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Brett Wiesner

Brett Wiesner, American soccer player (b. 1983)
Brett Valenciano Wiesner (May 12, 1983 – July 5, 2014) was an American soccer player.

He spent his career with the Seattle Sounders in the USL First Division, the Harrisburg City Islanders in the USL Second Division and also played indoor soccer with Milwaukee Wave.Wiesner also played on several US Youth National Teams, and was a starter for the Americans in the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brasil.

Wiesner drowned in Oconomowoc Lake while swimming with friends early in the morning on July 5, 2014.

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  • 18Mar

    Treaty on the Adoption of the Republic of Crimea to Russia

    The parliaments of Russia and Crimea sign an accession treaty.
  • 21Apr

    Flint water crisis

    The American city of Flint, Michigan switches its water source to the Flint River, beginning the ongoing Flint water crisis which has caused lead poisoning in up to 12,000 people, and 15 deaths from Legionnaires disease, ultimately leading to criminal indictments against 15 people, five of whom have been charged with involuntary manslaughter.
  • 9Aug

    Shooting of Michael Brown

    Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer after reportedly assaulting the officer and attempting to steal his weapon, sparking protests and unrest in the city.
  • 18Sep

    Scottish independence referendum, 2014

    Scotland votes against independence from the United Kingdom.
  • 30Oct

    International recognition of the State of Palestine

    Sweden is the first European Union member state to officially recognize the State of Palestine.