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Charlie Adam (footballer, born 1962)

Charlie Adam, Scottish footballer (d. 2012)
Charles Adam (5 April 1962 – 17 December 2012) was a Scottish footballer who played as a midfielder.Adam played for a number of Scottish clubs, including Dundee United and Partick Thistle, and started his career at junior side Downfield. His sons Charlie and Grant are also professional footballers.Adam died on 17 December 2012 at the age of 50. The cause of death was suicide.

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Events on 1962

  • 5Feb

    Charles de Gaulle

    French President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence.
  • 5Aug

    Nelson Mandela

    Apartheid in South Africa: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990.
  • 15Sep

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    The Soviet ship Poltava heads toward Cuba, one of the events that sets into motion the Cuban Missile Crisis.
  • 18Sep

    Jamaica

    Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago are admitted to the United Nations.
  • 6Nov

    Apartheid

    The United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning South Africa's apartheid policies and calls for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation.