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1973 oil crisis

Took place on October 16, 1973

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The 54th anniversary falls on October 16, 2027, in 357 days.

In October 1973, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) announced that it was implementing a total oil embargo against countries that had supported Israel at any point during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, which began after Egypt and Syria launched a large-scale surprise attack in an ultimately…

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1927–2015

Günter Grass

Günter Wilhelm Grass (German:; 16 October 1927 – 13 April 2015) was a German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor, and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature. He was born in the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland).

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1886–1973

David Ben-Gurion

David Ben-Gurion ( ben GOOR-ee-ən; Hebrew: דָּוִד בֶּן־גּוּרִיּוֹן; born David Grün; 16 October 1886 – 1 December 1973) was the primary national founder and first prime minister of the State of Israel.

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1755–1793

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette (Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was Queen of France as the wife of Louis XVI from 10 May 1774 until the abolition of the French monarchy in 1792 during the French Revolution.

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1888–1953

Eugene O'Neill

Eugene Gladstone O'Neill Sr. (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright.

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