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Events (200 years ago today): 1825 – Advocates of liberalism in Russia rise up against Czar Nicholas I in the Decembrist revolt, but are later suppressed.[14]
Events (50 years ago today): 1975 – Tu-144, the world's first commercial supersonic aircraft, surpassing Mach 2, goes into service.
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Chris Calaguio, Filipino basketball player
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Marcelo Ríos, Chilean tennis player[50]
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – María Vasco, Spanish race walker
Deaths (100 years ago today): 1925 – Jan Letzel, Czech architect, designed the Hiroshima Peace Memorial (born 1880)
Deaths (0 years ago today): 2025 – Pate Mustajärvi, Finnish rock singer (born 1956)[84]
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