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The IRA intended to hold the paintings to ransom in exchange for the transfer of IRA members Dolours Price and Marian Price who had been convicted of car-bombings in England. All the stolen paintings were recovered in County Cork a few weeks later.
(26 April 1974)

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There are 3388 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5741 people in 6457 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 6th of August 0258 1768 years, 8 months and 13 days ago
24th Pope Sixtus II is executed by beheading in Rome, Lazio, Italy. Sixtus was martyred along with six deacons; Januarius, Vincentius, Magnus, Stephanus, Felicissimus and Agapitus.