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2005 - Death of Roger Brierley, English actor (born 1935).

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2005 - Convicted bank robber and Boricua Popular Army leader, Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, is killed in his home in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico when members of the FBI attempt to serve an arrest warrant.

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2006 - Toomas Hendrik Ilves is elected President of Estonia.

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2006 - At Camden Yards, Baltimore Orioles player Jay Gibbons hits a foul ball that hits wife Laura in the rib cage.

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2006 - In Milwaukee's Miller Park, Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hits his 734th career homer surpassing Hank Aaron and establishing a new all-time National League home run record.

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2006 - Death of Malcolm Arnold, English composer (born 1921).

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2006 - Death of Aladár Pege, Hungarian musician (born 1939).

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2007 - The Dalai Lama visits Chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany.

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2007 - Yokozuna Hakuho wins the Emperor's Cup at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament (Aki Basho) in Tokyo, Japan.

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2007 - Death of Ken Danby, Canadian artist (born 1940).

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