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What does @Wikipedia say about 15th June through the years 🏛️📜🗓️?
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15th June 2024 🗓️ : Death
James Kent, American chef (born 1979)
"Jamal James Kent was an American chef. In 2010, he won the Bocuse d'Or USA. Kent and his commis Tom Allan went on to represent the U.S. at the international finals of Bocuse d'Or the following year, in Lyon, France, where they placed tenth...."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Kent_(chef)
15th June 2019 🗓️ : Death
Franco Zeffirelli, Italian film director (born 1923)
"Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli was an Italian stage and film director, producer, production designer and politician. He was one of the most significant opera and theatre directors of the post–World War II era, gaining both acclaim and notoriety for his lavish stagings of classical works, as well as his..."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Zeffirelli
15th June 2014 🗓️ : Death
Jacques Bergerac, French actor and businessman (born 1927)
"Jacques Bergerac was a French actor and businessman...."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Bergerac
15th June 1976 🗓️ : Death
Jimmy Dykes, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1896)
"James Joseph Dykes was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a third and second baseman from 1918 through 1939, most notably as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive American League pennants from..."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Dykes
15th June 1926 🗓️ : Birth
Alfred Duraiappah, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (died 1975)
"Alfred Thangarajah Duraiappah was a Sri Lankan lawyer who served as Mayor of Jaffna from 1970 until his assassination. He was also a Member of Parliament for Jaffna from 1960 to 1965. Duraiappah was killed by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam...."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Duraiappah
15th June 1826 🗓️ : Event
In the Auspicious Incident, the Janissary mutiny against Sultan Mahmud II is defeated and the Janissary corps is disbanded as a result.
"The Auspicious Incident or Auspicious Event was the forced disbandment of the centuries-old janissary corps by Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II on 15 June 1826. Most of the 135,000 janissaries revolted against Mahmud II, and..."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auspicious_Incident
15th June 🗓️ : Holiday
Christian feast day:
Blessed Clement Vismara
"Blessed Father Clement Vismara was an Italian priest and missionary.
He is venerated by the Roman Catholic Church.
He spent 65 of his 91 years in forests of Burma assisting Akhà and Ikò tribal peoples, particularly children and widows...."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_Vismara