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Eurelijus Žukauskas

Eurelijus Žukauskas, Lithuanian basketball player
Eurelijus Žukauskas ([ɛʊˈrʲɛlʲɪjʊs ʒʊˈkɐ̂ˑʊskɐs] (listen), born August 22, 1973) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. At a height of 2.18 m (7'2") tall, and a weight of 118 kg (260 lbs.), he played at the center position.

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Events on 1973

  • 20Jul

    Bruce Lee

    Bruce Lee, the famous Chinese actor and martial-arts expert, dies in Los Angeles at age 32 from a brain edema possibly caused by a reaction to a prescription painkiller.
  • 15Aug

    Cambodia

    Vietnam War: The United States bombing of Cambodia ends.
  • 22Aug

    Salvador Allende

    The Congress of Chile votes in favour of a resolution condemning President Salvador Allende's government and demands that he resign or else be unseated through force and new elections.
  • 17Oct

    1973 oil crisis

    OPEC imposes an oil embargo against a number of Western countries, considered to have helped Israel in its war against Egypt and Syria.
  • 4Nov

    1973 oil crisis

    The Netherlands experiences the first Car-Free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters.