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1957 Pollock Twins case

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11 year old Joanna Pollock and 6 year old Jacqueline Pollock from Northumberlandwere killed in a car accident in 1957. Their father believed in reincarnation and hoped that his daughters will be reborn again as his children. In 1958, the mother of the two dead sisters gave birth ...

1966 Dan-Air Piper Apache crash

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The 1966 Dan-Air Piper Apache crash was a fatal accident involving a Piper PA-23 Apache 160 operating a positioning/crew flight from Gatwick via Lasham to Bristol below cloud in poor weather. The aircraft crashed on the 1 September 1966 at Loxhill, Hascombe, near Godalming, Surre...

1967 N3381W Piper Cherokee crash

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The 1967 N3381W Piper Cherokee crash occurred on August 27, 1967 when a Piper Cherokee Six, tail number N3381W, crashed into the radio tower shared by WCBS-AM and WNBC-AM (both now owned by CBS Radio) on High Island, New York in the United States. All six people on board, includi...

1969 Darshan

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The 1969 Darshan (also known as The Last Darshan and The Great Darshan) was a (Sanskrit for 'instance of seeing or beholding') where many followers of Meher Baba from around the world, many of whom had not met Meher Baba, came from East and West to Pune and Meherabad, India to pa...

1969 World Series Highlight Film

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The 1969 World Series Highlight Film is a 40-minute documentary on the post-season series played between the New York Mets and the Baltimore Orioles. It is compiled of the major moments of the Series won by the Mets in five games. Curt Gowdy serves as the narrator.The sponsors fo...

1974 Dan-Air Luton incident

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The 1974 Dan-Air Luton incident was a non-fatal incident with potentially serious consequences involving a Boeing 727-46 jet aircraft operated by Dan Air Services Limited on a non-scheduled international passenger service from Luton Airport to Corfu Airport. The incident, which o...

1974 Surgut mid-air collision

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On Friday, 1 November 1974, an Antonov An-2 single-engine biplane and a Mil Mi-8 helicopter collided near Surgut airport, killing all 38 people (14 on the airplane and 24 on the helicopter) on board the two aircraft.Aircraft involvedThe An-2 serial number 1G132-21 was registered ...

1976 Aeroflot Yakovlev Yak-40 crash

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The 1976 Aeroflot Yak-40 crash occurred on 17 December 1976 when a Yakovlev Yak-40 registered CCCP-88208 carrying out a cargo flight, crashed immediately after takeoff due to pilot error, killing all 3 aircrew and 2 female workers including 2 Aeroflot technicians onboard. Aircraf...

1976 Canary Island UFO sighting

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The 1976 Canary Islands UFO sighting was a UFO incident that occurred over the Canary Islands on 22 June 1976. The sighting is notable for several reasons:* Duration: the encounter lasted over 40 minutes.* Multiple locations: The UFO was observed in Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera,...

1977 Aviateca Convair 240 crash

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The 1977 Aviateca Convair 240 airplane crash was a scheduled Aviateca passenger flight that crashed near Guatemala City, Guatemala on April 27, 1977. All 28 people on board survived, but the aircraft was destroyed.Final momentsThe aircraft, a Convair 240, took off from La Aurora ...

1977 Design

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1977 Design is a graphic design and communication company specialising in the Arts, Leisure and Entertainment sectors. Recent projects have included work on a museum at Emirates Stadium for Arsenal FC and work on retail shopping venues at Wembley Stadium.Company1977 Design was fo...

1978 UFO sightings in New Jersey

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A series of UFO sightings reported in New Jersey, on January 18, 1978.As in many ufology cases, all the information about the incident was secretly sent to the researcher Leonard H. Stringfield, by a security guard at McGuire Air Force Base. On that day, between 3:00am and 5:00am...

1978–79 London Spartan League

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The 1978-79 London Spartan League season was the 61st in the history of Spartan League, and the 4th as London Spartan League. The league consisted of 35 teams.Premier DivisionThe division featured 18 teams, 10 from last season and 8 new teams:* 5 promoted from last season's Senio...

1979 Mosfellsheiði air crashes

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The 1979 Mosfellsheiði air crashes where two aviation accidents in Iceland that occurred about four hours apart on 18 December 1979 on a heath between Reykjavík and Þingvellir. The first accident occurred when a Cessna F172M Skyhawk aircraft, with four on board, ...

1980 Mojave Bombardier Challenger 600 crash

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On April 3, 1980, a Canadair CL-600-1A11 Challenger 600 undergoing a test flight for Canadair entered a and crashed. The pilots bailed out before impact but one was killed. Aircraft The aircraft involved was a Canadair Limited CL-600 with serial number 1001 and was registered as ...

1980 Wales B rugby union tour in North America

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The 1980 Wales "B" rugby union tour in North America was a series of 5 matches played by the second level selection of Welsh rugby union in United States and Canada, in May 1980.The 1980 was the year of the 1980 British Lions tour to South Africa, and the WRU, organized...

1982 FIFA World Cup controversies

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There were two main controversies during the 1982 FIFA World Cup.The first was the Shame of Gijon, when West Germany and Austria appeared to conspire to eliminate Algeria woth a 1-1 draw. Algeria protested to FIFA, who ruled that the result be allowed to stand; FIFA introduced a ...

1983–84 South Midlands League

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The 1983-84 South Midlands League season was 55th in the history of South Midlands League.Premier DivisionThe Premier Division featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 2 new clubs, promoted from last season's Division One: *Shefford Town*GS Ashcrof...

1984 Calcutta Football League

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The 1984 Calcutta Premier Division season was a state league within the Indian state of West Bengal. The league consisted of 27 teams and they played against each other once; making a team's total matches to 26. The league was concluded on September 18, 1984 and Mohun Bagan AC wo...

1984 Demos

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1984 Demos are the first recordings by the American rock band Green River. It was released in April 2016 through Jackpot Records. They were recorded several months before their official debut EP 'Come on Down'. The demos were first released on April 16th 2016 by Jackpot records. ...

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