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Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player and police officer (died 2024)

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Ray Reardon

Welsh professional snooker player (1932–2024)

Raymond Reardon was a Welsh professional snooker player who dominated the sport in the 1970s, winning the World Snooker Championship six times and claiming more than a dozen other professional titles. Due to his dark widow's peak and prominent eye teeth, he was nicknamed…
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October 8

Day of the year

October 8 is the 281st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 84 days remain until the end of the year.
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