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Muhammad Ali Clay - Last match

Time: Friday Dec 11, 1981

Place: Nassau, Bahamas

Details: Despite pleas to definitively retire, Ali fought one last time on December 11, 1981, in Nassau, Bahamas, against Trevor Berbick, losing a ten-round decision.

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On This Day - 11 December

Portrait d'Ibrahim Pacha
Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt-Ibrahim entry into Cairo
Saturday Dec 11, 1819 - Cairo, Egypt
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln-Battle of Fredericksburg
Thursday Dec 11, 1862 - Spotsylvania County and Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
The Second Boer War
Second Boer War-Battle of Magersfontein
Monday Dec 11, 1899 - Magersfontein, South Africa
Albrecht Kossel
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Sunday Dec 11, 1910 - Stockholm, Sweden
Irish War of Independence
Irish War of Independence-IRA ambush in the city
Saturday Dec 11, 1920 - Cork, Ireland
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Chinese Civil War-Guangzhou Uprising
Sunday Dec 11, 1927 - Guangzhou, China
King Edward VIII
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Friday Dec 11, 1936 - England, United Kingdom
King Edward VIII
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Friday Dec 11, 1936 - United Kingdom
Winston Churchill
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Friday Dec 11, 1936 - London, England, United Kingdom
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
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Friday Dec 11, 1936 - England, United Kingdom
Franklin Roosevelt Image
Franklin D. Roosevelt-War declaration against Germany
Thursday Dec 11, 1941 - U.S.
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Thursday Dec 11, 1941 - Berlin, Germany
World War II
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Thursday Dec 11, 1941 - Washington D.C., U.S.
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Saturday Dec 11, 1943 - U.S.
Korean War Image
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Monday Dec 11, 1950 - Hungnam, North Korea
Berlin Wall Image
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Wednesday Dec 11, 1957 - East Germany, Germany
British army in Brunei
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Tuesday Dec 11, 1962 - Brunei
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Friday Dec 11, 1964 - New York, U.S.
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Monday Dec 11, 2000 - Rome, Italy
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Monday Dec 11, 2017 - Florence, Italy
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Tuesday Dec 11, 2018 - Vancouver, Canada
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Saturday Dec 11, 1756 - Austria
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December 1981

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1981

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Thursday Jan 1, 1981 - Kosovo
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1981 - Kosovo
Marco van Basten
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1981 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
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1981 - Finland
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1981 - Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
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1981 - Colombia
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1981 - U.S.
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1981 - Tokyo, Japan
Carlos Slim
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1981 - Mexico
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Jan, 1981 - Washington D.C., U.S.
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1981 - California, U.S.
Iran-Iraq War Image
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Sunday Jan 4, 1981 - Dezful, Khuzestan Province, Iran
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Sunday Jan 4, 1981 - Dezful, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Iranian Revolution Image
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Monday Jan 19, 1981 - Algeria
Jimmy Carter
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Tuesday Jan 20, 1981 - Tehran, Iran
Ronald Reagan
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Tuesday Jan 20, 1981 - Washington D.C., U.S.
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Wednesday Jan 28, 1981 - U.S.
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Wednesday Jan 28, 1981 - San Francisco, California, U.S.
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Friday Feb 6, 1981 - United Kingdom
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1981 - U.S.
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1981 - U.S.
Diego Maradona
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Friday Feb 20, 1981 - La Boca, near Buenos Aires, Argentina
Carlos the Jackal Image
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Saturday Feb 21, 1981 - Munich, Germany
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1981 - Helena, Montana
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Monday Feb 23, 1981 - Spain
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Tuesday Feb 24, 1981 - London, England, United Kingdom
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Sunday Mar 1, 1981 - Pristina, Kosovo
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Mar, 1981 - Levante, Cordoba, Spain
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Saturday Apr 11, 1981 - Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
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1981 - U.S. and United Kingdom
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Monday May 11, 1981 - University of Miami Hospital, Miami, U.S.
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Wednesday May 13, 1981 - Vatican City
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Wednesday May 13, 1981 - Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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May, 1981 - U.S.
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Thursday Jun 25, 1981 - Washington, U.S.
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Thursday Jun 25, 1981 - Washington, U.S.
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Wednesday Jul 1, 1981 - Washington D.C., U.S.
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Tuesday Jul 7, 1981 - Ambato, Tungurahua, Ecuador
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Prince Charles Image
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Wednesday Jul 29, 1981 - St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England
Princess Diana Image
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Wednesday Jul 29, 1981 - London, England, United Kingdom
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1981 - Mauritius
Mehan Markle Image
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Tuesday Aug 4, 1981 - Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Thursday Aug 6, 1981 - Washington D.C., U.S.
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1981 - Palisades, New York, United States
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1981 - U.S.
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1981 - California, U.S.
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1981 - U.S.
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Saturday Sep 26, 1981 - Abadan, Khuzestan Province, Iran
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1981 - California, U.S.
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Saturday Oct 3, 1981 - Malmö, Sweden
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Tuesday Oct 6, 1981 - Cairo, Egypt
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Ted Bundy-Not allowed at Raiford Prison
Oct, 1981 - Florida, U.S.
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Wednesday Oct 14, 1981 - Iran
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1981 - United Kingdom
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1981 - New York City, New York, U.S.
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Oct, 1981 - Dunedin, New Zealand
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Monday Oct 26, 1981 - England, United Kingdom
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1981 - Burnsville, Minnesota, U.S.
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Friday Nov 6, 1981 - England
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Tuesday Nov 10, 1981 - Japan
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1981 - U.S.
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Tuesday Nov 17, 1981 - Washington D.C., U.S.
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Nov, 1981 - Leavenworth, Washington, U.S.
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Friday Nov 20, 1981 - U.S.
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Saturday Nov 28, 1981 - Iran
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Saturday Nov 28, 1981 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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1981 - San Francisco, California, U.S.
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Dec, 1981 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Ted Bundy
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1981 - Florida, U.S.
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1981 - United Kingdom
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Qasem Soleimani-Seriously Injured
Dec, 1981 - Iran
Joe Biden
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1981 - Washington D.C., U.S.
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1981 - U.S.
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1981 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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