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Jim Irsay
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Jim Irsay

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James Irsay was an American billionaire businessman who was the principal owner, chairman, and CEO of the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL) from 1997 until his death in 2025, having previously served as general manager of the Colts from 1984 to 1996. At the time of his death, Forbes estimated his…

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
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Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander, also known by his initials SGA, is a Canadian professional basketball player for th…

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Ange Postecoglou
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Angelos Postecoglou is a professional soccer manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of Premier L…

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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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