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Louis Zamperini, American runner and captain (died 2014)

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Louis Zamperini

American athlete and army officer (1917–2014)

Louis Silvie Zamperini was an American World War II veteran, an Olympic distance runner and a Christian evangelist. He took up running in high school and qualified for the United States in the 5,000 m race for the 1936 Berlin Olympics, finishing 8th while setting a new lap…
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January 26

Day of the year

January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 339 days remain until the end of the year.
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