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On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1917, In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire. In 1931, Gunnar Uusi, Estonian chess player (died 1981) was born. In 1935, Keith Burkinshaw, English footballer and manager was born. In 1937, Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish captain and politician, 10th President of Finland, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2023) was born. In 1971, Félix Potvin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach was born. In 1972, Zinedine Zidane, French footballer and manager was born. In 1976, Savvas Poursaitidis, Greek-Cypriot footballer and scout was born. In 1983, José Manuel Rojas, Chilean footballer was born. In 1995, Anatoli Tarasov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (born 1918) passed away. In 2012, Alan McDonald, Northern Ireland footballer and manager (born 1963) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Erling Haaland keeps pace with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe as he too nets brace to fire Norway into the last 32 despite an ex-Premier League player starring for Senegal

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