Czech-American ice hockey player

Tomáš Vokoun

Tomáš Vokoun is a Czech former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1997 to 2013, mainly with the Nashville Predators. He was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the ninth round, 226th overall, in the 1994 NHL entry draft, and played one game for the team, as well as playing with the Florida Panthers, Washington Capitals, and Pittsburgh Penguins. Internationally, Vokoun played for the Czech national team at several tournaments, including the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 2006, as well as gold medals at the 2005 and 2010 World Championships.

Born

1976

July 2

Died

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1970s

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april 1 Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak found Apple Computer, Inc.
april 11 The Apple I is created.
april 13 The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration.
april 13 Forty workers die in the Lapua Cartridge Factory explosion, the deadliest industrial accident in modern Finnish history.

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Alec Douglas-Home 1903–1995 English cricketer and politician, 66th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1995) Bret Hart 1957– Canadian wrestler Chad Henne 1985– American football player Charles Tupper 1821–1915 Canadian physician and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1915) Chris Huhne 1954– English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Christoph Willibald Gluck 1714–1787 German composer (died 1787) Kenneth Clarke 1940– English politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Lindsay Lohan 1986– American actress and singer Omar Suleiman 1936–2012 Egyptian general and politician, 16th Vice President of Egypt (born 1935)

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