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| David Drake wrote his first novel, The Dragon Lord, after another author declined to develop the plot Drake had written. |
| Retired Israel Defense Force Major General Eitan Ben Eliyahu flew as a fighter escort during Operation Opera in 1981, which resulted in the destruction of Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor. |
| The Alabama Confederate Soldiers Home was the only home for Confederate veterans in Alabama. |
| Despite failing health, American racer Joe Shear won four of his last five races. |
| The Larmer Tree Festival has made the shortlist for three UK Festival Awards, including Best Toilets. |
| The SS-physician Alfred Trzebinski, who was involved in the homicide of 20 children at the former school Bullenhuser Damm, was executed by hanging in 1946. |
| Nirvana's 1994 song "Heart-Shaped Box" was nominated for five MTV Video Music Awards, winning two of them. |
| Kodaikanal Lake (pictured) was developed in 1863, amid the town of the same name, by the British and early missionaries from the USA. |
| Although having no formal medical training Anne Margrethe Strømsheim served as a nurse during the 25-day Battle of Hegra Fortress in 1940, gaining national fame in Norway. |
| Odd Karsten Tveit, foreign correspondent for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, was awarded the Brage Prize for non-fiction in 2005. |
| William Wroth founded the first independent chapel in Wales in 1639, after he refused to obey King Charles' instruction to allow sports to be played on Sundays. |
| In 1969, Major League Baseball player Kevin Collins was traded by the New York Mets with three other players for Donn Clendenon, who would be the World Series MVP that season. |
| The San Diego Padres' first Opening Day starting pitcher was Dick Selma, who received a win against the Houston Astros in 1969. |
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