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Akinoumi Setsuo
1979Mar, 25

Akinoumi Setsuo

Akinoumi Setsuo, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 37th Yokozuna (b. 1914)
Akinoumi Setsuo (Japanese: 安藝ノ海 節男, Hepburn: Akinoumi Setsuo, May 30, 1914 – March 25, 1979), born Nagata Setsuo (永田 節男), was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Hiroshima. He was the sport's 37th yokozuna.

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    Ruhollah Khomeini

    Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran after nearly 15 years of exile.
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    Ruhollah Khomeini

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  • 16Mar

    People's Liberation Army

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    Malaise speech

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  • 16Dec

    OPEC

    Libya joins four other OPEC nations in raising crude oil prices, which has an immediate, dramatic effect on the United States.