Tragedy
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Australian great Stolle dies aged 86
Australian tennis great Fred Stolle, who won two Grand Slam singles titles in the 1960s, has died at the age…
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2 dead as tanker explodes in Ibadan
Two persons, the driver and his motor boy, yesterday lost their lives when a tanker, carrying petroleum product, exploded in…
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Catholic Church kicks as kidnappers abduct priest, seminarian in Edo
BENIN CITY— THE Edo State Police Command, yesterday, confirmed the kidnapping of a Catholic priest identified as Rev. Father Philip…
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Ferry sinks in Belgium, 188 people drown
A British ferry leaving Zeebrugge, Belgium, capsizes, drowning 188 people, on March 6, 1987. Shockingly poor safety procedures led directly to…
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The death spiral of Napster begins
After a string of adverse legal decisions, Napster, Inc. begins its death spiral on March 6, 2001, when it starts to comply…
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David Buick dies
On March 5, 1929, David Dunbar Buick, the founder of the Buick Motor Company, dies in relative obscurity and meager circumstances at…
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Joseph Stalin dies
Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union since 1924, dies in Moscow. Ioseb Dzhugashvili was born in 1878 in Georgia, then part of the…
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Athletics: Tributes for late coach Momoh
Tributes have been pouring in from top athletes, officials and stakeholders following the death of former national athletics coach, Harrison…
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Louis “Lepke” Buchalter, the head of Murder, Inc., is executed
Louis “Lepke” Buchalter, the head of Murder, Inc., is executed at Sing Sing Prison in New York. Lepke was the leader of the…
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John Candy dies
The comedic star John Candy died suddenly of a heart attack on March 4, 1994, at the age of 43. At the…
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