Killing of Yasser Abu Shabab
Yasser Abu Shabab is assassinated near Rafah, Gaza Strip.
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Kim Do-ah, South Korean singer and actress
On December 4, 1993, the first episode of 'The X-Files' was broadcast, which would go on to have a significant impact on science...
"The things you own end up owning you."
Chuck Palahniuk
UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is shot and killed in Manhattan, New York City near the entrance of the New York Hilton Midtown.
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Chuck Palahniuk
"The things you own end up owning you."
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December 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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December 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Clement of Alexandria
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Clement of Alexandria (Anglicanism, Eastern Catholicism)
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Eid il-Burbara
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Eid il-Burbara, a holiday similar to Halloween in honor of Saint Barbara. (Russia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Turkey)
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Saint Barbara
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Barbara, and its related observances:
Barbórka, Miners' Day in Poland
