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August 17, 1991

On August 17, 1991, strathfield massacre: In Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, taxi driver Wade Frankum shoots and kills seven people and injures six others before turning the gun on himself. The year's #1 song was "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams. Duván Zapata, Thiago Alcântara, Cédric Bakambu would arrive in the same year.

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1991

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1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1991st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 991st year of the 2nd millennium, the 91st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1990s decade.

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On August 17, 1991

  1. 1991 Strathfield massacre: In Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, taxi driver Wade Frankum shoots and kills seven people and injures six others before turning the gun on himself.

    1991 mass shooting in Sydney, Australia

    The Strathfield massacre was a shooting rampage at Strathfield Plaza in Strathfield, Sydney, Australia, on 17 August 1991. The shooter was Wade Frankum, who killed himself as police arrived at the scene. The incident left eight dead including the gunman and six wounded.

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Born on August 17, 1991

Austin Butler 1991– American actor (born 1991)

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Others born in 1991

Duván Zapata 1991– Colombian footballer
Thiago Alcântara 1991– Spanish footballer
Cédric Bakambu 1991– Congolese footballer
Brennan Poole 1991– American racing driver
Lionel Carole 1991– French professional footballer
Oliver Norwood 1991– English-born Northern Irish international footballer

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