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28 Jun 1950
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birth
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Ken Arthur: Australian softball assistant coach (1996 Olympics - Bronze Medalist)
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28 Jun 1950
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death
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Henry Balfour Gardiner: Composer, dies at 72
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28 Jun 1950
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birth
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Philip Fowke, English pianist |
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28 Jun 1950
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birth
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David Lanz, American pianist |
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28 Jun 1950
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birth
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Mauricio Rojas, Chilean-Swedish economist and politician |
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28 Jun 1950
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birth
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Chris Speier, American baseball player and coach |
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28 Jun 1950
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Korean War: Seoul is captured by North Korean troops. |
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28 Jun 1950
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Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers, argued to be between 100,000 and 200,000 are executed in the Bodo League massacre. |
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28 Jun 1950
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Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge to in attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. |
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28 Jun 1950
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event
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Korean War: North Korean Army conducted Seoul National University Hospital Massacre. |
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28 Jun 1950
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North Korean forces capture Seoul, South Korea [or 01041951?]
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| 50 years anniversary |
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28 Jun 1975
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birth
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Chad Green: Dunkirk, New York -- Baseball outfielder (1996 Olympics - Bronze Medalist)
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28 Jun 1975
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death
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Rod Serling: Writer / host (Twilight Zone, Night Gallery), dies at 50
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28 Jun 1975
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event
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David Bowie releases "Fame"
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28 Jun 1975
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event
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Golfer Lee Trevino is struck by lightning at Western Open (Ill)
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28 Jun 1975
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birth
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Ning Baizura, Malaysian singer and producer |
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28 Jun 1975
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birth
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Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Dissection and Ophthalamia) (d. 2006) |
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28 Jun 1975
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death
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Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis, Greek architect (b. 1913) |
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28 Jun 1975
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death
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Serge Reding, Belgian weightlifter (b. 1941) |
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28 Jun 1975
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death
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Rod Serling, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924) |
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28 Jun 1975
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music
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The Eagles started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with their fourth studio album 'One Of These Nights'. The album which became their breakthrough album released three US Top 10 singles, 'Lyin' Eyes', (which won a Grammy), 'Take It To The Limit' and the title track.
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28 Jun 1975
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music
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Wings went to No.1 on the UK chart with their fourth album 'Venus And Mars'. The follow up to Band On The Run featured the US No.1 single 'Listen What The Man Said'.
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28 Jun 1975
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music
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American singer songwriter Tim Buckley completed the last show of a tour in Dallas, Texas, playing to a sold-out crowd of 1,800 people. This was Buckley's last ever show, he died the following day of a heroin and morphine overdose aged 28.
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28 Jun 1975
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death
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Rod Serling writer/host (Twilight Zone, Night Gallery), dies at 60
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28 Jun 1975
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event
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David Bowie releases "Fame"
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28 Jun 1975
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event
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Golfer Lee Trevino is struck by lightning at Western Open (Ill)
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| 25 years anniversary |
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28 Jun 2000
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death
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Nils Poppe, Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1908) |
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| 20 years anniversary |
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28 Jun 2005
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death
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Michael P. Murphy, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1976) |
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28 Jun 2005
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music
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2 Pac feat Elton John was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Ghetto Gospel. Written by Tupac Shakur and produced by Eminem. The song uses samples from the Elton John song 'Indian Sunset' from his 1971 album Madman Across the Water.
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| 15 years anniversary |
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28 Jun 2010
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death
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Bill Aucoin, American band manager (b. 1943) |
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28 Jun 2010
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death
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Robert Byrd, American lawyer and politician (b. 1917) |
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