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2011 Event - A report submitted to the United Nations states Iran has been caught attempting to transfer weaponry to terrorists including Hamas and the Taliban 10 times

2011 Event - After 23 years running and 1151 fugitives caught, the FOX network cancels America's Most Wanted

1993 Event - Carlton Fisk, 45, released by White Sox, as all time leader of most games caught and most home runs by a catcher

1993 Event - Arab terror group planning bombing of Holland/Lincoln Tunnels caught

1992 Event - Harry Connick, Jr. is caught with 9mm gun in New York's JFK airport

1992 Event - Eddie Antar, CEO (Crazy Eddies), $74 m stock fraud caught in Israel

1989 Event - Cards' Vince Coleman is caught stealing ends record streak at 50

1989 Event - H. J. Heinz, Van Camp Seafood and Bumble Bee Seafood say they would not buy tuna caught in nets that also trap dolphins

1989 Event - Kindergarten student caught with loaded handgun at Bronx school

1987 Event - Twins Joe Niekro is caught with a file on the mound and is ejected

1986 Event - Robby Thompson (SF) sets record, caught stealing 4 times in 1 game

1986 Event - San Francisco Giant Robby Thompson is caught stealing record 4 times

1985 Event - During NLCS, Cards rookie Vince Coleman is injured stretching before game as his left leg is caught in Busch Stadium's automated tarpaulin

1984 Event - Puerto Rican tanker, San Francisco explodes spilling 2 million gallons of oil as ship caught fire

1977 Event - 20.2-kg lobster caught off Nova Scotia (heaviest known crustacean)

1975 Event - Dodger Davey Lopes steals record 32nd consec base without being caught

1967 Event - French author Regis Debray caught in Bolivia

1967 Death - Max Ophuls, Oppenheimer, German/French actor (Caught, Exile), dies

1960 Event - Patrice Lumumba caught in the Congo

1960 Event - World's largest frog (3.3 kg) caught (Equatorial Guinea)

1959 Event - 1211-kg great white shark becomes largest fish ever caught on a rod

1953 Event - Record 537-kg swordfish is caught by LE Marron, in Chile

1948 Death - Hanson Carter, cricket (28 Tests for Australia, caught 44 stumped 21), dies

1947 Event - 180-metric ton blue whale (record) caught in South Atlantic

1947 Event - Record 100.5-kg sailfish caught, C W Stewart, Galapagos Islands

1943 Event - Sign on Munich facade: "Out with Hitler! Long live freedom!" done by "White Rose" student group, caught on 2/18, beheaded on 2/22

1941 Event - Jews caught outside Polish Ghetto walls could be put to death

1941 Event - British general Gambier-Parry caught in North Africa

1922 Birthday - Barbara Bel Geddes, New York City, actress, Vertigo, Miss Ellie-Dallas, Caught

1914 Event - 4th day of Tannenberg: Russian Narev-army panics, General Martos caught

1914 Event - German army occupies last fort at Luik, Belgian general Leman caught

1901 Birthday - Leo Poos, nazi police officer, caught Dutch underground agents

1898 Event - French troops reach Guinea and Sudan, Samori caught

1875 Birthday - Maria E G "Lizzy" Ansingh, Dutch painter, Caught Sultane

1869 Birthday - Marie Dressler, Leila M Koerber, Ontario, actress, Caught Short

1867 Birthday - Herbert Prior, born in England, actor, Caught Short, Slave of Desire

1864 Event - Battle at Cynthiana Kentucky: General Hobsons unit caught

1812 Event - Waltz introduced into English ballrooms. Most observers consider it disgusting and immoral. No wonder it caught on!

1791 Event - King Louis XVI caught trying to escape French Revolution

1525 Event - Church reformer John Pistorius caught in the Hague

1488 Event - Roman catholic German emperor Maximilian I caught in Belgium

1397 Event - Sultan Bajezid I release caught crusaders free, for ransom

357 Event - Battle at Straatsburg: Julianus beats Alamannen, Chonodomarius caught

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