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Yvette Amice was a French mathematician whose research was in the areas of number theory and p-adic analysis. The Amice transform and Amice theorem for p-adic functions are named a…
Yvette Amice, French mathematician (born 1936)
Daniel Robert Eldon was a British-American photojournalist, artist and activist who was killed in Somalia whilst working as a Reuters photojournalist. His journals were published p…
Dan Eldon, English photographer and journalist (born 1970)
David Carl Allison was an American NASCAR driver. He was best known for driving the No. 28 Texaco-Havoline Ford for Robert Yates Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. Born in Hollywood,…
Davey Allison, American race car driver (born 1961)
Léo Ferré was a Monégasque poet and composer, and a dynamic and controversial live performer. He released some forty albums over this period, composing the music and the majority o…
Léo Ferré, Monacan singer-songwriter, pianist, and poet (born 1916)
Vincent Walker Foster Jr. was an American attorney who served as deputy White House counsel during the first six months of the Clinton administration.
Vince Foster, American lawyer and political figure (born 1945)
Reginald C. Lewis was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics from 1987 to 1993. Lewis died at the age of 27, and his nu…
Reggie Lewis, American basketball player (born 1965)
Stanley Woods was an Irish motorcycle racer famous for 29 motorcycle Grand Prix wins in the 1920s and 1930s, winning the Isle of Man TT races ten times in his career, plus wins at …
Stanley Woods, Irish motorcycle racer (born 1903)
Matthew Bunker Ridgway was a senior officer in the United States Army, who served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1952–1953) and the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Ar…
Matthew Ridgway, American general (born 1895)
Black British people are a multi-ethnic group of British people of either African or Afro-Caribbean descent. The term Black British developed in the 1950s, referring to the Black B…
Stephen Lawrence, a black British teenager, was murdered while waiting for a bus in Eltham, London, leading to cultural
The Provisional Irish Republican Army, officially known as the Irish Republican Army and informally known as the Provos, was an Irish republican paramilitary force that sought to e…
The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a truck bomb in London's financial district in Bishopsgate, killing one
The Zambia national football team represents Zambia in men's association football and is governed by the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ). During the 1980s, they were known as …
Thirty people died, including players and staff of the Zambia football team and the crew, in a plane crash en route to p
"One for the Road" is the final episode of the American television series Cheers. It was the 271st episode of the series and the twenty-sixth episode of the eleventh season of the …
"One for the Road", the series finale of American television sitcom Cheers, was watched by 42
Asiana Airlines Flight 733 was a domestic Asiana Airlines passenger flight from Seoul-Gimpo International Airport to Mokpo Airport, South Korea. The Boeing 737-500 operating the fl…
Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashed into a mountain during a failed attempt to land at Mokpo Airport, South Korea,…
Katina P was a Greek oil tanker carrying 72,000 tonnes of oil which sank off the Mozambique coast on 26 April 1992.
The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean
The Westray Mine was a Canadian coal mine in Plymouth, Nova Scotia. Westray was owned and operated by Curragh Resources Incorporated, which obtained both provincial and federal gov…
Westray Mine disaster kills 26 workers in Nova Scotia, Canada
Li Hongzhi is a Chinese religious leader. He is the founder and leader of Falun Gong, or Falun Dafa, a United States–based new religious movement. Li began his public teachings of …
Li Hongzhi gives the first public lecture on Falun Gong in Changchun, People's Republic of China
John William Carson was an American television host, comedian, and writer best known as the host of NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992).
After 30 seasons Johnny Carson hosted his penultimate episode and last featuring guests (Robin Williams and Bette Midler
Kozarac is a town in north-western Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, located near the city of Prijedor. It is located 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of Banja Luka. Kozarac is a…
The ethnic cleansing in Kozarac, Bosnia and Herzegovina begins when Serbian militia and police forces enter the town
George Herbert Walker Bush was the 41st president of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. Bush was Ronald Reagan's vice president from 1981 to 1989. He was the father of G…
A "joint understanding" agreement on arms reduction is signed by U
The via D'Amelio bombing was a terrorist attack by the Sicilian Mafia, which took place in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, on 19 July 1992. It killed Paolo Borsellino, the anti-Mafia Itali…
A car bomb kills Judge Paolo Borsellino and five members of his escort.
Abkhazia, officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, which is claimed by Georgia as part of its sovereign territory. It sits on the…
Abkhazia declares independence from Georgia.
Brian Daniel Poe Llamanzares is a Filipino politician, businessman, journalist, and civic leader serving as the representative for the FPJ Panday Bayanihan Party-list in the House …
Brian Poe Llamanzares, Filipino journalist and politician
Lachlan Maranta is a professional Rugby league footballer who plays on the wing for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Queensland Cup.
Lachlan Maranta, Australian rugby league footballer
Jo Jin-ho, commonly known by the mononym Jinho, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, composer, vocal coach and member of South Korean boy group Pentagon under Cube Entertainment. …
Jo Jinho, South Korean singer