Today in News History
On June 19, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1865, Evangelos Zappas, Greek-Romanian businessman and philanthropist (born 1800) passed away. In 1972, Ilya Markov, Russian race walker was born. In 1981, Anya Phillips, Chinese-American band manager (born 1955) passed away. In 1984, Andri Eleftheriou, Cypriot sport shooter was born. In 1986, Aoiyama Kōsuke, Bulgarian sumo wrestler was born. In 1986, Len Bias, American basketball player (born 1963) passed away. In 2004, Clayton Kirkpatrick, journalist and newspaper editor (born 1915) passed away. In 2012, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requests asylum in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after publication of previously classified documents including footage of civilian killings by the US army. In 2014, Ibrahim Touré, Ivorian footballer (born 1985) passed away. In 2019, Etika, American YouTuber and streamer (born 1990) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Man who bumped into Alexx Ekubo in 2015 shares experience, says he will never forget it
A man has narrated a brief encounter he had with Nollywood actor Alexx Ekubo in 2015 and shared two things that happened that he would never forget.
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