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that became known as the "Great Escape," died in Bristol, England, a day before his 93rd birthday.
• One year ago: The president of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge, rejected the latest calls for a minute of silence for the Israeli victims of the 1972 Munich massacre at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics. Staff Sgt. Luis Walker, an Air Force training instructor at Lackland Air Force base in San Antonio, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for crimes that included rape and sexual assault.
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• Today's Birthdays: Singer Kay Starr is 91. Movie director Norman Jewison is 87. Former Attorney General Janet Reno is 75. Actress Patricia Elliott is 71. Actor David Downing is 70. Actor Edward Herrmann is 70. Actor Leigh Lawson is 68. Actor Wendell Burton is 66. Actor Art Hindle is 65. Singer Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) is 65. Cartoonist Garry Trudeau is 65. Comedian-actor Robin Williams is 62. Actor Jamey Sheridan is 62. Rock singer-musician Eric Bazilian (The Hooters) is 60. Comedian Jon Lovitz is 56. Actor Lance Guest is 53. Actor Matt Mulhern is 53. Comedian Greg Behrendt is 50. Rock musician Koen Lieckens (K's Choice) is 47.
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