American Civil War: Confederate troops under Stonewall Jackson defeated a Union force at the Battle of Front Royal in Virginia, taking around 700 prisoners.
1706
War_of_the_Spanish_Succession
War of the Spanish Succession: The Grand Alliance armies routed the Franco-Spanish-Bavarian army in Ramillies, present-day Belgium.
1568
Eighty_Years'_War
The Dutch Revolt broke out when rebels led by Louis of Nassau (pictured) invaded Friesland at the Battle of Heiligerlee.

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