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Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player (born 1949)

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Alex Higgins

Northern Irish snooker player (1949–2010)

Alexander Gordon Higgins was a Northern Irish professional snooker player and a two-time world champion who is remembered as one of the most iconic figures in the sport's history. Nicknamed "Hurricane Higgins" for his rapid play, and known as the "People's Champion" for his…
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Snooker

Cue sport

Snooker is a cue sport played on a rectangular billiards table covered with a green cloth called baize, with six pockets: one at each corner and one in the middle of each long side. First played by British Army officers stationed in India in the second half of the 19th century,…
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July 24

Day of the year

July 24 is the 205th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 160 days remain until the end of the year.
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