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Artur Kohutek
1971May, 1

Artur Kohutek

Artur Kohutek, Polish hurdler and soldier
Artur Kohutek (born 1 May 1971 in Osiek) is a Polish hurdler and soldier of the Polish Army.

He won the bronze medal at the 2002 European Championships in Munich in a time of 13.32 seconds.

His personal best time is 13.27 seconds, achieved in the quarter final heat at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens. This is the current Polish record. In addition he was able to equal the time one year later in Leverkusen.

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  • 8Jan

    Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

    Bowing to international pressure, President of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto releases Bengali leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from prison, who had been arrested after declaring the independence of Bangladesh.
  • 7Jun

    First Amendment to the United States Constitution

    The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
  • 11Jul

    Chile

    Copper mines in Chile are nationalized.
  • 21Sep

    Bhutan

    Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations.
  • 24Nov

    D. B. Cooper

    During a severe thunderstorm over Washington state, a hijacker calling himself Dan Cooper (aka D. B. Cooper) parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money. He has never been found.