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1992 Ralph Strait, dies of heart attack at 56

1990 24th Country Music Association Award: George Strait wins

1989 23rd Country Music Association Award: George Strait, Kathy Mattea wins

1988 U.S. Vincennes in Strait of Hormoez shoots Iran Airbus A300, kills 290

1987 Lynne Cox became 1st to swim from U.S. to Russia across Bering Strait

1986 21st Academy of Country Music Awards: G Strait, Alabama, R McEntire

1970 Ferryboat capsized in Korean Strait drowning 261

1970 S Korean ferry Namyong-Ho sinks in Strait of Korea, 308 killed

1966 Mihir Sen swims Palk Strait between Sri Lanka and India

1963 1st round-trip swim of Strait of Messina, Italy (Mary Revell of U.S.)

1954 Japanese ferry boat Toya Maru sinks in Strait of Tsugaru, 1172 die

1954 1st passage of McClure Strait, fabled Northwest Passage completed

1952 George Strait, Pearsall, Texas, country singer, All My Exes Live in Texas

1941 Japanese armored barges cross Strait of Johore to attack Singapore

1832 HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin sails in Strait Le Maire

1616 Jacques Le Maire, pirate/explorer (Lemaire Strait), dies at 31


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