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Aimo Koivunen, Finnish soldier and corporal (died 1989)

Aimo Koivunen

Finnish soldier (1917–1989)

Aimo Allan Koivunen was a Finnish soldier in the Continuation War and the first documented case of a soldier overdosing on methamphetamine during combat.
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October 17

Day of the year

October 17 is the 290th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 75 days remain until the end of the year.
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