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February 13, 2017

On February 13, 2017, kim Jong-nam, brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, is assassinated at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The year's #1 song was "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran.

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2017 (MMXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2017th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 17th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 8th year of the 2010s decade.

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On February 13, 2017

  1. 2017 Kim Jong-nam, brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, is assassinated at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

    Son of Kim Jong Il (1971–2017)

    Kim Jong-nam was the eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. From roughly 1994 to 2001, he was considered the heir apparent to his father. He was thought to have fallen out of favor after embarrassing the regime in 2001 with a failed attempt to visit Tokyo Disneyland with a false passport, although Kim himself said his loss of favor had been due to advocating reform.

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Died on February 13, 2017

Ricardo Arias Calderón Panamanian politician
Aileen Hernandez American union organizer and civil rights activist
Seijun Suzuki Japanese film director (1923–2017)
Kim Jong-nam Son of Kim Jong Il (1971–2017)
E-Dubble American rapper (1982–2017)

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