Nick Dinsmore, American wrestler and trainer
Nicholas David Dinsmore (born December 17, 1975), also known by his World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) ring name Eugene, is an American professional wrestler.
Dinsmore began his career in 1996 and was assigned to NWA-Ohio Valley Wrestling, later becoming Ohio Valley Wrestling. OVW became WWE's farm territory and, during his time there, Dinsmore became the OVW Heavyweight Champion a record eight times as well as the OVW Southern Tag Team Champion eleven times.
When he was called to the main roster, he debuted as Eugene Dinsmore, Eric Bischoff's nephew, an intellectually disabled wrestling savant. Eugene was involved in a storyline with Evolution, facing Triple H at SummerSlam. He also won the World Tag Team Championship with William Regal. Eugene would stay with WWE until 2007, including a feud with Kurt Angle where he won his gold medal, having a match against him at SummerSlam.
Dinsmore would be released in 2007. He returned to OVW, where he won the Heavyweight Championships two more times. He made a brief return to WWE in 2013, but he was released the next year. In 2015, he opened his own promotion, Midwest All Pro Wrestling.
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- 26Jun
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Two FBI agents and a member of the American Indian Movement are killed in a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota; Leonard Peltier is later convicted of the murders in a controversial trial. - 15Aug
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is killed along with most members of his family during a military coup. - 15Aug
Yasukuni Shrine
Takeo Miki makes the first official pilgrimage to Yasukuni Shrine by an incumbent prime minister on the anniversary of the end of World War II. - 27Aug
Dili
The Governor of Portuguese Timor abandons its capital, Dili, and flees to Atauro Island, leaving control to a rebel group. - 1Oct
Ellice Islands
The Seychelles gain internal self-government. The Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands and take the name Tuvalu.