American lieutenant and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Afghanistan (born 1920)

Adolph Dubs

Adolph Dubs, also known as Spike Dubs, was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan from May 13, 1978, until his death in 1979. He was killed during a rescue attempt after his kidnapping.

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748 Abbasid Revolution: The Hashimi rebels under Abu Muslim Khorasani take Merv, capital of the Umayyad province Khorasan, marking the consolidation of the Abbasid revolt.
763 The death of Ibrahim ibn Abdallah marks the end of the Alid revolt of 762–763.
842 Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German languages.
1014 Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry of Bavaria, King of Germany and of Italy, as Holy Roman Emperor.

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april 1 Iran becomes an Islamic republic by a 99% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah.
april 10 Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas, killing 42 people.
april 11 Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed.
april 14 The Progressive Alliance of Liberia stages a protest, without a permit, against an increase in rice prices proposed by the government, with clashes between protestors and the police resulting in over 70 deaths and over 500 injuries.

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