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Johnny Gaudreau
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Johnny Gaudreau

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John Michael Gaudreau was an American professional ice hockey player. A winger, he played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played college ice hockey for the Boston College Eagles in NCAA Division I for three seasons beginning in 2011 and was selected in the fourth round, 104th overall, by the Calgary …

Indian Airlines Flight 814
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Indian Airlines Flight 814
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Indian Airlines Flight 814, commonly known as IC 814, was an Indian Airlines Airbus A300 that was hijacked on 24 Decembe…

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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
2025
Andriy_Parubiy
Ukrainian politician Andriy Parubiy was assassinated in Lviv, Ukraine.
2021
2020–2021_U.S._troop_withdrawal_from_Afghanistan
The last remaining American troops left Afghanistan, ending U.S. involvement in the war.
2007
Heavy_bomber
A heavy bomber that had been unintentionally loaded with nuclear missiles flew them from North Dakota to Louisiana before they were recognized.
1990
Gulf_War
Gulf War: US General Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. issued General Order No. 1 prohibiting US troops from consuming alcohol or possessing pornographic material.
1984
Space_Shuttle_Discovery
Discovery, the third orbiter of NASA's Space Shuttle program, lifted off on its maiden voyage from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
1981
Mohammad-Ali_Rajai
Iranian president Mohammad-Ali Rajai and prime minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar were assassinated in a bombing committed by the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran.
1974
Gastarbeiter
An express train carrying foreign workers from Yugoslavia to West Germany derailed in Zagreb, killing 153 people.
1974
1974_Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries_bombing
A powerful bomb exploded at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in Marunouchi, Tokyo, killing eight people.
1967
Thurgood_Marshall
Thurgood Marshall was confirmed as the first African-American Supreme Court justice.
1959
South_Vietnam
South Vietnamese opposition figure Phan Quang Đán was elected to the National Assembly, despite soldiers being bussed in to vote multiple times for President Ngô Đình Diệm's candidate.

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