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On this day - 22 February

Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.

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Robbie Williams attacked on stage

Daily Star 22/02/2001

Robbie Williams was performing an encore track during his show in Stuttgart on February 22nd 2001 when he was attacked by a fan who pushed him off the stage. He was able to get up and continue with the show after having been pushed off stage by his assailant.

The Daily Star reports that the attacker believed Robbie Williams to be a clone and claimed that he was able to tell the Robbie on stage wasn't real because he was such a big fan of the star.

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Once rail disaster

Morning Star 22/02/2012
On February 22nd 2012 a rail disaster occurred in Buenos Aires, Argentina, when a commuter train hit the buffers in the Once station. The brakes on the train hadn't been activated. Around 1000 people were on board at the time of the incident. The motor carriage and first two carriages were crushed, leading to 51 deaths and over 700 were injured.

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