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Peter Osgood

Died on March 1, 2006

Peter Osgood, English footballer (b. 1947)

Peter Leslie Osgood (20 February 1947 – 1 March 2006) was an English footballer who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. He is best remembered for representing Chelsea and Southampton at club level, and was also capped four times by England in the early 1970s.

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Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
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Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law.

Deaths on March 1

Peter Osgood

Died on March 1, 2006

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