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1986 MTV Music Awards - Dire Straits "Money For Nothing" wins
1967 Egyptian president Nassar closes Straits of Tiran to Israel 1959 Omar Hakim, drummer, Dire Straits, Weather Report 1958 Mackinac Straits Bridge, Michigan dedicated 1957 World longest suspension bridge opens in Mackinac Straits, Michigan 1956 Israel captures Straits of Tiran and reach Suez Canal Egypt 1956 Israeli paratroopers drop into Sinai to open Straits of Tiran 1953 Hal Lindes, born in Monterey, California, rocker, Dire Straits 1949 Mark Knopfler, English rock vocalist and guitarist, Dire Straits 1949 John Illsley, born in Leicester, England, rock bassist, Dire Straits 1949 John Illsley, rocker, Dire Straits 1948 Pick Withers, rocker, Dire Straits 1944 Battle in Straits of Surigao: Japanese fleet destroyed 1936 International Commission of Straits (Dardanelles and Bosphorus) ends 1936 New Straits Convention allows Turkish rearmament of Dardanelles 1914 British fleet leaves Portland/passes Straits of Dover 1905 Japanese fleet destroys Russian East Sea fleet in Straits of Tushima 1864 British, French and Dutch fleets attacked Japan in Shimonoseki Straits 1833 Charles Darwin reaches Straits Ponsonby, Fireland 1778 Captain Cook reaches Cape Prince of Wales, Bering straits |
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