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Hugh Michael Jackman - an Australian actor, singer, and producer.
12 October 1968 (age 49)
A good bloke too by all accounts:
Quote: "I just love making a fool out of myself. I made my living as a clown at kids' parties for about three years."
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0413168/bio
If I dont respond it is because: A) Libtard; B) Blocked Libtard; C) Playing Golf
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14th October uprising
1973: Thai army shoots protesters
Dozens of people have been killed in the Thai capital of Bangkok in street battles between government troops and demonstrators.Most of the victims were students from Thammasat University, who had gathered in large numbers for a second day of protests against the Thai military regime.
Violence broke out when several thousand students took to the streets demanding the military government step down. They are also calling for an early introduction of a constitution.
Confrontation
Today demonstrators barricaded streets leading to government offices. Witnesses say protesters threw stones and petrol bombs but were driven back by police and troops using live rounds.
Several people fell after shots were fired - reportedly the work of snipers.
There have also been reports of fire engines and buses being commandeered and driven into tanks.
Clashes between troops and students also occurred at Thammasat University after students began returning from the street demonstrations.
The students are angry with Field Marshal Thanom and his regime - successive military governments have ruled Thailand since 1947.
The field marshal abolished the existing constitution in a coup in November 1971, and less than 10 days ago 13 pro-democracy campaigners were arrested for calling for a permanent constitution.
After a peaceful protest march of about 200,000 people yesterday, the government pledged to introduce a new constitution within 12 months.
But there is considerable public scepticism about the government's promises - the last constitution took 10 years to be introduced.
Bangkok is now under a state of emergency. Newspaper censorship and curfews have been imposed, and schools in the capital will remain closed until the situation calms down.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/d...00/2534347.stm
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Originally posted by Bonglek View Post
SEE ALSO : http://thailandchatter.com/showthrea...r-1976-Bangkok
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Lluis Companys, exiled president of Catalonia was arrested in France by the Gestapo and handed over to the Spanish fascists. He was executed by firing squad on this day in 1940.I visited TC a few times as a guest but had to stop. It is a sickening place. - Aging One
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On this day, November 7, 100 years agohttps://thewriterinblack.com/2017/11...100-years-ago/God, the panic within the Dems, MSM, and left must be horrifying...realizing that Joe is really the best they've got.
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The Edmund Fitzgerald Rememberedhttp://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/...zgerald_o.html
Until then the worst storm documented on the Great Lakes was a 3 day blow from November 7-10, 1913, over a hundred years ago now, that claimed 19 ships and took 250 lives."
http://www.michellesmirror.com/2017/...-gales-of.htmlGod, the panic within the Dems, MSM, and left must be horrifying...realizing that Joe is really the best they've got.
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