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  • Fred West charged

    Fred West charged
    serial killer Fred West charfed with 12 murders, has been found hanged in his prison cell , it is believed to have been suicide. Fred West is best known for the gruesome murders and brutal sexual assaults in 1960's and 1970's England. Fred West hanged himself in Winston Green prison in Birmingham, on New Years Day. He faced two further charges of murdering his ex wife and a baby-sitter and burying them in fields near his former home. Police believe that Fred probably killed more women.
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  • Marion Barry

    Marion Barry
    Marion Barry is sworn in as mayor of Washington DC, four years after leaving office to serve a six-month sentence for drug possession.
  • John Pinsent

    John Pinsent
    John Pinsent, classical scholar, dies at 72
  • maria isabel

    maria isabel
    • María Isabel, Spanish singer
  • crash

    crash
    • Lockheed C-140 Jetstar crashes at Isfahan Persia, 18 killed
  • chemical fire

    chemical fire
    A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines, leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack.
  • Larry Grayson

    Larry Grayson
    Larry Grayson, British entertainer (Generation Game), dies at 65 or 71
  • Mike Schmidt

    Mike Schmidt
    • Mike Schmidt is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame
  • Fight

    Fight
    Ecuador & Peru involve in boundary fight
  • Souphanouvong

    Souphanouvong
    Souphanouvong, leader of Pathet Lao (1957), dies
  • DC-9 Crash

    DC-9 Crash
    DC-9 crashes near Maria La Baya, Colombia: 51 die, 9 yr old girl lives
  • earthquake

    earthquake
    Major earthquake kills 5,092 in Kobe Japan
  • 1st female crew

    1st female crew
    America3 becomes 1st all-female crew to win an America's Cup race
  • Alexander gibson

    Alexander gibson
    • Alexander Gibson, Brit conductor/founder (Scottish Opera), dies at 68
  • sollie mcelroy

    sollie mcelroy
    Sollie McElroy, singer, dies at 61
  • Willam Dillard

    Willam Dillard
    • William Dillard, trumpeter/singer, dies at 83
  • Series Cup

    Series Cup
    • Australia beat Australia A 2-0 to win the World Series Cup
  • Pope John paul

    Pope John paul
    • Pope John Paul II begins visit to Australia
  • Gene MacLellan

    Gene MacLellan
    Gene MacLellan, Canadian composer and singer
  • russian ruble

    russian ruble
    • Russian ruble drops to 3,947 per dollar
  • 52th golden globes

    52th golden globes
    52th Golden Globes: Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks, Jessica Lange
  • Bomb

    Bomb
    Palestinian bomb attack in Beit Lid Israel, 21-22 killed
  • Artist dies

    Artist dies
    Michael Whalley Wickham, artist, dies at 91
  • Dies at 60

    Dies at 60
    Wim H Sinnige, Amsterdam PvdA alderman of Finance, dies at 60