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In Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki pictured). In the general election, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is elected for a third term and the AK Party retains its majority in parliament . In sports car racing, Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Senior al-Qaeda leader Fazul Abdullah Mohammed is killed by Somali soldiers in Mogadishu, Somalia. Thousands of Jisr ash-Shugur . The Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011 closes in Los Angeles . Indian painter M. F. Husain dies in London at the age of 95. Recent deaths – More current events...
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Queen's Official Birthday in Australia (2011); Whit Monday (Christianity, 2011 ) celibacy discipline decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests . Marquis de Lafayette, landed near Georgetown, South Carolina, to assist the Thirteen Colonies in their revolution against Great Britain . 1983 – Pioneer 10 (artist's depiction pictured) became the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System, when it passed Neptune, the furthest planet from the Sun at the time. South Delhi . al-Askari Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam . More anniversaries: June 12 – June 13 – June 14 List of historical anniversaries It is now June 13, 2011 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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Common pulmonary barotrauma (burst lung). Although some of these may occur in other settings, they are of particular concern for divers. (more... ) Archive – More featured lists...

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A long-exposure seascape photograph of rocks at Clifton Beach, Tasmania. In photography, exposure is the total amount of light allowed to fall on the photographic medium (film or sensor): the longer the shutter speed, the more light is let in. This can be done for technical reasons, such as in low-light conditions, or to create an artistic effect as shown here, when the ocean waves appear to be fog.

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